Prevalence of treated epilepsy in Korea based on national health insurance data.

abstract：:Myxedema coma is the extreme form of untreated hypothyroidism. In reality, few patients present comatose with severe myxedema. We describe a patient with myxedema coma which was initially misdiagnosed as a brain stem infarct. She presented to the hospital with alteration of the mental status, generalized edema, hypoth...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ahn JY,Kwon HS,Ahn HC,Sohn YD

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Febrile neutropenia (FN) is the major toxicity of rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) regimen in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The prediction of neutropenia and FN is mandatory to continue the planned R-CHOP therapy resulting in successful anti-c...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi YW,Jeong SH,Ahn MS,Lee HW,Kang SY,Choi JH,Jin UR,Park JS

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated recent epidemiologic trends regarding campylobacteriosis vs. nontyphoidal salmonellosis (NTS), a previously known leading cause of bacterial enterocolitis in Korean children. Among 363 hospitalized children with acute inflammatory diarrhea, Campylobacter (18.7%) was the most frequently detected pathoge...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Shim JO,Chang JY,Kim A,Shin S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of alcohol consumption on the risk of ocular trauma. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 1,024 patients who visited emergency department and received ophthalmologic examination from January 1 to December 31, 2009. The patients were divided into 2 groups...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Han SB,Yang HK,Woo SJ,Hyon JY,Hwang JM

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to examine changes in the prevalence of cytotoxic-associated gene A (CagA) positive Helicobacter pylori infection in Jinju, Korea, over the last 20 years. METHODS:Three cross-sectional analyses were conducted concurrently. A total of 1,305 serum samples were collected from 19...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park JS,Jun JS,Ryu EY,Yeom JS,Park ES,Seo JH,Lim JY,Park CH,Woo HO,Baik SC,Lee WK,Cho MJ,Rhee KH,Youn HS

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome (XHIM) is a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder, caused by mutations of the gene encoding CD40 ligand (CD40L; CD154). We report the clinical manifestations and mutational analysis of the CD40L gene observed in a male patient from a XHIM family. Having hypogammaglobulinemia and elevated I...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jo EK,Kim HS,Lee MY,Iseki M,Lee JH,Song CH,Park JK,Hwang TJ,Kook H

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detection of arrhythmias is crucial for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. However, conventional devices do not provide sufficient diagnostic accuracy while patients should suffer from bothersome diagnostic process. We sought to evaluate diagnostic capability and safety of the new adhesive electrocard...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi W,Kim SH,Lee W,Kang SH,Yoon CH,Youn TJ,Chae IH

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear-cell chondrosarcoma, a recently specified entity, is a low-grade malignant tumor and has characteristic clinical, roentgenographic and pathologic findings which separate it from conventional chondrosarcoma and other benign tumors. Therefore, correct diagnosis is important from the viewpoint of both prognosis and...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SD,Ahn GH,Chi JG,Ham EK

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We experienced two unusual cases of tumor-like polypoid lesions involving the rectosigmoid colon. They could not be readily classified into any well known polypoid tumors of the rectosigmoid colon, but appeared to have some similarities to the previously documented "eroded polypoid hyperplasia (EPH)". A collective rev...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho NH,Park CI,Ahn HJ

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate association between breast cancer risk and nutrients intake in Korean women, a case-control study was carried out, at Seoul, Korea. Incident cases (n=224) were identified through the cancer biopsy between February 1999 and December 2000 at two University hospitals in Seoul. Hospital-based controls (n=25...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Do MH,Lee SS,Jung PJ,Lee MH

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterovirus 71 frequently involves the central nervous system and may present with a variety of neurologic manifestations. Here, we aimed to describe the clinical features, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) profiles of patients presenting with neurologic complications of enterovi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee KY,Lee MS,Kim DB

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We verified the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Instrument-Adolescent Form (KMMQL-AF) among Korean childhood cancer survivors. A total of 107 childhood cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment and 98 childhood cancer survivors who completed cancer treatme...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park HJ,Yang HK,Shin DW,Kim YY,Kim YA,Yun YH,Nam BH,Bhatia S,Park BK,Ghim TT,Kang HJ,Park KD,Shin HY,Ahn HS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop an objective and scientific method to evaluate the brain injured and brain diseased persons with motor dysfunction, American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment was used as an exemplar. After the motor dysfunction due to brain injury or brain disease was confirmed, active ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Rah UW,Baik JS,Jang SH,Park DS,Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of diastolic heart failure increases dramatically with age. We investigated the impact of long-term exercise training on age-related diastolic dysfunction. Old (25-month-old) male Fischer 344 rats were studied after 12 weeks of treadmill exercise training or sedentary cage life (N=7, in each group). We d...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi SY,Chang HJ,Choi SI,Kim KI,Cho YS,Youn TJ,Chung WY,Chae IH,Choi DJ,Kim HS,Kim CH,Oh BH,Kim MH

