Reliability and validity of the cognitive impairment diagnosing instrument (CIDI) in the elderly.

abstract：:A 17-yr-old young woman was referred to our hospital with a 2-yr history of claudication of the lower extremities and severe arterial hypertension. Physical examination revealed significantly different blood pressures between both arms (160/92 and 180/95 mmHg) and legs (92/61 and 82/57 mmHg). The hematological and bio...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Shim BJ,Youn HJ,Kim YC,Kim WT,Choi YS,Lee DH,Park C,Oh YS,Chung WS,Kim JH,Choi KB,Hong SJ,Jung SE,Hahn ST

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous exposure to antimicrobials is a major risk factor for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Antibiotic prescription and C. difficile toxin assay records of patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Korea from 2009 to 2013 were collected to investigate the association between antibiotic consumption and C...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim B,Kim J,Pai H

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was done to characterize the natural course of C-peptide levels in patients with type 1 diabetes and identify distinguishing characters among patients with lower rates of C-peptide decline. A sample of 95 children with type 1 diabetes was analyzed to retrospectively track serum levels of C-peptide, HbA1c, w...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee TH,Kwon AR,Kim YJ,Chae HW,Kim HS,Kim DH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone scan (BS) and serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) concentration are used to detect bone metastasis in malignancy, although whole-body fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) is being used increasingly. But BS is still used for the detection of metastatic bone lesion. So we comp...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Min JW,Um SW,Yim JJ,Yoo CG,Han SK,Shim YS,Kim YW

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We provided a curve-fit equation to predict the normal heart weight (g) in Koreans by examining 422 autopsies (215 males and 207 females, from newborn to age 77 yr) who were relatively in good general condition. Heart weight was well correlated with body surface area (m2), body weight (kg), and body height (cm) but po...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Seo JS,Lee SY,Won KJ,Kim DJ,Sohn DS,Yang KM,Cho SH,Park JD,Lee KH,Kim HD

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been many epidemiological researches of chronic kidney disease (CKD), accompanied by an increase in the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). However, as far as we know, little research has been done to examine the extent of the relationship between CKD and CHD as estimated by Framingham risk score (FR...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ryoo JH,Kim SG,Suh BS,Kim DI,Park SK

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of infrarenal aortic hypoplasia in a 52-yr-old woman who presented with claudication. Computed tomographic angiography revealed an abrupt absence of the infrarenal aorta, with collateral flow reconstituting the iliofemoral systems. After a polytetrafluoroethylene graft was interposed between the aor...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Sung SA,Hwang YH,Lee SY,Cho YK,Kwon TW

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Against the backdrop of population aging, this paper presents the analysis of need-standardised health care utilization among elderly in India. Based on nationally representative morbidity and health care survey 2004, we demonstrate that the need for health care utilization is indeed pro-poor in nature. However, the a...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Joe W,Rudra S,Subramanian SV

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a multisystemic disorder characterized by various non-motor symptoms (NMS) in addition to motor dysfunction. NMS include sleep, ocular, olfactory, throat, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, or musculoskeletal disorders. A range of NMS, particularly hyposmia, sleep disturbances...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi JH,Kim JM,Yang HK,Lee HJ,Shin CM,Jeong SJ,Kim WS,Han JW,Yoon IY,Song YS,Bae YJ

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of small hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting endothelin-converting enzyme (ECE)-1 in monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertensive rats. Ninty-four Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: control (n = 24), MCT (n = 35) and shRNA (n = 35). ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Son JS,Kim KC,Kim BK,Cho MS,Hong YM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Situs inversus totalis is a rare anomaly in which the abdominal and thoracic cavity structures are opposite their usual positions. A 41-yr-old woman, who had an ulcerating cancer on the rectum, was found as a case of situs inversus totalis. We present an overview of the operative technique for the first documented lap...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Huh JW,Kim HR,Cho SH,Kim CY,Kim HJ,Joo JK,Kim YJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some types of workers such as farmers and soldiers are at a higher risk of work-related injury and illness than workers from other occupations. Despite this fact, they are not covered under the Industrial Safety Health (ISH) Act or the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance (IACI) Act. The Safety Aid System for Fa...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kwon YJ,Lee SJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though several pathogenetic theories concerning the frequent association of Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus with myeloschisis have been suggested, none of them explains all the aspects of the disorder. To investigate whether myeloschisis is the direct cause of Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus or these condi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Sim KB,Hong SK,Cho BK,Choi DY,Wang KC

