1.A Case of Acute Encephlopathy with Bilateral Thalamotegmental Involvement.
Jin Hee KIM ; Won Il PARK ; Hong Jin LEE ; Gyeong Ja LEE
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society 1998;5(2):367-371
We experienced an unusual case of acute encephalopathy in a 4 month-old boy He was admitted to our hospital because of lethargy and seizures after preceding symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection a few days before admission. On admission, he was in semicomatous mental state with decorticated rigidity. Laboratory tests showed normal blood sugar, ammonia, and transaminase levels. CSF was acellular and sterile. Brain MRI in both 71 and 72 weighted-image showed high signal density in both thalami and caudate nucleus head. After recovery, neurologic sequales of developmental delay, mental retardation, right hemiplegia and seizure remained. We report a case of acute encephalopathy that have clinical course similar to Reye syndrome but have specific brain image.
Ammonia
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Blood Glucose
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Brain
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Caudate Nucleus
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Head
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Hemiplegia
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Humans
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Infant
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Intellectual Disability
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Lethargy
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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Reye Syndrome
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Seizures
2.A Phase II Trial of Haptaplatin/5-FU and Leucovorin for Advanced Stomach Cancer.
Won Sup LEE ; Gyeong Won LEE ; Hwal Woong KIM ; Ok Jae LEE ; Young Joon LEE ; Gyung Hyuck KO ; Jong Seok LEE ; Joung Soon JANG ; Woo Song HA
Cancer Research and Treatment 2005;37(4):208-211
PURPOSE: Heptaplatin (SKI-2053 R) is a new platinum analogue, with a better toxicity profile than cisplatin, and has antitumor activity even in cisplatin resistant cell lines. 5-fluoruracil (5-FU) has shown synergy with platinum compounds. This phase II trial was designed to determine the efficacy and toxicities of heptaplatin/ 5-FU (5-fluorouracil) for treating stomach cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-two patients with advanced, measurable gastric adenocarcinomas were enrolled in this trial. The treatment consisted of heptaplatin, 400 mg/m2/day (1 hour IV infusion), on day 1 and 5-FU, 800 mg/m2/day (12 hours IV infusion), on days 1 to 5. The cycles were repeated every 3 weeks. RESULTS: Of the 26 evaluable patients, 9 had partial responses and 1a complete response (overall response rate, 38%; 95% confidence interval, 19~57%). The median response duration was 23 weeks (range: 4~60 weeks). The median time to progression was 26 weeks (range: 3~68 weeks). The grades III-IV toxicities were mostly hematological toxicities: leucopenia was observed in 11 patients (35%) and thrombocytopenia 4 (13%). No definite neuropathy was observed. Grade I-II nephropathy was also noted: grade I high BUN/creatinine levels occurred in 5 patients (16%), grade II proteinuria 2 (6%), grade I proteinuria 5 (16%). Neutropenic fever developed in 5 patients (16%) and 1 died of pneumonia in a neutropenic state. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the regimen of Heptaplatin/5-FU should be effective and have a favorable toxicity profile for the patients suffering with advanced stomach cancer.
Adenocarcinoma
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Cell Line
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Cisplatin
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Drug Therapy
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Fever
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Fluorouracil
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Humans
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Leucovorin*
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Platinum
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Platinum Compounds
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Pneumonia
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Proteinuria
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Stomach Neoplasms*
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Stomach*
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Thrombocytopenia
3.Cystic lymphangioma of the colon: case report.
Dae Yong HWANG ; Won Young HWANG ; Jin Cheon KIM ; Moon Gyu LEE ; Hae Ryun KIM ; Gyeong Yeob GONG ; Yong LEE
Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology 1992;8(3):311-317
No abstract available.
Colon*
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Lymphangioma, Cystic*
4.The Behavioral Changes and the Patterns of Dopamine NeuronalDegeneration after Intrastriatal 6-hydroxydopamine Injection in Rat.
