• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.649-656
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• 2002

Damp Heat is a combination of Damp and Heat if conditioned internally and externally, and constitutes vital Ki as well as pathogenic Ki. Damp Heat, as vital Ki, is one of the essential factors in forming the body and preserving life activity, and on the other hand, as pathogenic Ki, it causes undear mentality, gastric discomfort with acid regurgitation, San disease(疝病), cardiac beriberi, flaccidity symtoms, muscular atonia or contracture and dark or cloudy urine. In Hyungsang Medicine, the Dam type develops Damp Heat disease mostly due to Heat, and the treatment is to promote urination by clearing Heat; on the other hand, in the Bangwang type, Damp is the major cause and the treatment is to induce sweating and eliminate Damp.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.336-338
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• 1998

Facial hyperhidrosis has a symptom of excessive sweating on the face with or without underlying disease. It can be surgically treated by video-assisted thoracic surgery(VATS). We encountered three cases of facial hyperhidrosis which we treated by VATS, which was performed by resection of the lower third of stellate ganglion and T2-T3 sympathetic ganglia with chains. Postoperative symptom was improved in all cases. There were no postoperative complications such as Horner's syndrome or postsympathectomy neuralgia.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.115-118
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• 2006

Among the sympathetic blocks used to treat various symptoms and diseases, including sympathetic dysfunction in pain clinics, a stellate ganglion block (SGB) is one of the easiest to apply. However, it is difficult to evaluate the effects of SGB due to the subjective nature of patient-reported data. A 26-year-old female, who presented with symptoms of coldness and sweating on both hands, received SGB 25 times on each side over a 2-month period. The effects of SGB were followed up using a cold stress test with thermography. Although the symptoms appeared again after 6 months, the recovery rate of the palmar temperature after the cold stress test improved significantly and was maintained for 18 months.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.143-145
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• 1998

There are reports on cervical epidural anesthesia for surgery of neck, chest and upper limb. However, there are limited published data on the specific problems with this procedure, including dural puncture, epidural abscess, and vasovagal syncopes. We experienced two cases of vasovagal syncope during cervical epidural anesthesia in the sitting position. These syncopes consisted of sudden hypotention and bradycardia, associated with nausea, dizzness and sweating. The patients were resuscitated successfully and recovered without any adverse effects. Current literature is being reviewed and the possible mechanisms of cardiac arrest under cervical epidural anesthesia in the sitting position are being discussed.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.73-78
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• 1968

The changes of urinary excretion after alcohol drinking on 6 normal subjects sweated in a hot chamber were studied. The results are summarized as follows: 1. The urinary minute flow is increased rapidly to maximum about 60 minutes after intake of alcohol, and this is supposed to be originated from the antidiuretic suppressive action on osmoreceptor by ethyl alcohol. 2. Free water clearance and osmolarity of the urine showed the maximal and minimal values respectively at the sane time when the urinary flow is maximal. 3. The concentrations of Na, K and Cl were roughly proportionate to the urinary osmolarity and the minimal values after drinking were diluted to more than 10-fold than those before drinking, but the minute amounts of these ions is decreased only slightly during tile diuresis. 4. The concentrations of urea were decreased less than 10-fold but the minute amounts were rather increased slightly. 5. The diuresis could not excrete whole quantity of fluid intake in the period of 2 hours, and considerable amount of water was still retained in the body.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.272-274
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• 2005

Objective: Surgical treatment of focal axillary hyperhidrosis is often unsatisfactory because of compensatory hyperhidrosis. The purpose of this study is to evalute the effect of decreased sweating production using 20% aluminum chloride on axillary hyperhidrosis. Methods: From February to December, 2002, 10 patients (mean age 25.2 male 2, female 8) with clinical diagnosis of axillary hyperhidrosis were treated by 20% aluminum chloride solution. Until the desired degree of symptom relief was obtained, they were educated to apply every day and thereafter, the agent would be applied as often as is necessary. We analyzed patient's satisfaction and application time at onset of desired dryness, application interval to maintain the relief of symptom and side effects. Results: Aluminum chloride solution was effective in treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis showing excellent result in 60% of patients and good in 40%. Application time at onset of desired dryness ranged from 1 to 6 days(mean 3 days). Application interval to maintain the relief of symptom ranged from 5 to 45 days(mean 12 days). There were no significant complications but just mild irritation and miliaria in seven patients. Conclusion: 20% aluminum chloride solution is the simple, safe and less expensive method for initial treatment for axillary hyperhidrosis not accompanying osmidrosis.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.451-457
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• 1998

