• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.73-78
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• 1996

From June 1989 to May 1994, 23 patients with myasthenia gravis underwent thymectomy in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Asan Medical Center. For the evaluation of the effect of thymectomy, clinical analysis including age and sex distribution, preoperative disease severity, duration of the symptoms, thymic pathology, and postoperative clinical improvement was performed. The mean follow-up period was 15 mon hs(range : 5∼60mon1hs). The effectiveness of thymectomy according to the postoperative symptoms and drug dose was graded as follow : a) complete remission in 5 cases (21.7%), b) clinical improvement with dose reduction in II cases (47.9%), c) clinical improvement without dose reduction in 3 cases(13.0%), 4) unchanged in 2 cases (8.8%), e) early death in 1 case(4.3%) and f) recurrence in 1 case(4.3%). According to the preoperative disease stage by Modified Osserman classification, 6(66.7%) of the 9 patients in stage I and 13 (92.9%) of 14 patients in stage II were clinically improved after thymectomy. although there was no significant statistical differences between these two groups (p> 0.05). According to the thymic pathology, 4 (100%) of 4 cases with normal thymus were clinically improved. Ten (90.9%) of 11 cases with thymic hyperplasia and 5 (62.5%) of 8 cases with thymoma were clinically improved, but there was no significant statistical differences in these three groups (p> 0.05 . The thymectomy resulted in dramatic clinical improvement in 19 (82.5%) out of 23 patients. According to the preoperative disease stage by Modified Osserman classification or the thymic pathology, there was no significant statistical differeneces in the effect of thyinectomy (p> 0.05).

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.41-60
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• 2005

Objective : The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of acupuncture therapy on the premenstrual syndrome. Methods : Volunteers of twenty subjects were employed using DRSP questionnaire. Subjects were divided into two groups including active-acupuncture treatment group, placebo acupuncture treatment group. In the control group, subjects were needled at $SI_5$, $ST_{40}$ points and in the acupuncture group, subjects were stimulated at two basic points, $SP_6$ and $CV_6$, and several points were inserted additionally depending the symptoms including $LR_2$, $LR_3$, $SP_10$, $LI_4$, and $ST_3$. A total of 13 acupuncture sessions were performed for each patient depending on the individual menstruation cycle over 8 weeks. Concentration of blood progesterone was examined and Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging (DITI) was taken before and after acupuncture treatment.

• 월간산업보건
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• s.246
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• pp.38-40
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• 2008

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.55-62
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• 2014

The relationship of mind and body has stimulated extensive discussion for a long time. However, answers are ambigous and not forthcoming yet. Meanwhile, after the western medicine had embraced materialistic paradigm, conditions which cannot be substantiated by organic change were pushed out to periphery under the banner of "Medically Unexplained Symptoms". Medical experts endeavored to understand these mysterious illnesses based on the mind-body relationship and provided a frame of interpretation called Psychosomatic Medicine. This frame of interpretation had influenced not only the communication practice but also the health-seeking behavior and even the subjective experience of patients regarding their illnesses. The frame of interpretation had been drastically changed many times keeping pace with the socio-economic situation and the new scientific discoveries. Accordingly, body or mind was given differential importance by medical experts. For instance, when treatment modalities were lacking, mind was given excessive importance and patients were blamed for their unconscious motives, characterological weaknesses and for their lack of responsibility. In contrast, after the discovery of effective drug, mind was given no more attention and patients were no longer blamed for their contribution to suffering. In this paper, the historical change of the frame of interpretation for understanding migraine and headache was presented as an example. By this, it can be demonstrated how the frame of interpretation has modified the subjective experience of patients, and how the patients' responsibilities were viewed differently. This observation can help to realize the enormous influence of the frame of interpretation provided by medical experts.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.381-388
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• 2012

Purpose: In this study, the changes in the shape of silicone hydrogel lenses, dryness of lens and objective/ subjective symptoms that could be induced by repeating dryness of lens and objective/subjective symptoms were investigated. Methods: After drying and rehydrating of silicone hydrogel lenses with different lens material and thickness for 4 times, their overall diameters and base curves were compared. Subjective symptoms, non-invasive tear break-up time (NIBUTs) and blinking rate were evaluated after wearing dehydrated silicone hydrogel lens. Results: Overall diameter and base curve increased in all tested silicone hydrogel lenses by repeating dryness and rehydration. The degree of change in over all diameter and base curve were variable on the material. There were irregular change of lens parameters in thicker lens. When the subjects wore silicone hydrogel lenses after drying and rehydrating, their NIBUTs were decreased and blink rates were increased regardless of lens material or thickness. In addition, repetitive drying of silicone hydrogel lenses affected the lens fitting. Therefore, subjective symptoms such as itching, pain, irritation, foreign body sensation, dryness tended to be increased. Conclusions: The results obtained from the study may suggest to develop durable silicone hydrogel contact lenses against dry environment since the changes in parameters of silicone hydrogel lens and the subjective discomfort were observed after repetitive drying and rehydration.