Won Yong LEE ; Gyeong Moon KIM ; Jung Il LEE
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2000;18(6):741-747
BACKGROUND: The terminal destruction of the striatal dopaminergic axon can produce the retrograde degeneration of nigral dopaminergic neurons. An analyses of the postsynaptic dopamine D1 & D2 receptors and the DOPAC/DA level, revealed that this model mimics the early course of Parkinson's disease in humans. We evaluated the time course of the retrograde dopaminergic neuronal degeneration and the pattern of dopaminergic neuronal loss in the substantia nigra after various doses of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) injections in the striatum of rats. METHODS: Different doses of 6- OHDA (0.0, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10 ug/ul in 3.5 ul of saline) were unilaterally injected into the right striatum of rats using a stereotaxic frame. Structural and functional deficits were quantified and compared using apomorphine-induced rotations and tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive (TH-IR) cell numbers in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) at 3, 6, 9 weeks after lesioning. RESULTS: Striatal 6-OHDA lesions produced dose-dependent decreases in TH-IR cell numbers in SNpc at 3 weeks (-3.8%, 17.9%, 41.2%, 58.5%, 69.9% cell loss compared with the contralesional side respectively), where the ventrolateral portion of the SNpc were more affected. As time progressed, nigral cell loss was significantly increased in all dosage groups and the lesion extended to the medial side of the SNpc and the ventral tegmental area. Apomorphine-induced rotations did not correlate well with nigral TH-IR cell loss. CONCLUSIONS: Intrastriatal injections of 6-OHDA, results in time-dependent and dose-dependent progressive degeneration of nigral dopaminergic neurons. We conclude that this rat model can be useful for the evaluation of further neuroprotective and neurotrophic therapies.
Animals
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Apoptosis
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Axons
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Cell Count
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Cell Death
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Dopamine*
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Dopaminergic Neurons
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Humans
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Models, Animal
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Oxidopamine*
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Parkinson Disease
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Rats*
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Retrograde Degeneration
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Substantia Nigra
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Tyrosine
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Ventral Tegmental Area
5.Successful Treatment of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma during Pregnancy and Long-term Follow-up of a Child born to the Mother.
In Gyu HWANG ; Ki Shik SHIM ; Seok Hyun KIM ; Gyeong Won LEE ; Won Sup LEE ; Hee Shang YOUN ; Gyung Hyuck KO ; Jong Seok LEE
Korean Journal of Hematology 2002;37(4):302-306
The occurrence of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) during pregnancy is rare. The optimal management of NHL during pregnancy requires special considerations. Because of their rapid progression, women with aggressive NHL should receive standard chemotherapy despite the potential risk to the developing fetus. We experienced a case of 30-year-old pregnant woman diagnosed as a diffuse large B cell NHL at 28 weeks of gestation, who was taken 4 cycles of CHOP combination chemotherapy and delivered a male baby weighing 2660g at 39 weeks of gestation. Following delivery, she received additional 3 cycles of chemotherapy with 4500cGy of radiotherapy on the neck. While she has been in complete remission of NHL over 6 years, her baby have developed mild developmental retardation.
Adult
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Child*
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Drug Therapy
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Female
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Fetus
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Follow-Up Studies*
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Humans
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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin*
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Male
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Mothers*
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Neck
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Pregnancy*
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Pregnant Women
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Radiotherapy
6.A Case of Mixed Type of Nerve Sheath Myxoma.
So Hee JEONG ; Dong Won LEE ; Jun Young LEE ; Baik Kee CHO ; Gyeong Sin PARK ; A Won LEE ; Kyo Young LEE ; Chang Suck KANG
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1998;36(2):367-371
Nerve sheath myxoma or neurothekeoma, a rare cutaneous neoplasm probably originating from the nerve sheath, is classified into three groups as classical, cellular, and mixed types based on cellularity, mucin content and growth patterns. Only two cases of nerve sheath myxoma have been reported in the Korean literatures. We report a case of nerve sheath myxoma occurring on the scalp of a 29 year-old woman. It was identified as the mixed type by histopathological, immunohistochemical and electronmicroscopic findings.
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Mucins
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Neurothekeoma*
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Scalp
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Talus
7.A case of agenesis of the right lung.
Hyun Soon LEE ; Gyeong Cheol YOON ; Se Wook OH ; Ho Seek AHN ; Sung Won KIM ; Chung Hee CHI
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1992;35(2):240-244
No abstract available.
