Improvement of dementia screening accuracy of mini-mental state examination by education-adjustment and supplementation of frontal assessment battery performance.

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：:To determine overall detection rates of lung cancer by low-dose CT (LDCT) screening and to compare histopathologic and imaging differences of detected cancers between high- and low-risk groups, this study included 6,406 asymptomatic Korean adults with >or=45 yr of age who underwent LDCT for lung cancer screening. All ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chong S,Lee KS,Chung MJ,Kim TS,Kim H,Kwon OJ,Choi YH,Rhee CH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 51-yr-old man presenting with syncope due to torsade de pointes. The torsade de pointes was refractory to conventional medical therapy, including infusion of isoproterenol, MgSO4, potassium, lidocaine, and amiodarone. His past history, physical findings, and hormone study confirmed that QT prolongation w...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim NH,Cho JG,Ahn YK,Lee SU,Kim KH,Cho JH,Kim HG,Kim W,Jeong MH,Park JC,Kang JC

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In this prospective cohort study, we investigated the association between fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) in meconium as biomarkers of prenatal ethanol exposure and growth deficits, as birth outcomes, that constitute several of the key cardinal features of fetal alcohol syndrome. Methods:A total of 157 meco...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee HS,Kim YH,Kwak HS,Han JY,Jo SJ,Lee HK

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a contiguous gene syndrome characterized by uncontrollable eating or hyperphagia. Several studies have confirmed that plasma ghrelin levels are markedly elevated in PWS adults and children. The study of anorexigenic hormones is of interest because of their regulation of appetite by negat...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Paik KH,Jin DK,Lee KH,Armstrong L,Lee JE,Oh YJ,Kim S,Kwon EK,Choe YH

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cloning and sequencing of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor (TSHR), combined with advances in molecular techniques, have facilitated the understanding of the interaction of the TSHR antibodies (TSHRAbs) with the TSHR at the molecular level and have allowed the delineation of their clinical role. TSHRAbs i...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho BY

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2007, the Korean Interstitial Lung Disease Society had collected clinical data of patients who have diagnosed as Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) since 1990 through nationwide survey, which showed that LAM patients had increased sharply after 2004. The present study was performed to show the clinical features of Kore...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park HY,Nam HS,Chung MP,Jeong SH,Kim YJ,Cha SI,Kim YW,Park JS,Uh ST,Park CS,Park MS,Moon JA,Jung KS,Jegal YJ,Kim DS,Song JW,Yum HK,Park YB

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first case of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the Republic of Korea (ROK) was detected in 1985, 876 HIV-infected patients have been reported, as of December 1998. The male to female ratio was 6.8:1, and 87% of the patients were between 20 and 49 years of age. The major modes of transmission w...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Oh MD,Choe K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is closely associated with the mortality of hospitalized patients and long-term development of chronic kidney disease, especially in children. The purpose of our study was to assess the evidence of contrast-induced AKI after cardiac catheterization in children with heart disease and evaluate ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hwang YJ,Hyun MC,Choi BS,Chun SY,Cho MH

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-1 cells, which constitute a predominant lymphocyte subset in serosal cavities and produce most of natural antibodies, are subdivided into the CD5(+) B-1a and CD5(-) B-1b cell subpopulations, but the differential roles of B-1a and B-1b cells are not well understood. We report that B-1a cells preferentially migrate ou...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Moon H,Lee JG,Shin SH,Kim TJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of study was to determine the incidence of hip fracture in 2001, to compare this with that of 1991, and to identify possible causes of change. Patients aged 50 yr or more living in Gwangju City and Chonnam Province, Korea, and who sustained a fracture of the hip during 2001 were investigated. Only patients...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Rowe SM,Song EK,Kim JS,Lee JY,Park YB,Bae BH,Hur CI

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the authors investigated the management of mechanical valve thrombosis (MVT). From January 1981 through March 2006, 2,908 mechanical valve replacements were performed in 2,298 patients at our institution. Twenty (0.87%) patients presented with MVT, 14 (70.0%) were women, and the mean age of the p...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ahn H,Kim KH,Kim KC,Kim CY

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is known as a pathogen of occupational diseases or a zoonosis. We report a case of E. rhusiopathiae peritonitis in a 50-yr-old male undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). He was suffered from mild abdominal pain with a distinctive erysipeloid skin lesion. E. rhusiopat...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Shin SJ,Gwak WG

