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Ultrasonographic Diagnosis Of An Intramuscular Hemangioma In The Thigh: A Casereport, Jau-Jia Lin, Hsien-Hua Liao, Su-Ju Tsai, Chien-Wen Chou, Liu-Ing Bih Dec 2006

Ultrasonographic Diagnosis Of An Intramuscular Hemangioma In The Thigh: A Casereport, Jau-Jia Lin, Hsien-Hua Liao, Su-Ju Tsai, Chien-Wen Chou, Liu-Ing Bih

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

We reported a case of a 21 years old male with left distal medial thigh pain and palpable mass after sports injury. The symptoms persisted for four years even with several kinds of treatment. He was referred to our hospital for ultrasonographic examination and we found a cystic lesion with blurred margin and hypoechoic texture, which was highly suspecious of intramuscular hemangioma within left rectus femoris muscle. After further confirmation by magnetic resonance images, he was referred to our plastic surgeon and then received surgical excision. A cavernous hemangioma was demonstrated by the pathologic stain. He got obvious relief of …


Rehabilitation Problems In An Adult Patient After Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: A Casereport, Hsiao-Huei Chen, Lin-Fen Hsieh, Feng-Chu Tseng Dec 2006

Rehabilitation Problems In An Adult Patient After Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: A Casereport, Hsiao-Huei Chen, Lin-Fen Hsieh, Feng-Chu Tseng

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a monophasic disorder of unknown pathogenesis, characterized by demyelination of the central nervous system. The possible T-cell immune-mediated inflammatory process, affecting mainly children and young adults, typically follows a recent infection or immunization. Meningeal symptoms are common early in the course and often begin 1-3 weeks after infection. Abnormalities of motor, sensory, gait, visual, and cognitive function are variable and depend on the location (cerebral white matter, brainstem, cerebellum, or spinal cord) of the most severely damaged areas of the nervous system. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is unusual in middle-aged or elderly adults. The mortality rate is …