• Title/Summary/Keyword: General weakness

Search Result 433, Processing Time 0.026 seconds

Quadriplegia due to Epidural Abscess following Continuous Cervical Epidural Block -A case report- (지속적 경부 경막외 차단 중 발생한 경막외 농양에 의한 사지마비 -증례 보고-)

  • Lee, Hyo-Keun;Yang, Seung-Kon;Kim, Ji-Young;Chae, Hwa-Ju;Kim, Ki-Yeob;Kim, Chan
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
    • /
    • v.9 no.1
    • /
    • pp.279-282
    • /
    • 1996
  • A 45-year-old male received cervical continuous epidural block for posterior neck pain radiating to right upper extremity secondary to cervical herniated nucleus pulposus. Three days after epidural catheterization, fever, radicular pain and weakness of both upper extremities were developed. On admission, his temperature was $38.3^{\circ}C$ and showed progressive weakness and numbness in both upper and lower extremities. Cervical epidural abscess was suspected; MRI showed an epidural abscess from C4 to C7 level. Within 24 hours of admission, surgical decompression and drainage was effected. Culture of pus obtained at the lesion yielded Staphylococcus aureus. He was treated with intravenous antibiotics for 7 weeks resulting marked improvement of neurologic signs and symptoms.

  • PDF

A Case Study of 1 Soyangin patient with sequence of Adult type Still's disease who reported symptomatic improvement after being treated with Hyeongbangjihwang-tang (형방지황탕(荊防地黃湯)으로 증상 호전을 보인 성인형 스틸병 후유증 소양인(少陽人) 환자 1례(例))

  • Kang, Mi-Jeong;Lee, Ji-Won;Jang, Hyun-Su;Kim, Yun-Hee;Lee, Jun-Hee;Lee, Eui-Ju;Koh, Byeong-Hee
    • Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
    • /
    • v.21 no.2
    • /
    • pp.144-152
    • /
    • 2009
  • 1. Objective : This study aims to report symptomatic improvement of a Soyangin patient reporting general weakness, dizziness, gait disturbance, cold sensitivity, nocturnal sweating, and anorexia after treatment with Hyeongbangjihwang-tang. 2. Method : The patient's subjective and objective symptoms were observed daily, and the VAS scores for the main symptoms were recorded daily throughout the hospitalization period. 3. Result : The general condition of the patient improved by the end of the hospitalization period, where the VAS score dropped from VAS 10 to VAS 5 and the symptoms of dizziness, general weakness, cold sensitivity, and nocturnal sweating disappeared by day 4 of admission without recurrence. 4. Conclusion : Although the patient did not report diarrhea, one of the main Mangeum symptoms, the general symptoms improved with Hyeongbangjihwang-tang medication. This indicates that Hyeongbangjihwang-tang can be used to treat chief and subsidiary symptoms related to Mangeum symptomatic pattern when applied to the appropriate base and manifesting symptomology.

  • PDF

Case Study of the Patient Considering Chronic Renal Failure Treated with Bojungikki-tang and Bojungikki-tang gamibang (만성신부전으로 의심되는 환자의 보중익기탕(補中益氣湯) 및 가미방(加味方) 투여 호전례)

  • Nam, Woo-Jin;Bae, Su-Hyun;Park, Sun-Young;Jung, So-Youn;Park, Dong-Il
    • Herbal Formula Science
    • /
    • v.21 no.2
    • /
    • pp.181-186
    • /
    • 2013
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report the clinical effect of herbal medicine on the patient considering chronic renal failure. The patient complained of hemiparesis, general weakness, anorexia, nausea and dizziness. Methods : According to the traditional Korean medicine syndrome differentiation, the patient was classified as Deficiency of Spleen Qi and prescribed Bojungikki-tang and Bojungikki-tang gamibang as well as acupuncture and moxibustion treatment. Changes of BUN, creatinine, VAS for genaral weakness, nausea, dizziness were compared before and after treatment for 2 weeks. Results : After treatment, the level of BUN and creatinine was decreased and main symptoms were improved. Conclusions : Herbal medicine Bojungikki-tang and Bojungikki-tang gamibang with acupuncture and moxibustion treatment would be efficient to the patient of chronic renal failure.

