• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.487-504
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• 1994

A cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate the effects of chronic low-dose solvent on neurobehavioral performance of 118 male car painters. A control group of 113 workers matched for age was selected from different sections of the factory. The mean age and the mean duration of employment were 33 years and 6.7 years in both groups. Mean years of education were 11.4 years in car painters and 11.8 years in controls. Each worker completed a medical and occupational questionnaire and four tests of Swedish performance evaluation system. These included simple reaction time, symbol digit, digit span and finger tapping speed. Althougth the mean duration of employment was 6.7 years, comparison of mean performance showed a significantly poorer performance on simple reaction time (p<0.05), symbol digit(p<0.01) and digit span(p<0.05) in car painters. In univariate analysis, age and educational level contributed to poorer performance on symbol digit and digit span. Smoking appeared to slow finger tapping speed in car painters. Performance of four tests of car painters exposed to high level of solvent was poorer than that of car painters exposed to low level. In multiple regression models, controlling for age, alcohol, smoking and shift work, solvent exposure was found to be associated with performance of simple reaction time, symbol digit and digit span and exposure to high level of solvent was related to poorer performance of symbol digit and digit span.

• 대한응급의학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.457-466
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• 2017

Purpose: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Severity of the initial insult is one of the most significant factors affecting outcome following TBI. In order to investigate the mechanisms of cellular injury and develop novel therapeutic strategies for TBI, we designed a standardized animal TBI model and evaluated histological and functional outcomes according to the degree of impact severity. Methods: Male adult C57Bl/6 mice underwent controlled cortical impact (CCI) at varying depths of deflection (1.0-2.0 mm). We performed hematoxylin and eosin staining at 7 days after recovery from TBI. Neurobehavioral characterization after TBI was analyzed by the Barnes maze test, passive avoidance test, open field test, rotarod test, tail suspension test, and light/dark test. Results: We observed a graded injury response according to the degree of deflection depths tested (diameter, 3 mm; velocity, 3 m/s; and duration, 500 ms) compared to sham controls. In the Barnes maze test, the severe TBI (2 mm depth) group showed reduced spatial memory as compared with the sham and mild TBI (1 mm depth) groups at 7 days after TBI. There was a significant difference in the results of the open field test and light/dark test among the three groups. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that the graded injury responses following TBI resulted in differential histopathological and behavioral outcomes in a mouse experimental CCI model. Thus, a model of CCI with histologic/behavioral outcome analysis may offer a reliable and convenient design for preclinical TBI research involving mice.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.314-328
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• 1997

