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Fatty Liver*

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Intracranial Aneurysm*

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Biomarkers*

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Aged* ; Gait* ; Humans ; Muscle Strength*

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Androgens* ; Bone Density* ; Female ; Humans

Tuberculosis of the spine had been treated with posterior fusion of the spine mostly in 1950s and anterior fusion in 1960s in Korea. Posterior fusion is more simple procedure but cannot decompress in cord involvement nor confirm the diagnosis. Anterior fusion alone induce ofen progressive kyphosis in children who has more than two joint spaces involvement or who has already moderate kyphosis, and is hard to get solid anterior fusion in moderate or severe kyphosis in adult tuberculosis, Combined anterior and posterior fusion had been carried out in one or two stage since early 1970s and satisfactory results were obtained in 27 cases with follow up period of 6 moriths to 6 years. It is found that there are many advantages of one stage spine fusion and the patient tolerated the procedure well. It is concluded that the treatment of choice in most of the spine tuberculosis in children who has moderate kyphosis or more than two level involvement, and moderate kyphosis in adult are anterior and posterior fusion in one stage.
Adult ; Child ; Diagnosis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Joints ; Korea ; Kyphosis ; Spine ; Tuberculosis

A study was conducted to provide comprehensive information in epidemiological state of crippled schoolchildren in Chungnam area from November 23, 1979 to 19, 1980. In this study, two step survey was conducted upon whole primary, middle and high school, and subsequent selected 537 case in total 3,063 crippled children. The results obtained are as follows; 1. The prevalence rate of orthopedic defect children was 3.7 per 1,000 and dominant male as 6 : 4. 2. It was relatively high the school grade and prevalence rate more increased. Prevalence rate was highest in high school as 4.7 per 1,000, middle in middle school as 4.4 per 1,000 and lowest in primary school as 3.1 per 1,000. 3. The most predominant group was 15-19 age as 52.9 percent. 4. The most common job of their parent was agriculture as 52.9 percent and next job sales and service. Economic state of Cripple's parent have revealed no particular difference. 5. In a family, the most common incidence rate was first children in both sex and decreased by ordered sibling. 6. Poliomyelitis was the most common cause as 71.5 percent and next cerebral palsy 11.9 percent. 7. The most common affected sited was lower extremity (Right: 42.3%, Left: 35.5%) and next upper extremity. Right was more dominant as 55:45. 8. Intelligence was decreased in cerebral palsy predominantly than other cause of defect, including poliomyelitis. 9. For the treatment of their condition at onset of illness, crippled children was utilized private clinic and herb medicine, but was changed tendency of treatment as acupuncture and moxibustion after diagnosis of cause defect.
Acupuncture ; Agriculture ; Cerebral Palsy ; Child ; Chungcheongnam-do* ; Commerce ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Incidence ; Intelligence ; Lower Extremity ; Male ; Moxibustion ; Orthopedics ; Parents ; Poliomyelitis ; Prevalence ; Siblings ; Upper Extremity

The hypertrophied prostate is the most common cause of infravesical obstrcutions, in the male patients with 50 years old or above. Though the cause of benign prostatic. hypertrophy has not clearly identified yet, recently it has been clarified that androgen, especially dihydrotestosterone, may play a great role in the benign prostatic hypertrophy. The author carried out to investigate the effect of Chlormadinone acetate-potent oral synthetic anti-androgen agent on prostatic volume and obstructive urinary symptoms induced by hypertrophied pro. static gland. The following results were obtained; 1. 23 patients were studied :19 patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy and 4 patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy and 4 patients with prostatic cancer. The mean age of patients was 72 years old. 2. The mean prostatic volume was markedly decreased from 58.7+/-2.94cc before treatment to 23.6+/-1.06cc 16 weeks after treatment. 3. Obstructive urinary symptoms, residual urine and nocturnal frequency were improved after treatment. 4. Judging from the fracts mentioned above, it may be believed that Chlormadinone acetate increase the effect of transurethral resection and prevent the rehypertrophied prostate after transurethral resection of prostate.
Aged ; Chlormadinone Acetate* ; Dihydrotestosterone ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prostate ; Prostatic Hyperplasia ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; Transurethral Resection of Prostate

The vesicoureteral reflux is closely related to urinary tract infection in children and persistent vesicoureteral reflux with recurrent urinary tract infection is the common indication for antireflux plasty But it has been known that the vesicoureteral reflux was rare in Korea. From March 1979 to June 1984, author observed 13 patients with vesicoureteral reflux in the absence of any lower urinary tract obstruction, neuropathic disorder, inflammatory lesion at the base of the bladder, which were confirmed with IVP, VCUG and cystoscopy. The results were as follows 1. Age distribution was from 1 yr to 10 yr 2. Sex ratio of male to female was 1.1:1 3. Chief complaints at admission were fever 7 cases (53.9 %), flank pain 3 cases (23%), abdominal mass 2 cases (15.3%), incontinence 1 cases (7.6%). 4. Urinary culture at abmission revealed E. Coli in 9 patients (69%) and both E. Coli and Staphylococci in a patient. 5. 9 of 13 patients showed normal findings in IVP before treatment 6. 13 of 19 ureters showed one more than grade III in VCUG; before treatment. 7. In cystoscopy, shapes of 19 ureteral orifices with vesicoureteral reflux were golf-hole type 9 cases (47.4 %), horse-shoe type 2 cases (10.5 %), stadium type 1 case (5.2%), cone type 6 cases (31.6%) and in one case, it couldn`t be detected due to severe trabeculation. 8. Gregoir-Lich extravesical antireflux plasty were obtained in 13 of 19 ureters with vesicoureteral reflux without failure during four to seven follow-up months.
Age Distribution ; Child ; Cystoscopy ; Female ; Fever ; Flank Pain ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Sex Ratio ; Ureter ; Urinary Bladder ; Urinary Tract ; Urinary Tract Infections ; Vesico-Ureteral Reflux*

This research was to examine the mother's responsiveness to infant cue in order to improve interaction between mother and infant. The subjects were 144 mothers who gave birth to at general hospital for a public health center in Kangnung. The gestational age of infants was more than 38weeks and birth weight was more than 2500g. A questionnaire was developed by applying the content about infant cue in Barnard's NCAST program. This questionnaire was revised through the examination of expert is in this field. The questions were classified into 3 categories : 10 questions about engagement cue, 11 questions about disengagement cue, and 9 questions about general cue and reflex behavior. Each item measured the mother's responsiveness to infant cue using 5 scales : 2 positive responsiveness. 1 negative responsiveness, and 1 meaningless, 1 for in case which mother can't recognize the meaning of reaction. The result presented that mothers showed positive reaction to engagement cue. However, most mothers still didn't recognize that their infants can lead a mother-infant interaction and show active response in interaction. Mothers tended to treat them as just passive objects. In disengagement cue, mothers tended not to give proper responsiveness to their infants when the infants desired feeding or not and they did not desire mother-infant interaction. In general cue and reflex behavior, the mother's reaction was positive and they took it granted as a infant's behavior. When each item was analyzed by the general characteristics of the subject, there was significant differences according to the mother's age, birth weight, average house income, birth order, feeding type, nature of infant, and infant's age.
Birth Order ; Birth Weight ; Cues* ; Financing, Organized ; Gestational Age ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Infant* ; Mother-Child Relations ; Mothers ; Parturition ; Public Health ; Reflex ; Weights and Measures ; Child Health ; Surveys and Questionnaires