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Uncommon Causes of Hoarseness (타질환과 동반된 애성)

  • 윤희병;김미자;정대현;박승훈;박옥경;목정민;전승하;강주원
    • Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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    • 1982.05a
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    • pp.8.2-8
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    • 1982
  • Hoarseness is the change of voice quality which represents the abnormal function of phonation and is the main symtom of the laryngeal diseases. The etiology of hoarseness are known more than 50 causes, among them, viral upper respiratory infection is the main cause of hoarseness and the laryngeal nodule and polyp, laryngeal paralysis, laryngeal cancer, laryngeal papilloma and the laryngeal tuberculosis are the other causes of hoarseness in that order. Recently, the authors experienced 4 cases of uncommon etiology of hoarseness, so we present the cases with the brief review of literatures. Case 1. 29 years old male Admitted in Dept. of neurosurgery due to Traffic Accident. He had a trauma on the anterior neck. Hoarseness was developed on 1 month after the accident. Laryngoscopic finding; Paramedian paralysis of left vocal cord. Displacement of left arytenoid cartilage. Case 2. 53 years old male Admitted in Dept. of General Surgery due to Clonorchis Sinensis, under the general endotracheal anesthesia, Choledochostomy was performed. Laryngoscopic finding; Median paralysis of left vocal cord. Case 3. 56 years old male Admitted in Dept. of Internal Medicine due to Aortic Aneurysm. Hoarseness was developed on 3 months prior to admission. Laryngoscopic finding; Intermediated position paralysis of left vocal cord. Displacement of left arytenoid cartilage. Case 4. 74 years old male Admitted in Dept. of Internal Medicine due to Bronchogenic carcinoma. Hoarseness was developed on 3 years prior to admission. Laryngoscopic finding; Paramedian paralysis of right vocal cord.

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The Clinical Research of the Effectiveness of "Danmuji Anchu Traction technique" on Acute Peripheral Facial Paralysis (초기 말초성 안면신경마비에 대한 단무지 안추 신전법 병행 치료 효능의 임상적 고찰)

  • Park, Jae-Heung;Lee, Chang-Hwan;Lee, Yoo-Hwan;Kwon, Gi-Sun;Yoon, Hyun-Min;Jeun, Dae-Seong;Han, Min-Seok
    • The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.43-52
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    • 2011
  • Objectives : The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of combining "Danmuji Anchu Traction technique" on acute peripheral facial paralysis. Methods : Clinical studies were done 36 patients who were treated acute peripheral facial paralysis to Dept. of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, of Oriental Medicine Hospital Dongeui University from July 10, 2009 to September 15, 2010. subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups. : Complex oriental medical treatment without "Danmuji Anchu Traction technique" treated group (Group A, n=18), Complex oriental medical treatment with "Danmuji Anchu Traction technique" treated group (Group B, n=18). All process of treatment were performed by double blinding method. To compare the effectiveness of treatment applied for two groups, we used Yanagihara's unweighed grading system at before treatment, after 1week and 2weeks of treatment. Results: The Yanagihara's Scores of Group B and Improvement Indexes of Group B were higher than those of Group A, and showed significant difference statistically. "Danmuji Anchu Traction technique" can be available for relieving symptoms related with Acute Peripheral Facial Paralysis. And there were significant differences statistically between Complex oriental medical treatment without "Danmuji Anchu Traction technique" and Complex oriental medical treatment with "Danmuji Anchu Traction technique" on Acute Peripheral Facial Paralysis. Conclusions: These results suggested that "Danmuji Anchu Traction technique" effected for Acute Peripheral Facial Paralysis.