복합유기용제를 취급하는 근로자들을 대상으로 유기용제의 폭로가 신경행동기능에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 대구지역의 중소규모 사업장에서 톨루엔, 크실렌, 메틸에틸케톤 및 신나에 만성적으로 폭로되는 유기용제 폭로군 48명과 폭로군과 같은 사업장에 근무하면서 유기용제에 폭로되지 않은 대조군 50명을 대상으로 1996년 8월에서 10월까지 연령, 교육수준, 음주, 흡연량 및 직업관련 변수들을 조사하고 Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery의 검사항목 중 Benton visual retention검사, 숫자부호 짝짓기, 숫자 외우기, 목적점찍기를 시행하였다. Benton visual retention검사는 폭로군이 7.9개, 대조군이 8.2개로 두군에서 유의한 차이가 없었으며, 숫자부호 짝짓기의 경우 폭로군이 55.6개, 대조군이 62.1개로서 폭로군이 유의하게 적었다(p<0.01). 숫자 외우기의 총 점수와 거꾸로 따라외우기의 점수가 폭로군에서 유의하게 적었으며(p<0.05, p<0.01) 목적점찍기의 바르게 찍은 점의 개수가 폭로군에서 유의하게 적었다(p<0.05). 연령의 변화에 따른 신경행동기능의 일관성있는 변화는 없었으나 Benton visual retention검사의 경우 젊은 연령군이 고연령군에 비해 대조군에서 유의하게 높은 성적을 보였다(p<0.05). 부호숫자짝짓기의 경우 폭로군과 대조군 모두에서 학력이 높을수록 검사성적이 유의하게 높은 경향을 보였다(p<0.05). 숫자부호짝짓기에서 섭취하는 알콜의 량이 많을수록 폭로군의 부호숫자짝짓기 검사성적이 감소하는 경향을 보였다(p<0.05). 목적점찍기의 경우 폭로군에서 흡연량이 증가할수록 성적이 감소하는 경향을 보였다(p<0.05). 신경행동학적 검사성적을 종속변수로 하고 유기용제의 폭로유모, 나이, 학력수준, 알콜 및 흡연량을 독립변수로 한 다중회귀분석에서 Benton visual retention검사는 연령이 증가할수록 그 성적이 감소하는 경향을 보였으며(p<0.05), 숫자부호짝짓기는 학력이 높을수록 성적이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.01). 숫자외우기에서는 유기용제의 폭로가 유의한 변수로 채택되었다(p<0.01). 목적점찍기의 총점수는 흡연량과 교육수준이(p<0.01), 바르게 찍은 개수는 흡연량과 유기용제의 폭로가 유의한 변수로 채택되었다(p<0.05). 유기용제의 폭로에 의해 지각반응(perception-response)과 단기기억능력(short-term memory)이 민감하게 영향을 받는 것으로 평가되었으며, 특히 허용 농도이하에서도 장기적으로 폭로되는 경우 폭로자의 신경행동기능에 변화를 초래할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. NCTB에 의한 신경행동기능의 평가는 신경독성물질의 폭로이외에도 연령과 교육수준에 영향을 받으며 특히 지속적 운동능력의 경우 흡연에도 다소 영향을 받을 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한예방의학회 1995년도 제47차 추계 학술대회 연제집
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• pp.299-300
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• 1995

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.140-147
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of the cognitive training program on cognitive function, stress and depression in geriatric hospitals. Methods: The subjects of the experimental group were 17 elderly patients who attended the cognitive training program in Geriatric Hospitals and the subjects of the control group were 15 elderly patients who attended in geriatric hospitals. The persons in training group must take cognitive training program for 4 weeks by 3 times a week. The Mini-mental State Examination Korea version (MMSE-K), Geriatric depression Scaleshort form-Korea version (GDS-K) and Korean Computerized Neurobehavioral Test (KCNT) were utilized to determine cognitive function, stress and depression. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA using SPSS/PC 12.0 program. Results: Cognitive function (t=-7.625, p=.000) in the elderly after receiving the cognitive training program was significantly more improved than before intervention. Also, Stress and depression (t=2.73, p=.004) was significantly more reduced than before the intervention. Conclusion: This cognitive training program was partially effective in improving cognitive function, neurobehavioral performance and reduce stress and depression. Therefore, it is recommended that this program be used in clinical practice as an effective nursing intervention in geriatric hospitals.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.56-67
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• 1996

