• 수면정신생리
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2008

Periodic leg movements during sleep (PLMS) are best described as repetitive stereotypical movements of the lower extremities characterized by dorsiflexion of the ankle, dorsiflexion of the toes and a partial flexion of the knee and sometimes the hip. The prevalence of PLMS is about 5-11% in adults and is predicted much higher than previously surveyed. They are also frequently found in various sleep disorders, several disorders not primarily affecting sleep, and patients taking psychiatric medications. Although they are rarely found in children, they are common findings in children referred to a pediatric sleep laboratory. The pathophysiology is strongly associated with decline of central dopaminergic function and closely related to arousal system during sleep. Benzodiazepines, levodopa, dopamine agonists and opioids are generally recommended for treatment but more controlled studies on the effectiveness are needed.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.40-43
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• 2021

Enuresis is intermittent urinary incontinence during sleep at night in children aged 5 years or older. The main pathophysiology of enuresis involves nocturnal polyuria, abnormal sleep arousal, and low functional bladder capacity. In rare cases, enuresis is an early symptom of endocrine disorders such as diabetes or thyroid disorders. Herein, we report a case of a 12-year-old girl with enuresis as a rare initial presentation of Graves' disease. She complained of nocturnal enuresis from a month before visiting our clinic. She also complained of urinary frequency, headache, and weight loss. On physical examination, she had tachycardia, intention tremors, and a diffuse goiter on her anterior neck with bruit on auscultation. Her thyroid function test results revealed hyperthyroidism, and Graves' disease was diagnosed as the thyroid stimulating hormone receptor autoantibody was positive. After treatment for Graves' disease with methimazole, symptoms of enuresis resolved within 2 weeks as she became clinically and biochemically euthyroid. In children with secondary enuresis, Graves' disease should be considered as a differential diagnosis, and signs of hyperthyroidism should be checked for carefully.

• 대한감각통합치료학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.69-83
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• 2023

목적 : 본 연구는 수면장애 아동을 대상으로 사회적 이야기(social story)를 적용한 연구를 대상으로 중재효과를 체계적으로 고찰하고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 본 연구는 2001년에서 2022년까지 데이터베이스 Scopus, ScienceDirect, psycArticles, Pubmed에 게재된 문헌들을 대상으로 하였다. 검색어는 'social story' OR 'social stories' AND 'sleep' OR 'sleep disorders' OR 'sleep wake disorder bedtimes' OR 'sleep initiation' and 'maintenance disorders' OR 'sleep wake disorder' OR 'sleep arousal disorder'을 사용하였다. 선정 기준에 따라 최종적으로 6편의 실험연구를 선정하여 분석을 실시하였다. 결과 : 분석 대상 문헌은 무작위 대조 실험연구는 2편, 개별 실험연구가 3편, 사례연구가 1편이었다. 대상자는 진단별로는 자폐스펙트럼 아동, 연령별로는 학령기와 청소년기가 가장 많았다. 중재유형은 사회적 이야기와 다른 중재를 함께 포함한 복합중재가 많았고, 중재 기간은 1일부터 40일 이상으로 다양하였다. 중재 효과로는 수면의 질에 긍정적인 효과를 보였으며, 그중에서도 야간 각성(night walking), 수면 시작 지연(sleep onset delay), 수면 불안(sleep anxiety)이 개선되었다. 사회적 이야기의 효과를 평가하는 도구로는 표준화된 평가에서는 아동 수면 습관 설문지(children's sleep habits questionnaire)와 아동 행동 체크리스트(child behavior checklist)를 가장 많이 사용하였고, 비표준화된 평가로는 인터뷰(interview), 수면일기 (Sleep diary)를 사용한 연구가 많았다. 결론 : 본 연구는 수면장애가 있는 아동 및 청소년에게 사회적 이야기를 적용함으로써 임상에서 적용할 수 있는 수면 중재 방향을 모색하는 것에 의의가 있다. 사회적 이야기의 중재 효과로는 야간 각성(night wakings), 수면 시작 지연(sleep onset delay), 수면 불안(sleep anxiety) 영역이 개선된 연구들이 큰 비중을 차지하였다. 수면의 질의 세부 효과 영역은 대부분의 연구에서 중재 전후 유의한 개선을 나타냈으며, 본 연구에서 분석한 6편의 연구에서는 추적검사를 통해서 중재 효과에 대한 지속을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 본 연구는 사회적 이야기(social story)를 적용한 수면장애 아동의 중재 효과, 결과 평가 도구, 중재 기간을 제시함으로써 수면장애 아동을 대상으로 사회적 이야기(social story)를 임상에서 적용할 때 도움이 될 것으로 판단된다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.18-26
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• 2021