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine candidemia incidence among patients in a medical intensive-care unit (MICU) and the associated mortality rate and to identify risk factors associated with candidemia. We retrospectively performed a 1:3 matched case-control study of MICU patients with candidemia. Controls were mat...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Han SS,Yim JJ,Yoo CG,Kim YW,Han SK,Shim YS,Lee SM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the calreticulin gene, CALR, have recently been discovered in subsets of patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) or primary myelofibrosis (PMF). We investigated Korean patients with ET and PMF to determine the prevalence, and clinical and laboratory correlations of CALR/JAK2/MPL mutations. Among 84 E...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim BH,Cho YU,Bae MH,Jang S,Seo EJ,Chi HS,Choi Y,Kim DY,Lee JH,Lee JH,Lee KH,Park YM,Lee JK,Park CJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：: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：:Rearrangements of the subtelomeric regions of chromosomes account for a significant proportion of the underlying genetic defects in both idiopathic mental retardation (MR) and multiple congenital anomalies. To detect the rearrangements, a set of subtelomeric fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes has been de...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park HK,Kim HJ,Kim HJ,Han SH,Kim YJ,Kim SH

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dominant inflammatory cytokines might be different depending on the underlying causes of acute lung injury (ALI). The role of kertinocyte-derived chemokine (KC), a potent chemoattractant for neutrophils, has not been clearly established in hemorrhage-induced ALI. In this study, lung injury and cytokine expression were...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee BH,Lee TJ,Jung JW,Oh DJ,Choi JC,Shin JW,Park IW,Choi BW,Kim JY

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The global disease burden of infertility is rising and accessibility to infertility treatments and assisted reproduction is a challenging issue. Therefore, we investigated characteristics of successful delivery after an infertility diagnosis among infertile women. METHODS:We designed a retrospective cohort ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Shin J,Lee SG,Park EC,Nam JY

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of cryptogenic massive hemoptysis is difficult, and conservative treatment may be inadequate to stop the hemorrhage. Surgery is not a reasonable option because there is no underlying identifiable pathology. This study aimed to investigate the radiologic findings and bronchial artery embolization outcomes in...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kervancioglu S,Bayram N,Gelebek Yilmaz F,Sanli M,Sirikci A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that gastric mucosal injury induces adaptive changes in DNA methylation. In this study, the methylation status of the key tissue-specific genes in normal gastric mucosa of healthy individuals and cancer patients was evaluated. The methylation-variable sites of 14 genes, including ulcer-healing...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hong SJ,Oh JH,Jung YC,Kim YH,Kim SJ,Kang SJ,Seo EJ,Choi SW,Kang MI,Rhyu MG

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a controversy about the effect of having a usual source of care on medical expenses. Although many studies have shown lower medical expenses in a group with a usual source of care, some have shown higher medical expenses in such a group. This study aimed to empirically demonstrate the effect of havi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim D,Kim S,Park HK,Ha IH,Jung B,Ryu WH,Lee SI,Sung NJ

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome associated with anticonvulsant drugs is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease that occurs in response to arene oxide producing anticonvulsant such as phenytoin and carbamazepine. There have been many reports of cross reactivity among the anti...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim CW,Choi GS,Yun CH,Kim DI

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study described and analysed the features of powered mobility device (PMD)-related injuries and compared elderly and younger adult injuries. METHODS:Data from Korea Emergency Department-based Injury In-depth Surveillance (EDIIS) database involving eight emergency departments in 2011-2016 were analysed....

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Shin Y,Cha WC,Yoon H,Hwang SY,Shin TG,Sim MS,Jo IJ,Kim T

更新日期：2020-03-09 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：:We evaluated the prevalence and risk factors for early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Koreans 50 yr of age or older who were examined at a single health promotion center. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 10,449 subjects who visited the center over a 6-month period. Fundus photography was performed...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Moon BG,Joe SG,Hwang JU,Kim HK,Choe J,Yoon YH

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous musculoskeletal disorders are caused by thickened ligament, tendon stiffness, or fibrosis of joint capsule. Relaxin, a peptide hormone, can exert collagenolytic effect on ligamentous and fibrotic tissues. We hypothesized that local injection of relaxin could be used to treat entrapment neuropathy and adhesive...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JH,Lee SK,Lee SK,Kim JH,Fredericson M

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the cytologic and histologic correlation of atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS) in Papanicolaou smears, a cytology file from January 1998 to May 1999 was reviewed. Surgical pathology files were searched to determine which patients received subsequent biopsies. One hundred thirty-t...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ha SY,Cho HI,Oh YH,Lee JM,Suh KS

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trauma mortality review is the first step in assessing the quality of the trauma treatment system and provides an important basis for establishing a regional inclusive trauma system. This study aimed to obtain a reliable measure of the preventable trauma death rate in a single province in Korea. METHODS:Fro...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kwon J,Lee JH,Hwang K,Heo Y,Cho HJ,Lee JCJ,Jung K

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00