Objectives : This study was designed to find clinical factors that could be differentiated by the lateralization of lesion and also find clinical factors to predict the lateralization of lesion. Methods : The subjects were 65 cooperative inpatients and outpatients with non-traumatic subcortical cerebrovascular disease without neurologic and psychiatric history from January 1995 to September 1995 ; 48 patients in Kyung Hee University, Oriental Medicine Hospital, 35 patients in Anam Hospital, Korea University were examined as subjects, but authors excluded 20 patients whose data were incomplete or who had uncertain lesions on brain CT or MRI. The 65 patients were divided into three groups-group with left hemispheric lesion, group with right hemispheric lesion, group with both hemispheric lesion-according to the finding of brain imaging study. Their cognitive functions were evaluated by the Benton Neuropsychological Assessment(BNA), their subjective neurobehavioral symptoms by Symptom Check List-90-R(SCL-90-R), their objective neurobehavioral symptoms by Neurobehavioral Rating Scale, and their daily living functions by Geriatric Evaluation by Relative's Rating Instrument(GERRl) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale(IADLs). Results : The results were as follows : 1) The results of cognitive function test indicated that the group with right hemispheric lesion showed low functions in Tactile Form Perception(left), the group with left hemispheric lesion showed low functions in Finger localization(right), the group with right hemispheric lesion showed low functions in Finger Localization(left). 2) Though, there were little significant differences in subjective neurobehavioral symptoms, the group with right hemispheric lesion showed higher scores in all symptoms except hostility. 3) Though, there were little significant differences in objective neurobehavioral symptoms, the group with both hemispheric lesion showed higher scores in cognition, guilty/disinhibition, the group with left hemispheric lesion showed higher scores in lability of mood, the group with right hemispheric lesion showed highest scores in psychotism, neurotism, agitation-hostility and decreased motivation/emotional withdrawal. 4) There were little significant differences among three groups in Daily Living Functions, but the group with right hemispheric lesion showed the lowest functions in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. 5) As a result of discriminant analysis on each factor's contribution to the prediction of lesion, Finger Localization(left), Phoneme Discrimination and Tactile Form Perception(right) showed that they had the potentiality to predict lesion. Conclusion : The results suggest that there are little significant differences among the groups of three non-traumatic subcortical cerebrovascular disease in cognitive functions, but the group with right hemispheric lesion showed more serious and various changes in subjective and objective neurobehavioral symptoms, and showed low functions in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. This results suggest the possibility that the decline of the daily living function in the group with right hemispheric lesion were due to various symptoms, not due to cognitive dysfunction. The confirmation of the possibility should be worked out through the follow-up study of some groups containing cortical lesion. Apart from these findings, Finger Localization, Tactile Form Perception(right) and Phoneme Discrimination suggest that they can be used as clinically valuable cognitive parameters that predict the lateralization of lesion in non-traumatic cerebrovascular disease.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.339-349
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• 2013

뇌손상 환자들을 대상으로 한국판 간이정신상태검사(MMSE-K)와 한국형 컴퓨터 신경행동검사(KCNT)를 실시하여 관련성을 평가하고, 확정적 정상군과 치매 의심군을 구분하는데 있어서 KCNT의 유용성을 평가하기 위하여 수행되었다. 뇌손상 환자 50명 중 확정적 정상군과 치매 의심군의 KCNT 결과는 정규성 검정을 만족하여 두 군간 비교는 t 검정을, MMSE-K와 KCNT 결과간에는 이변량 상관분석을 실시하였다. 두 군의 특성은 유의한 차이가 없었으며, KCNT 결과는 두 군간 모든 항목에서 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<.05). 두 검사간 Pearson 상관계수는 단순반응시간(r=-.580), 선택반응시간(r=-.341), 글자색 맞추기(r=-.661), 숫자구분(r=-.703), 두 자리 숫자더하기(r=-.582), 세 자리 숫자더하기(r=-.610), 부호숫자 짝짓기(r=-.642), 숫자외우기(r=.807)로 유의한 상관관계가 있었다(p<.05). 이 중 단순반응시간, 두 자리 숫자더하기는 확정적 정상군과 치매 의심군에서 서로 다른 부호의 상관계수를 나타내 두 군을 구분하는 검사로 사용할 수 있을 것으로 생각되며, 제안된 KCNT 항목들을 검사 목적에 따라 선택하여 사용하면 두 군의 인지기능을 관찰하기 위한 검사로 유용하게 사용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.10-21
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• 2001