• 건강소식
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• v.12 no.7 s.116
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• pp.2-7
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• 1988

사회가 발전하면서, 사람들이 겪어야 하는 질병도 실로 다양화 되고 많이 변화되어가고 있다. 그래서인지, 많은 사람들이 흔하게 가지는 소화불량이나 속쓰림 같은 것은 병이 아니라, 어쩌다 생겼다가 지나가는 증상으로 밖에서 평가(?)받지 못한다. 그러나 그렇게 사소한 소화불량이 나중에 알고 보니 심각한 위장병의 시초였다는 것을 주위 사람의 경험을 통해 잘 알고 있다. 평소 소화불량으로 고생하다가 건강관리협회에서 위 투시검사를 받고 위염을 조기 발견해 치료에 성공한 유지현씨(23세, 서울시 구로구 시흥1동)의 경우를 보면서, 사소한 증상의 점검으로부터 질병을 조기 발견하는 것이 얼마나 중요한 지를 느낄 수 있다.

• The Monthly Diabetes
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• s.156
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• pp.24-27
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• 2002

모든 인체의 조직과 장기는 혈액순환을 통해 산소와 영양을 공급받고 노폐물을 배출하여 정상적인 기능과 활동을 유지하고 있다. 특히 뇌의 크기가 1300g 정도로서 무게로는 전체의 2$\%$정도밖에 안되지만 혈류의 20$\%$정도를 공급받을 만큼 매우 중요한 기관으로, 뇌는 뇌혈관을 통하여 지속적으로 산소와 영양을 공급받아야 정상적인 활동을 할 수 있다. 노인에서 증가하고 있는 고혈압, 당뇨병 등과 같은 만성질환은 여러 장기의 혈관에 동맥경화증을 유발하며, 특히 뇌혈관에 동맥경화증이 생기게 되면 혈관이 막혀 뇌혈류가 차단되어 뇌경색증이 발생하거나 뇌혈관이 터지게 되어 뇌출혈이 발생하게 된다. 이러한 뇌혈관의 급격한 변화로 뇌조직의 손상으로 인한 갑작스러운 신경마비 증상이 나타나게 되는데 이러한 증상을 통틀어 뇌졸중 또는 중풍이라고 한다.

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.47 no.9
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• pp.860-863
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• 2011

최근 양돈협회 자료에 의하면 FMD가 발생하였으나 임상증상이 발현된 돼지만을 부분적으로 살처분한 양돈장이 전국적으로 558호에 약 83만두 규모로 알려져 있다. 또한 앞으로도 환절기나 동절기에 FMD가 재발할 가능성이 있다. 그렇다면 부분 살처분을 실시한 농장은 FMD증상이 어떻게 변화하고 음성화는 가능한 것일까? 기존의 부분 살처분 농장은 FMD바이러스가 농장 내 상존하여 지속적이고 반복적으로 피해를 주지 않을까? FMD가 발생하여 부분 살처분 된 농장이 하루빨리 안정화되고 음성화를 이루기 위해 어떤 조치가 필요한 것인가에 대해 합리적인 대책이 요구된다. 다음의 사례는 AI센터에서 FMD가 발생한 후 음성화 되기 까지 과정을 요약 보고한 자료이다. FMD 음성화에 작은 밑거름이 되었으면 한다.

• The Academic Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.122-127
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• 2006

관절와 상완 관절의 후상방의 병적 변화로 통증이 유발되는 internal impingement는 overhead athlete뿐만아니라 nonathlete에서도 비교적 흔한 질환이다. 특징적인 동통, 특정 동작에 악화되는 증상 및 선택적인 검사 및 MRI검사 등을 통해 진단할 수 있으며, 확진은 관절경적 검사에 의한다. 보존적인 치료가 질병초기에는 효과적이다. 만약 증상이 지속 또는 악화된다면 수술적인 치료가 필요하며 다양한 수술적 방법들이 있다. 주 병변에 대한 적극적인 치료가 이루어져야 하며, 전방관절의 microinstability or laxity에 대한 치료, tight posteroinferior capsule에 대한 capsular release 및 동반된 rotator cuff 및 labrum의 병변에 대한 치료가 이루어 져야 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.665-667
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• 2012

안면신경마비(facial nerve paralysis)는 주로 편측성으로 발생하는 안면신경장애에 의한 안면표정근의 마비를 뜻한다. 이러한 안면신경마비는 중추성 안면신경마비와 말초성 안면신경마비 두 가지로 나뉜다. 안면신경마비의 증상으로는 이환측, 구각부의 처짐 및 침을 흘리는 등 입 주위의 증상이 있어 안면표정의 변화를 일으킨다.[1] 본 논문은 사진을 입력 받아 얼굴영역에서 입 특징점을 추출하여 입력 받은 데이터가 안면신경마비 환자인지 아닌지 판단하고자 한다.