Design and Implementation of A Weakness Analyzer for Mobile Applications (모바일 애플리케이션을 위한 취약점 분석기의 설계 및 구현)

  • Mun, Il-Yong;Oh, Se-Man
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
    • /
    • v.14 no.10
    • /
    • pp.1335-1347
    • /
    • 2011
  • The dissemination and use of mobile applications have been rapidly expanding these days. And in such a situation, the security of mobile applications has emerged as a new issue. Although the safety of general software such as desktop and enterprise software is systematically achieved from the development phase to the verification phase through secure coding, there have been not sufficient studies on the safety of mobile applications yet. This paper deals with deriving weakness enumeration specialized in mobile applications and implementing a tool that can automatically analyze the derived weakness. Deriving the weakness enumeration can be achieved based on CWE(Common Weakness Enumeration) and CERT(Computer Emergency Response Team) relating to the event-driven method that is generally used in developing mobile applications. The analysis tool uses the dynamic tests to check whether there are specified vulnerabilities in the source code of mobile applications. Moreover, the derived vulnerability could be used as a guidebook for programmers to develop mobile applications.

Walking Will Recognition Algorithm for Walking Aids Based on Torque Estimation (모터 토크 추정을 통한 보행보조기의 의지파악 알고리즘)

  • Kong, Jung-Shik
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
    • /
    • v.31 no.2
    • /
    • pp.162-169
    • /
    • 2010
  • This paper deals with the recognition algorithm of walking will based on torque estimation. Recently, concern about walking assistant aids is increasing according to the increase in population of elder and handicapped person. However, most of walking aids don't have any actuators for its movement. So, general walking aids have weakness for its movement to upward/download direction of slope. To overcome the weakness of the general walking aids, many researches for active type walking aids are being progressed. Unfortunately it is difficult to control aids during its movement, because it is not easy to recognize user's walking will. Many kinds of methods are proposed to recognize of user's walking will. In this paper, we propose walking will recognition algorithm by using torque estimation from wheels. First, we measure wheel velocity and voltage at the walking aids. From these data, external forces are extracted. And then walking will that is included by walking velocity and direction is estimated. Here, all the processes are verified by simulation and experiment in the real world.

A Case Study of the Shaoyangin Mangyin Improved with Hyeongbangjiwhang-tang (형방지황탕으로 호전을 보인 소양인 망음증을 치료한 증례)

  • Joo, Jung-Cheon;Kim, Hyoung-Sun;Bae, Young-Chun;Park, Hye-Sun
    • Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
    • /
    • v.14 no.2
    • /
    • pp.120-124
    • /
    • 2002
  • A Case Study of the Shaoyangin Mangyin Improved with Hyeongbangjiwhang-tang Mangyin-disease is important syndrome in Shaoyangin' pathology taking diarrhea, general weakness. We treated a 28 years old female patient who complained general weakness, diarrhea, and weight loss She responded well to treatment with Hyeongbangjiwhang-tang . So report it.

  • PDF

Study on the Jang-Nam's Constitution Theory for the Connection with 'the Differentiation of Syndromes' and the General Body form Diagnosis (전신형태 진단과 변증시치의 연계를 위한 장남의 형태체질론 연구)

  • Kim Gyeong Cheol;Lee Yang Tae;Shin Soon Shik
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
    • /
    • v.18 no.2
    • /
    • pp.355-358
    • /
    • 2004
  • Jang Nam's opinion is that Yin-Yang of pathogenic factors change following to the Yin and Yang of human body. As the pathogenic factors injure the human body, the conditions of diseases become different to the inborn constitution of human. Therefore the main principles of remedy set up the diagnosis on the YINㆍYANG & the strengthㆍweakness of constitution. This diagnotic points are body formal distinction, flesh hardness and softness, face color and form, skin color. Moreover he arranges the 4 type of the hole-body constitution based on the Seop-Gye's the guide of clinical differentiation of syndromes(臨證指南); Yang-Strength and Yin-weakness(陽盛陰虛), Yin ㆍYang-strength(陰陽具盛), Yin-Strength and Yang-weakness(陰盛陽虛), YinㆍYang-weakness(陰陽兩虛).