Objective : This study was performed to investigate the protective effect of Stephania tetrandra(ST) against ischemic brain damage after a middle cerebral artery(MCA) occlusion. The effect was evaluated using histological tests, neurobehavioral tests, and biochemical tests. Methods : Rats(Sprague-Dawley) were divided into four groups : sham operated group, MCA occluded group, post MCA occlusion Stephania tetrandra administrated (7.6mg/l00g) group, and normal group. The MCA was occluded by intraluminal method. Stephania tetrandra was administrated orally twice at 1 and 4 hours after MCA occlusion. The neurobehavioral test was performed at 3, 6, 9 and 24 hours after MCA occlusion by posture reflex test and swimming behavioral test. All groups were sacrificed then. The brain tissues were stained with 2% triphenyl tetrazolium chloride(TTC) or 1 % cresyl violet solution, to examine infarct size, volume and cell number. Tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$ level was measured from sera using Enzyme-Linked Immunoabsorbent Assay(ELISA). The mRNA expression level of inflammatory cytokines and related receptor type I and II, $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-6, and IL-10 6hours after MCA occlusion were also studied by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(RTPCR). Results : The results showed that : Stephania tetrandra (1) reduced infarct size and total infarct volume by 52.2% compared to the control group; (2) attenuated significantly in neuronal death, which was shown by a decrease in cell number(P<0.01) and size(P<0.01) in the boundary area of the infarction; (3) significantly reduced serum $TNF-{\alpha}$ level, and increased the mRNA level of IL-10 in the cortex region(P<0.01). However, there was no significant effect on motor deficit in swimming behavioral test. Conclusions : In conclusion, Stephania tetrandra has protective effects against ischemic brain damage at the early stage of ischemia.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.349-356
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• 2019

Behavioral analysis in mice provided important contributions in helping understand and treat numerous neurobehavioral and neuropsychiatric disorders. The behavioral performance of animals and humans is widely different among individuals but the neurobehavioral mechanism of the innate difference is seldom investigated. Many neurologic conditions share comorbid symptoms that may have common pathophysiology and therapeutic strategy. The forced swim test (FST) has been commonly used to evaluate the "antidepressant" properties of drugs yet the individual difference analysis of this test was left scantly investigated along with the possible connection among other behavioral domains. This study conducted an FST-screening in outbred CD-1 male mice and segregated them into three groups: high performers (HP) or the active swimmers, middle performers (MP), and low performers (LP) or floaters. After which, a series of behavioral experiments were performed to measure their behavioral responses in the open field, elevated plus maze, Y maze, three-chamber social assay, novel object recognition, delay discounting task, and cliff avoidance reaction. The behavioral tests battery revealed that the three groups displayed seemingly correlated differences in locomotor activity and novel object recognition but not in other behaviors. This study suggests that the HP group in FST has higher locomotor activity and novelty-seeking tendencies compared to the other groups. These results may have important implications in creating behavior database in animal models that could be used for predicting interconnections of various behavioral domains, which eventually helps to understand the neurobiological mechanism controlling the behaviors in individual subjects.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2005

Objective : A study of the histopathologic and neurobehavioral correlates of cortical impact injury produced by increasing impact velocity using the controlled cortical impact[CCI] injury model is studied. Methods : Twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats [$200{\sim}250g$] were given CCI injury using a pneumatically driven piston. Effect of impact velocity on a 3mm deformation was assessed at 2.5m/sec [n=6], 3.0m/sec [n=6], 3.5m/sec [n=6], and no injury [n=6]. After postoperative 24hours the rats were evaluated using several neurobehavioral tests including the rotarod test, beam-balance performance, and postural reflex test. Contusion volume and histopathologic findings were evaluated for each of the impact velocities. Results : On the rota rod test, all the injured rats exhibited a significant difference compared to the sham-operated rats and increased velocity correlated with increased deficit [p<0.001]. Contusion volume increased with increasing impact velocity. For the 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5m/sec groups, injured volumes were $18.8{\pm}2.3mm^3$, $26.8{\pm}3.1mm^3$, and $32.5{\pm}3.5mm^3$, respectively. In addition, neuronal loss in the hippocampal sub-region increased with increasing impact velocity. In the TUNEL staining, all the injured groups exhibited definitely positive cells at pericontusional area. However, there were no significant differences in the number of positive cells among the injured groups. Conclusion : Cortical impact velocity is a critical parameter in producing cortical contusion. Severity of cortical injury is proportional to increasing impact velocity of cortical injury.