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Seventeen cases of vascular malformation of posterior cerebral artery in supertentorium from 1973 to 1991 are reported. These patients accounted for 8.8% of the total supertentorial vascular malformations during the same period. Their ages ranged from ten to forty-eight years with an average of thirty-one years. The vascular malformation was located in the occipital lobe or under the temporal lobe. Its main blood supply was from the basilar artery. Headache and hemorrhage were common clinical manifestations. Some cases had a defect of the visual field. Vertebral angiography is necessary for diagnosis of this disease. All the seventeen cases were operated without any death. The operative approach and experience in seeking for the vascular malformation during the operation are discussed.
Hua Xi Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 1993 Sep
PMID:[Vascular malformation of posterior cerebral artery in supertentorium]. 828 13

In the presented case, a young healthy woman had ordered a Chinese herbal medicine, called "LiDa Dai Dai Hua Jiao Nang", via internet. She took this product for approximately 1 week, but on the second day she developed severe headache, vertigo and sensation of numbness. After discontinuing medication, symptoms disappeared within 2 days. For identification of the ingredients, a urine sample as well as a sample of the "LiDa" capsule were analysed by GC-MS and HPLC-DAD. One major ingredient was detected in urine as well as in the "LiDa" capsule and was identified as sibutramine. Quantification by HPLC-DAD yielded 27.4 mg sibutramine base, which is approximately two times the amount of the highest authorized single dose available on the pharmaceutical market in Germany. This case demonstrates a common problem with herbal medicines, where adulterations with synthetic therapeutic substances can lead to severe side effects and/or potentially fatal interactions with conventional medicines.
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PMID:Anorectic sibutramine detected in a Chinese herbal drug for weight loss. 1687 Mar 82

Hua Tuo (c. 108-208 AD), the Chinese surgical pioneer and herbal expert, excelled as a physician, making significant strides in anesthesia, surgery, and acupuncture. He is accredited for spearheading the practice of laparotomies and organ transplants, using anesthetics, and he was the first Chinese surgeon to operate on the abdomen including performing splenectomy and colostomy. Neurologically, Hua Tuo is said to have performed procedures to treat headache, paralysis, and suspected a brain tumor in one patient. Tuo's impact on medicine was so profound that the phrases "A Second Hua Tuo" or "Hua Tuo reincarnated" were coined in honor of his diligence and compassion to recognize outstanding physicians who demonstrate an equal caliber of surgical competence. It is the pioneering contributions to medicine and surgery as made by such physicians as Hua Tuo on which we base our current understanding.
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PMID:China's first surgeon: Hua Tuo (c. 108-208 AD). 2145 5

The following article from Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, "Prevalence and Burden of Headache Disorders: A Comparative Regional Study in China," by Ning Luo PhD, Yannan Fang PhD, Feng Tan MD, Qian Zhang MD, Daliang Zou MD, Xiutang Cao PhD, Xuehua Xu MD, Hua Bai MD, Jiangang Ou MD, Haike Wu MD, Zilong Chen MD, Yane Zhou MD, Saiying Wan MD, Yan Hong MD, Jingliang Wang MD, Minghui Ding MD, Aiwu Zhang PhD, Daoyuan Zhu MD, Jun Dun PhD, published online on November 10, 2010 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2010.01795.x) on Wiley Online Library (http://www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com), has been retracted per agreement between the authors, the journal's Editor-in-Chief, John F. Rothrock, and Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This retraction has been made due to the article having been erroneously submitted to the journal prematurely in non-final form and without all authors having agreed to publication.
Headache 2011 03
PMID:Retraction. 2107 Feb 27