This study was performed on the bases of clinical consideration about patient who has malaria. The symptoms of malaria are periodic alternating of chills and fever on everyone, two or three days. The patients feel a chill at the first time of malaria, and have a fever, headache and sweating at the next time. The long cycle of malarial fever such as every 2 or 3 days means that it takes a turn for the worse. In this study, oriental medicine was taken based on the oriental medicine principle such as Dalwonum(達原飮), Sosihotang(小柴胡湯) and Bojungikgitang(補中益氣湯), and the patients take a turn for the better. In the process of treatment if there is no fever in the expected date of the malarial fever, it is sure to have fever in the next expected date. It is favorable that patients lose the chills first and the fever lately in the process of treatment, and we can explain that supporting healthy energy to eliminate evil(扶正祛邪). The long cycle of malarial fever such as every 4, 6 or 9 days means that it is just before the recovery.

• Speech Sciences
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.81-88
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• 2005

Electrodermal activity(EDA) is a bio-electric signal which occurs at the skin surface during the sweating. EDA reflects the activity of the sympathetic axis of the autonomic nervous system. EDA is associated with the eccrine sweat gland at the palmar and plamar surface. This study was aimed to characterize the relationship between EDA and auditory stimulus intensities. Acoustic stimulus used in this study were 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz of narrow band noise, which were representative of speech frequencies in audible range. Stimulus intensity between 90 and 30 dB in 10 dB within dynamic range. After deriving the minimum stimulus intensity(threshold of skin potential) which elicited skin potential, and then the latency and amplitude were derived from waveform of skin potential, each latency and amplitude were compared to stimulus intensity. The waveform of skin potential were recorded stably, and the threshold of skin potential appeared nearly the hearing threshold level of the participant. The latency was decreased and the amplitude was increased according to the increase of the stimulus intensity. These results suggest that auditory evoked skin potential can be applicable to auditory assessment and audiological diagnosis tool.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.457-463
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• 2018

This study examined the water absorption and drying properties of the thirteen types of the knitted fabrics for sports wear. These physical properties were analysed with relation to the constituent fiber cross-sectional shape and structure parameters of the knitted fabrics by regression analysis. Absorption and drying properties of the knitted fabric specimens were increased with increasing the porosity of the constituent yarns, which was attributed to the capillary channels in the yarns. The water absorption and drying properties were increased and decreased with increasing tightness factor and stitch density of the knitted fabric. The absorption property of the knitted fabric for perspiration absorption and fast dry sport-wear clothing was mostly influenced mostly by fiber cross-sectional shape and its characteristics, whereas, drying property was dependent on the structural parameters of the knitted fabric such as tightness factor and stitch density. Therefore, superior perspiration absorption and fast drying knitted fabric could be obtained in the fabric structure with optimum tightness factor and stitch density, and constituent yarn structure with non-circular fiber crosssection and high porosity. GATS method and MMT method are used to measure sweating fast drying properties and it is necessary to carry out studies using these measurement methods in order to compare with the results of this study.

• Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.321-329
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• 2004

These days as the average span of man's life increases, the patients of senile dementia also increase. In oriental medicine, the study of dementia developed during the Ming and Qing eras. So I investigated medical books on those eras, as a result, the following conclusion was drawn. 1. ZhangJingYue of the Ming era considered the cause of dementia to be emotional problems, he observed a delirium, abnormal actions, sweating loss and depression in the dementia patients and he prescribed 'BokManJeon', 'ChilBokYem' and 'DaeBoWonJeon'. 2. ChenShiZe of the Ming&Qing era considered the cause of dementia to be a dejection of liver energy, a weakness of stomach energy and phlegm, he described many symptoms and he prescribed 'SeSimTang' and 'ChukBoSunDan'. 3. WangQingRen of the Qing era considered amnesia caused by abnormal brain function, this fact is similar to Western Medicine.