Sleep is essential to brain function and mental health. Insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are the two most common sleep disorders, and are major public health concerns. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H-MRS) is a non-invasive method of quantifying neurometabolite concentrations. Therefore, ¹H-MRS studies on individuals with sleep disorders may enhance our understanding of the pathophysiology of these disorders. In this article, we reviewed ¹H-MRS studies in insomnia and OSA that reported changes in neurometabolite concentrations. Previous studies have consistently reported insomnia-related reductions in γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels in the frontal and occipital regions, which suggest that changes in GABA are important to the etiology of insomnia. These results may support the hyperarousal theory that insomnia is associated with increased cognitive and physiological arousal. In addition, the severity of insomnia was associated with low glutamate and glutamine levels. Previous studies of OSA have consistently reported reduced N-acetylaspartate (NAA) levels in the frontal, parieto-occipital, and temporal regions. In addition, OSA was associated with increased myo-inositol levels. These results may provide evidence that intermittent hypoxia induced by OSA may result in neuronal damage in the brain, which can be related to neurocognitive dysfunction in patients with OSA. The current review summarizes findings related to neurochemical changes in insomnia and OSA. Future well-designed studies using ¹H-MRS have the potential to enhance our understanding of the pathophysiology of sleep disorders including insomnia and OSA.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제50권8호
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• pp.726-731
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• 2007

This review describes the wide spectrum of paroxysmal events during sleep in infancy and childhood. The differential diagnosis between sleep-related non-epileptic paroxysmal events and epileptic seizures is difficult in special occasions. The nocturnal frontal lobe seizure and of the more common nonepileptic paroxysmal events during sleep are described. The main differentiating features characterizing parasomnias are: onset in early childhood, rare episodes of long duration, relatively lower frequency per night, absence of stereotypy, gradual disappearance of older age. Video-polysomnography is the gold standard to diagnosing and differentiating parasomnias from nocturnal frontal lobe seizures.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2022

Objective : This study investigated brain functional connectivity in male firefighters who showed subclinical post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Methods : We compared the data of 17 firefighters who were not diagnosed with PTSD and 18 healthy controls who had no trauma exposure. The following instruments were applied to assess psychiatric symptoms: Korean version of the Post-traumatic stress disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5-K), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). For all subjects, functional magnetic resonance imaging was performed, and functional connectivity was compared between the two groups (family-wise error-corrected p<0.05). Additionally, correlations between psychiatric symptoms and functional connectivity were explored. Results : The following connectivity was higher than that of healthy controls: 1) the central opercular cortex-superior temporal gyrus, 2) planum polare-parahippocampal gyrus, 3) angular gyrus-amygdala, and 4) temporal fusiform cortex-parahippocampal gyrus. The functional connectivity of 1) the lateral occipital cortex-inferior temporal gyrus, 2) superior parietal lobule-caudate, and 3) middle temporal gyrus-thalamus were lower in firefighters. In firefighters, the connectivity of the planum polare-parahippocampal gyrus showed a negative correlation with the severity of arousal symptoms (rho=-0.586, p=0.013). The connectivity of the middle temporal gyrus-thalamus showed a positive correlation with the severity of intrusion (rho=0.552, p=0.022) and arousal symptoms (rho=0.619, p=0.008). The connectivity of the temporal fusiform cortex-parahippocampal gyrus was negatively correlated with intrusion (rho=-0.491, p=0.045) and arousal (rho=-0.579, p=0.015). Conclusion : Our results indicate that the brain functional connectivity is associated with occupational trauma exposure in firefighters without PTSD. Therefore, this study provides evidence that close monitoring and early intervention are important for firefighters with traumatic experience even at a subthreshold level.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.77-81
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• 2020