Lung*
8.Epithelial Cysts in the Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen that Clinically Mimic Pancreatic Cystic Tumor: A Report of Two Cases.
Jae Kyung WON ; You Jeong LEE ; Gyeong Hoon KANG
Korean Journal of Pathology 2005;39(6):437-441
Cystic lesions in the accessory spleen are extremely rare and they present a challenging clinical differential diagnosis. We report here on two cases of epithelial cyst of intrapancreatic accessory spleen that mimicked pancreatic cystic tumor. In both cases, the patients underwent distal pancreatectomy under the impression of a benign cystic tumor of the pancreas. Unilocular or multilocular cysts in the pancreas tail were observed, and these were later shown to be epithelial cysts in the accessory spleen located within the pancreatic tail. The cysts were lined by columnar, cuboidal or stratified squamous epithelium.
Diagnosis, Differential
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Epithelium
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Humans
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Pancreas
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Pancreatectomy
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Pancreatic Cyst*
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Spleen*
9.Vitamin D Deficiency Is Highly Concomitant but Not Strong Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients Aged 50 Year and Older with Hip Fracture.
Gyeong Hak LEE ; Jung Won LIM ; Yong Gum PARK ; Yong Chan HA
Journal of Bone Metabolism 2015;22(4):205-209
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and risk factors associated with mortality in patients > or =50-year-of-age with hip fractures. METHODS: A total of 489 patients > or =50-year-of-age who sustained a hip fracture from January 2010 to October 2014 were followed-up for a minimum of 1 year. Clinical and radiological outcomes were evaluated including prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. Crude mortality rates were calculated, and the effects of different risk factors on mortality were assessed. RESULTS: Vitamin D deficiency was present in 76.5% of cases (n=237). The prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency was 12.3%, and only 11.2% of patients had normal vitamin D levels. Accumulated mortality was 11% (54 patients) at 1 year. A univariate analysis showed that vitamin D deficiency (P=0.012), age (P<0.001), BMI (P<0.001), type of management (P<0.001), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score (P=0.009), pre-fracture ambulatory status (P<0.001), and osteoporosis (P<0.001) were associated with mortality. A multivariate analysis performed using a Cox proportional hazards model demonstrated that ASA score (P=0.001) and pre-fracture ambulatory status (P=0.011) were independently associated with mortality after hip fracture. CONCLUSIONS: We did not find a relationship between serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D levels and mortality after hip fracture, although we observed a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and a significant association with mortality in the univariate analysis.
Hip Fractures
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Hip*
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Humans
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Mortality*
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Multivariate Analysis
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Osteoporosis
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Prevalence
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Proportional Hazards Models
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Risk Factors*
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Vitamin D Deficiency*
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Vitamin D*
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Vitamins*
10.The Prediction of Industrial Accident Rate in Korea: A Time Series Analysis.
Eunsuk CHOI ; Gyeong Suk JEON ; Won Kee LEE ; Young Sun KIM
Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing 2016;25(1):65-74
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to predict industrial accident rate using time series analysis. METHODS: The rates of industrial accident and occupational injury death were analyzed using industrial accident statistics analysis system of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency from 2001 to 2014. Time series analysis was done using the most recent data, such as raw materials of Economically Active Population Survey, Economic Statistics System of the Bank of Korea, and e-National indicators. The best-fit model with time series analysis to predict occupational injury was developed by identifying predictors when the value of Akaike Information Criteria was the lowest point. Variables into the model were selected through a series of expertises' consultations and literature review, which consisted of socioeconomic structure, labor force structure, working conditions, and occupational accidents. RESULTS: Indexes at the meso- and macro-levels predicting well occurrence of occupational accidents and occupational injury death were labor force participation rate for ages 45-49 and budget for small scaled work-place support. The rates of industrial accident and occupational injury death are expected to decline. CONCLUSION: For reducing industrial accident continuously, we call for safe employment policy of economically active middle aged adults and support for improving safety work environment of small sized workplace.
Accidents, Occupational*
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Adult
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Budgets
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Employment
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Humans
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Korea*
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Middle Aged
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Occupational Health
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Occupational Injuries
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Referral and Consultation