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A Study on the Activities of Daily Living Adaptation of Spinal Cord Injured Patients (척수손상자의 일상생활적응에 관한 연구)

  • Son, Kyung-Hyun;Kim, Chan-Kyu;Bang, Yoo-Soon
    • Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.47-57
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the problem on activities of daily living ; the problem which spinal cord injured patients have when they adapt in daily living ; Subjects were 113 members who used the hospital which is located in Kwangju-city from November 20, 2001 to May 20, 2002. The evaluation of the ADL was performed according to MBI and collected data were statistically analysed by SPSS PC for paired Chi-square test T-test, One way ANOVA and Duncan's post-hoc test. The result's were as follows; 1. Modified Barthel Index average mark was $63.77{\pm}33.60$ points and MBI score distribution according to characteristics of injury is as following. 1) A patient who had long duration of injury, small injury region, incomplete paralysis in paralysis degree, paraplegia in paralysis type got high MBI score as statistical and significantly(p<0.05). 2. Society adaptation state by characteristics of spinal cord injured is an following. 1) After lapse of time of disease, a patient who is injured for a long term present surrounding environmental problem, a patient who is injured for a short term shows psychological problem. In society activity, as lapse of time of disease is long, patient did many hobby activity and same private club, on the other hand as lapse of time of diseases is short, the others appeared high and significantly as statistical(p<0.01). 2) In society activity by injury region, cervical injury and thoracic injury did more hobby activity than lumbar injury and in lumbar injury same private club or religion life appeared higher than thoracic injury of cervical injury significantly as statistical(p<0.01). 3) In walk method by paralysis degree Complete paralysis had more wheelchair life than incomplete paralysis(p<0.01). 4) In serious problem by paralysis type psychological problem in quadriplegia and surrounding environmental problem in paraplegia appeared high and significantly as statistical(p<0.01). 3. In society adaptation state by MBI score difference between variables appeared but it wasn't significantly.

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The influence of complex traditional Korean medical treatment on the Peripheral Facial Paralysis induced stress (한방복합치료(韓方複合治療)가 STRESS로 유발된 말초성안면신경마비(末梢性顔面神經麻痺)에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Kyung-tae;Song, Ho-sueb
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.53-64
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    • 2004
  • Objective: This study was to evaluate the influence of stress on Peripheral Facial Paralysis during the complex traditional korean medical treatment. Methods: We investigated 41 cases of patients with Peripheral Facial Paralysis who were given the complex traditional korean medical treatment. one group had stress as main factor, the other group didn't it. we evaluated the treatment effect of each group by using Gross Grading System of House-Brackmann, Yanagihara's Unweighed Grading System. Results : 1. In age, sex, lesion, duration of disease, frequency of treatment, duration of treatment, we found that two groups have no significant differences. 2. Pain back of the ear showed the highest frequency in symptoms at onset. 3. Boyangwhanotang showed the highest frequency in oriental herb medicine treatment. 4. As a result of evaluation by using Gross Grading System of House-Brackmann, Yanagihara's Unweighed Grading System, treatment score after 2weeks was marked more higher than score before treatment and treatment score after final treatment was more higher than treatment score after 2weeks on each groups. 5. After final treatment, Non-stress group had signficant result on Gross Grading System of House-Brackmann, Yanagihara's Unweighed Grading System compared with stress group. Conclusion : These results suggested that patient with Non-stress group should be get better than stress group.

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The clinical research of the efficacy of bee venom aqua-acupuncture on peripheral facial paralysis (봉독(蜂毒) 약침(藥鍼)이 구안와사에 미치는 영향에 대한 임상적 고찰)

  • Kim, Min-soo;Kim, Hyun-joong;Park, Young-jae;Kim, Ee-hwa;Lee, Eun-yong
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.251-262
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    • 2004
  • Objective: Ths research was to investigate the efficacy of bee venom theraphy on peripheral facial paralysis. Methods: Thirty patients were deyided into two groups with fifteen patients each. Group A and B were both treated with basic oriental medicine treatment, and also group A was treated with bee venom aqua-acupunture additionaly. The groups were evaluated by Yanagihara's unweighted grading system before treatment, and at every one week till four weeks after treatment. Results: The Yanagihara's scores of group B were higher than those of group A before treatment, after one week and two weeks, but not statistically significant. After three and four weeks, the Yanagihara's scores of group A were higher than those of group B, but not statistically significant. The improvement indexes of group A were higher than those of group B from the first week and statistically significant after three and four weeks. Conclusion: Combinding bee venom aqua-acupunture theraphy on peripheral facial paralysis was more efficacious than the only use of basic oriental medicine treatment.