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：: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 purpose of this study was to determine the clinical significance of nodal micrometastasis detected by immunohistochemistry in patients that had undergone curative surgery for pancreatic cancer. Between 2005 and 2006, a total of 208 lymph nodes from 48 consecutive patients with pancreatic cancer that had undergone ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SE,Jang JY,Kim MA,Kim SW

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rejuran® is a new filler product made from purified polynucleotides. Here we present data from an animal study and a clinical trial to examine the durability, efficacy and safety of the Rejuran® on crow's feet. For the animal study, 25 mice were divided into three groups: Group 1 received phosphate buffered saline...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Pak CS,Lee J,Lee H,Jeong J,Kim EH,Jeong J,Choi H,Kim B,Oh S,Kim I,Heo CY

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontal disease is a predictor of stroke and cognitive impairment. The association between the number of lost teeth (an indicator of periodontal disease) and silent infarcts and cerebral white matter changes on brain CT was investigated in community-dwelling adults without dementia or stroke. Dental examination an...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Minn YK,Suk SH,Park H,Cheong JS,Yang H,Lee S,Do SY,Kang JS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to investigate epidemiology and host- and pathogen-related factors associated with clinical severity of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children after rotavirus vaccination introduction. Factors assessed included age, co-infection with more than 2 viruses, and virus-toxigenic Clostridium difficile co-detection...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim A,Chang JY,Shin S,Yi H,Moon JS,Ko JS,Oh S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the predictive values of oxygenation index (OI), arterial-alveolar oxygen tension ratio (a/APO)2, and alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient ((A-a)DO2) for early recognition of responsiveness to high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) in very low birth weight infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RD...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ko SY,Chang YS,Park WS

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of cancer in patients treated with dialysis in Korea has not been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and mortality of cancer among patients on dialysis in Korea. The study subjects were 106 cancer patients (2.3%) out of 4,562 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients maintained on...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee JE,Han SH,Cho BC,Park JT,Yoo TH,Kim BS,Park HC,Kang SW,Lee HY,Han DS,Ha SK,Choi KH

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:The pneumonia severity index (PSI) and CURB-65 are widely used tools for the prediction of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This study was conducted to evaluate validation of severity scoring system including the PSI and CURB-65 scores of Korean CAP patients. In the prospective CAP cohort (participated in by 14 hos...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim HI,Kim SW,Chang HH,Cha SI,Lee JH,Ki HK,Cheong HS,Yoo KH,Ryu SY,Kwon KT,Lee BK,Choo EJ,Kim DJ,Kang CI,Chung DR,Peck KR,Song JH,Suh GY,Shim TS,Kim YK,Kim HY,Moon CS,Lee HK,Park SY,Oh JY,Jung SI,Park

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents an unusual solid mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver (MHL) in adult. A well defined solid mass in the left lobe of the liver was found in a 57-year-old female. Preoperative radiologic examinations demonstrated solid mass with multifocal calcifications abutting the gallbladder. By light microscopy, t...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chung JH,Cho KJ,Choi DW,Lee BH,Chi JG

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of perforator flaps represented a significant advance in microsurgical reconstruction. However, confusion has developed due to the erroneous belief that perforator flaps are different from conventional flaps. The concept of the perforator is not new, but is an idea that evolved from the conventional f...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JT,Kim SW

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT) reduces allergen specific IgE (sIgE) levels and achieves clinical and immunological tolerance by modulating innate and adaptive immunological responses. Increased temperature and CO2 concentrations caused by climate changes contribute to an increase of pollen count and allergenici...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim MA,Yoon MG,Jin HJ,Shin YS,Park HS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 myotonic dystrophy (DM1) is an autosomal-dominant inherited disorder with a multisystem involvement, caused by an abnormal expansion of the CTG sequence of the dystrophic myotonia protein kinase (DMPK) gene. DM1 is a variable multisystem disorder with muscular and nonmuscular abnormalities. Increasingly, endocr...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ko WJ,Kim KY,Kim SM,Hong SJ,Lee SH,Song R,Yang HI,Lee YA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies conducted to evaluate temporal trends of heat-related mortality have not considered the effects of heat waves; although it is known they can affect mortality and act as a modifying factor. After adjusting for long-term trends and seasonality, the effects of temperature on non-accidental deaths in Seoul and Bus...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee WK,Lee HA,Park H

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disability weight for each disease plays a key role in combining years lived with disability and years of life lost in disability adjusted life year. For the Korean Burden of Disease 2012 study, we have conducted a re-estimation of disability weights for causes of disease by adapting the methodology of a recent Global...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ock M,Lee JY,Oh IH,Park H,Yoon SJ,Jo MW

更新日期：2016-11-01 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