Background and Purpose Intracranial vertebral artery dissection is an increasingly
recognized cause of stroke. However, little is known about its natural history and clinical …

Two cases of congenital brain tumor present at birth are reported. One patient was a baby
girl with a huge teratoma measuring 8× 6× 5 cm; she died on her fourth day of life. The other …

Hemorrhage from brain tumor was confirmed clinically, surgically, or on autopsy in 94 of
1861 cases (5.1%) treated during the past 18 years: 49 of 311 pituitary adenomas (15.8%) …

✓ The occurrence of hemorrhage from pituitary adenoma (so-called “pituitary apoplexy”)
was investigated in a consecutive series of 560 cases operated on during the past 30 years …

Filamentous fungi exhibit versatile abilities, including organic acid fermentation, protein
production, and secondary metabolism, amongst others, and thus have applications in the …

The authors conducted a prospective comparative study on the recurrence rate of chronic
subdural hematoma after the use of two different treatment modalities: burr-hole irrigation of …

Reportedly 40–60% of people in Vietnam depend on self-medication. To assess the current
situation of self-medication practices as compared with medication given by health …

Objective To identify the determinants of skilled and unskilled birth attendance. Method
Population‐based survey in a rural area in Cambodia, of women aged 15–49 years who …

The 1998 flood in Bangladesh ravaged approximately 60% of the land and affected over 30
million people. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of the flood on the health of the …

The present study aims to determine the quality of life (QOL) and general mental health of
leprosy patients compared with the general population, and evaluate contributing factors …