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Development of Speaker Recognition System in FES for General Paralysis Patients (전신마비환자용 기능적 전기자극기 화자인식 시스템의 개발)

  • 진달복;이영석;이현희;정호춘;임승관;여운진
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.819-825
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study is to develop the speaker recognition system which can select one of operating modes in FES for general paralysis patients. As spiral injury by traffic accident, industrial disaster, or stroke has been increased, the development of FES(Functional Electrical Stimulator) system is urgent to prevent paralysis and atrophy, and to assist the patients walking. For these patients we developed FES system(1). To operate this system one of several operating modes must be selected. As this can not be done by general paralysis patients, an attempt has been tried in this study to select the mode by speaker recognition system. RSC-300 of sensory co. has been chosen as a speaker recognition chip, and PIC16F84 is adapted to interface RSC-300 and FES system.

Familial hyperkalemic periodic paralysis caused by a de novo mutation in the sodium channel gene SCN4A

  • Han, Ji-Yeon;Kim, June-Bum
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.54 no.11
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    • pp.470-472
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    • 2011
  • Familial hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP) is an autosomal-dominant channelopathy characterized by transient and recurrent episodes of paralysis with concomitant hyperkalemia. Mutations in the skeletal muscle voltage-gated sodium channel gene $SCN4A$ have been reported to be responsible for this disease. Here, we report the case of a 16-year-old girl with HYPP whose mutational analysis revealed a heterozygous c.2111C>T substitution in the $SCN4A$ gene leading to a Thr704Met mutation in the protein sequence. The parents were clinically unaffected and did not have a mutation in the $SCN4A$ gene. A $de$ $novo$ $SCN4A$ mutation for familial HYPP has not previously been reported. The patient did not respond to acetazolamide, but showed a marked improvement in paralytic symptoms upon treatment with hydrochlorothiazide. The findings in this case indicate that a $de$ $novo$ mutation needs to be considered when an isolated family member is found to have a HYPP phenotype.

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis: two different genes responsible for similar clinical manifestations

  • Kim, Hun-Min;Hwang, Hee;Cheong, Hae-Il;Park, Hye-Won
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.54 no.11
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    • pp.473-476
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    • 2011
  • Primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HOKPP) is an autosomal dominant disorder manifesting as recurrent periodic flaccid paralysis and concomitant hypokalemia. HOKPP is divided into type 1 and type 2 based on the causative gene. Although 2 different ion channels have been identified as the molecular genetic cause of HOKPP, the clinical manifestations between the 2 groups are similar. We report the cases of 2 patients with HOKPP who both presented with typical clinical manifestations, but with mutations in 2 different genes ($CACNA1S$ p.Arg528His and $SCN4A$ p.Arg672His). Despite the similar clinical manifestations, there were differences in the response to acetazolamide treatment between certain genotypes of $SCN4A$ mutations and $CACNA1S$ mutations. We identified p.Arg672His in the $SCN4A$ gene of patient 2 immediately after the first attack through a molecular genetic testing strategy. Molecular genetic diagnosis is important for genetic counseling and selecting preventive treatment.

The One Case Report of Strabismus of Traffic Accident Induced Abducence Nerve Paralysis Treated with Electro-acupuncture (전침치료를 통한 교통사고로 유발된 외전신경마비로 인한 사시 환자의 치험 1례)

  • Han, Jeong-Seok;Won, Jeong-Yoon;Kim, Moon-Joon;Choi, Jeong-Eun
    • Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.111-117
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    • 2015
  • Objectives The purpose of this case is to report the effect of Korean Medicine, especially Electro-acupuncture on strabismus of traffic accident induced abducens nerve paralysis. Methods Patient received Korean Medicine treatment such as acupuncture, electro-acupuncture & Herb-medicine. Patienst was treated with the electro-acupuncture at Right eye paralytic lateral rectus muscle lesions. The case was enforced 10 minutes using the PG-306 electro-acupuncture and applyed the low consequence wave of 1-8Hz. The improvement of the strabismus was observed. Results During ten weeks of treatment, patient's strabismus and diplopia were improved. Conclusions In this case, Electro-acupuncture on strabismus and diplopia of traffic accident induced abducens nerve paralysis was effective. The effectivity is depended on the time stimulation is performed.