Multiple Tuberculoma Involving the Brain and Spinal Cord in a Patient with Miliary Pulmonary Tuberculosis

  • Park, Hyun-Seok;Song, Young-Jin
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
    • /
    • v.44 no.1
    • /
    • pp.36-39
    • /
    • 2008
  • Although tuberculosis of the central nervous system is well known, the incidence of intramedullary tuberculomas is low and a combination of intramedullary with intracranial tuberculomas is extremely rare. We report a case of disseminated tuberculoma involving brain and spine with miliary pulmonary tuberculosis in a 66-year-old woman initially presenting with fever, general weakness, back pain and motor weakness of both lower extremities. Despite medical therapy, she developed progressive motor weakness of both lower extremities with muscle strength 1/5 in both lower extremities. Urgent surgical intervention was followed and her muscle power and motor functions were improved gradually. The anti-tuberculous drugs were continued and the follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain and spine showed that the lesions had become smaller or disappeared.

Acute combined central and peripheral nervous system demyelination: a case report

  • Roh, Young Eun;Kim, Young Mi
    • Kosin Medical Journal
    • /
    • v.33 no.2
    • /
    • pp.257-262
    • /
    • 2018
  • Guillain-$Barr{\acute{e}}$ syndrome (GBS) and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) are demyelinating neurologic disorders with different target organs. Although they share similar pathogenetic mechanism, reports of simultaneous occurrence of the 2 disorders are rare. A 2 year 6 month old girl visited our hospital for fever, cough, and general weakness. Although the muscle power of extremities showed mild weakness and voiding difficulty, initial deep tendon reflex of both knees and ankles was normal. A nerve conduction study to evaluate the weakness revealed the absence of F waves. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis demonstrated pleocytosis with lymphocyte predominance and elevated protein levels. Magnetic resonance imaging showed abnormal T2 hyperintensity in pons, medulla and spinal cord. Serum anti-GD1b antibody was positive. Based on clinical findings, laboratory findings, nerve conduction study, and neuroimaging, the diagnosis of GBS and ADEM was made. This is the first case of GBS accompanied by ADEM in Korea.

Characteristics of Atopic Dermatitis Patients Based on Personal Health Records (PHR) according to Age and Sasang Constitution (연령과 사상체질에 따른 개인건강기록(PHR)에 기반한 아토피피부염 환자의 특성)

  • Oh, Jin-Ah;Sung, Hyun-Kyung;Go, Ho-Yeon;Shin, Mi-Ran
    • The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
    • /
    • v.35 no.1
    • /
    • pp.63-75
    • /
    • 2021
  • Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of atopic dermatitis patients based on the personal health records (PHR) according to age and Sasang Constitution, and to find basic data for daily life management using the personal health record. Methods We analyzed the characteristics of atopic dermatitis patients based on PHR (symptoms, emotional state, SCORAD Index, five viscera weakness questionnaire, etc.), and Sasang Constitution collected for 6 weeks in 34 patients (or guardians). Results Each item of the SCORAD Index score in children and adolescents showed that children and adolescents have significantly higher edema than adults. However, repeated measurement of the SCORAD Index showed a significant positive improvement over time regardless of age and constitution. In terms of the symptoms of atopic dermatitis, there was a significant correlation between age and swelling, quality of life and effusion, pruritus (itch) and sleep disturbance in relation to the general characteristics of the subject. In the five visceral weakness scores, adults had significantly higher spleen weakness, liver weakness, kidney weakness scores than in children and adolescents. All results showed a high tendency to have a high lung weakness score, which was more pronounced in children and adolescents. Conclusion This study is meaningful to confirm the correlation between SCORAD Index items related to the symptoms of atopic dermatitis, and to identify trends for specific items by ages and Sasang Constitution.