수면 무호흡증은 상기도가 좁아지거나 막히게 되면서 반복적인 수면 중 각성과 동맥내 산소포화도의 저하를 유발하는 수면관련 호흡장애이다. 이 질환은 연골무형성증과 같이 유전 질환을 가진 어린아이들에게서 상대적으로 그렇지 않은 아이들에 비해 더 취약하다. 연골무형성증은 안면골과 두개저의 형성 저하와 함께 선천적으로 대후공의 협착이 동반되는 것을 특징으로 하는 유전 질환으로 높은 빈도의 폐쇄 수면무호흡증을 나타낸다. 저자들은 연골 무형성증 환아에서 편도절제술 이후에도 지속되는 증상에 대해 수면 다원검사를 시행하여 중증 폐쇄성 수면 무호흡증 진단 및 지속기도양압 치료를 하였던 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1927-1932
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• 2004

This research study has been conducted to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of Sanjoin-Tang(酸棗仁湯) for insomnia relief. The clinical testing of Sanjoin-Tang(酸棗仁湯) was carried out at Oriental Medical Center of Dong-Eui University with the participation of 30 patients. The results of Sanjoin-Tang(酸棗仁湯) treatments show as follows: Change of total amount of sleep showed 1.75±2.23 hours of increase.(p-value=0.001, respectively) Change of average delaying bedtime before and after the treatment showed 1.57±2.50 hours of decrease.(p-value=0.001, respectively) Change of average bedtime arousal before and after the treatment showed 0.96±1.46 times of decrease. (p-value=0.004, respectively) Change of sleep quality after the treatment has improved. According to statistical results, Sanjoin-Tang(酸棗仁湯) has proven effective for reducing sleep disorders, and this, restoring normal sleep patterns.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.193-208
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• 2010

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical effects of cupping therapy on sleep disorders induced by traffic accidents. Methods : The 46 patients were divided into 2 groups : Exp.group was treated with cupping therapy at bedtime and Con.group was treated except cupping therapy at bedtime. To evaluate the efficiency of cupping therapy, the SMH sleep questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) were applied before treatment and after 7 days treatment. Results : 1. The Exp.group has improved statistical significantly in delaying bedtime and bedtime arousal as compared to the Con.group. 2. The Exp.group was increased in total sleep time but had no statistical significance as compared to the Con.group. 3. The Exp.group was improved in subjective evaluation of satisfaction with sleep, depth of sleep, the overall sleep and difficulty in falling asleep. Conclusions : Cupping therapy at bedtime has clinical effects of improvement of sleep disorder induced by traffic accidents.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 2004년도 Annual Meeting of the Korean Society ofApplied Pharmacology
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• pp.18-34
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• 2004

This paper will review data obtained primarily from our preclinical investigations that show that exposure to stress has a significant impact on drug taking. Stress increases reward associated with psychomotor stimulants, possibly through a process similar to sensitization, and a growing clinical literature indicates that there is also a link between substance abuse and stress in human addicts. One explanation for the high concordance between stress-related disorders and drug addiction is the self-medication hypothesis, which suggests that a dually-diagnosed person often uses the abused substance to cope with tension associated with life stressors or to relieve symptoms of anxiety and depression resulting from a traumatic event. However, another characteristic of drug self-administration is that drug delivery and its subsequent effects on the HPA axis are under the direct control of the individual. This controlled activation of the HPA axis may result in the production of an internal state of arousal or stimulation that is actually sought by the individual (i.e., the sensation-seeking hypothesis). During abstinence, however, exposure to stressors or drug-associated cues can stimulate the HP A axis to remind the individual about the effects of the abused substance, thus producing craving and promoting relapse. Stress reduction, either alone or in combination with pharmacotherapies targeting the HPA axis may prove beneficial in reducing cravings and promoting abstinence in individuals seeking treatment for addiction. Of primary importance is to reduce the impact of cocaine-associated environmental stimuli on the HPA axis so that they no longer function as triggers for relapse.