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective multicenter observational study was performed to investigate the epidemiology and outcomes of community-acquired severe sepsis and septic shock. Subjects included 1,192 adult patients admitted to the 22 participating intensive care units (ICUs) of 12 university hospitals in the Korean Sepsis Registry Sys...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park DW,Chun BC,Kim JM,Sohn JW,Peck KR,Kim YS,Choi YH,Choi JY,Kim SI,Eom JS,Kim HY,Song JY,Song YG,Choi HJ,Kim MJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We purposed to evaluate the seasonality and associated factors of the incidence of gout attacks in Korea. METHODS:We prospectively enrolled patients with gout attacks who were treated at nine rheumatology clinics between January 2015 and July 2018 and followed them for 1-year. Demographic data, clinical and...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi HJ,Moon KW,Kim HO,Lee YA,Hong SJ,Jung JY,Kim HA,Suh CH,Ha YJ,Kim IJ,Lee J,Park EK,Lee SG,Seo MR,Baek HJ,Choi ST,Song JS

更新日期：2020-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:As one of trials on neuroprotection after spinal cord injury, we used pregabalin. After spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats using contusion model, we observed the effect of pregabalin compared to that of the control and the methylprednisolone treated rats. We observed locomotor improvement of paralyzed hindlimb and body ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ha KY,Carragee E,Cheng I,Kwon SE,Kim YH

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical outcome and prognostic factors of patients with synchronous brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were treated with gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) were analyzed. A total of 35 patients with NSCLC underwent GKS as an initial treatment for metastatic brain lesions of synchronous onset...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kong DS,Lee JI,Nam DH,Park K,Kim JH,Kim JG,Park JO,Park K

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present dincopathologic features of three cases of biopsy-proven pancreas allograft dysfunction in Korea. All patients had advanced insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Case 1 was a 30-year-old woman who underwent a simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. Urinary infection developed 6 days after the op...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee HK,Chung DH,Jung J,Kim SC,Han DJ,Kang KH,Yu E

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrocartilaginous dysplasia (FCD) has occasionally led to a misdiagnosis and wrong decision which can significantly alter the outcome of the patients. A 9-yr-old boy presented with pain on his left distal thigh for 6 months without any trauma history. Initial radiographs showed moth eaten both osteolytic and osteoscl...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Song SH,Lee H,Song HR,Kim MJ,Park JH

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:c-erbB-2 oncogene encodes a growth factor receptor whose amino acid sequence has extensive homology with human epidermal growth factor receptor. It is frequently overexpressed in human breast, ovary, lung, and stomach cancers, where its overexpression is related significantly to the prognosis. Tl investigate the possi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Bae CD,Park SE,Seong YS,Kimm SW,Park JB,Park JB

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is a very rare neoplasm that often shows an aggressive clinical course and systemic symptoms, such as fever, weight loss, adenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia. It may present as localized or disseminated disease. We describe here a 63-yr-old male who manifested systemic symptoms, in...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Sohn BS,Kim T,Kim JE,Bae E,Park CJ,Huh J,Lee SO

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to investigate differences between children who did and did not experience peer rejection in psychological state through surveys and in emotion processing during an interpersonal stress challenge task to reflect naturalistic interpersonal face-to-face relationships. A total of 20 right-handed ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee HS,Lee JE,Lee KU,Kim YH

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that there is an association between environmental, low-level arsenic exposure and the risk of diabetes mellitus (DM), but little research has been conducted. Here, the glucose tolerance status and urinary creatinine adjusted total arsenic concentrations were analyzed in 3,602 subjects ≥ 20 yr of...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Rhee SY,Hwang YC,Woo JT,Chin SO,Chon S,Kim YS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fracture of femur without evidence of severe osteoporosis rarely occurs as a result of minor external force such as a gentle passive or an active range of motion exercises. We report two cases of femoral shaft fracture occurred at the tip of heterotopic ossification of femur by a minor external force, in which the inv...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yim SY,Yoon SH,Lee IY,Rah UW,Moon HW

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid increases in childhood obesity and physical inactivity are linked to the incidence of diabetes among young individuals. However, few studies have evaluated the prevalence of diabetes among this population. Therefore, we used Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) data to evaluate th...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho EH,Shin D,Cho KH,Hur J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The renal function of individuals is one of the reasons for the variations in therapeutic response to various drugs. Patients with renal impairment are often exposed to drug toxicity, even with drugs that are usually eliminated by hepatic metabolism. Previous study has reported an increased plasma concentrat...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim AH,Yoon S,Lee Y,Lee J,Bae E,Lee H,Kim DK,Lee S,Yu KS,Jang IJ,Cho JY

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Central obesity has been reported as a risk for atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome. The influence of central obesity on diurnal blood pressure (BP) has not been established. In this study, we investigated the influence of central obesity on the circadian parameters of BP by 24 hr ambulatory BP monitoring. Total 1,...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kang IS,Pyun WB,Shin J,Kim JH,Kim SG,Shin GJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the value of procalcitonin (PCT) levels in pleural effusion to differentiate the etiology of parapneumonic effusion (PPE). Forty-one consecutive PPE patients were enrolled and were divided into bacterial and non-bacterial PPE. Blood and pleural effusion samples were collected for PCT measurement o...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ko YC,Wu WP,Hsu CS,Dai MP,Ou CC,Kao CH

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the clinical course of subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head (SIFFH) and its characteristic findings with special regard to joint space narrowing (JSN). Thirty-one cases of SIFFH of mean age 68.9 yr initially underwent limited weight-bearing conservative treatment. During the follow-up pe...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoon PW,Kwak HS,Yoo JJ,Yoon KS,Kim HJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00