1.Journal of Stroke (JoS) Receives High Impact Factor.
Journal of Stroke 2016;18(3):243-243
No abstract available.
Stroke*
3.Stroke Becomes the 3rd Important Cause of Death in Korea; Is It a Time to Toast?.
Journal of Stroke 2014;16(2):55-56
No abstract available.
Cause of Death*
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Korea
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Stroke*
4.Moyamoya Disease, Still a Mysterious Disorder.
Journal of Stroke 2016;18(1):1-1
No abstract available.
Moyamoya Disease*
5.Moyamoya Disease, Still a Mysterious Disorder.
Journal of Stroke 2016;18(1):1-1
No abstract available.
Moyamoya Disease*
6.Small Vessel Disease: Not a Small Problem.
Journal of Stroke 2015;17(1):1-1
No abstract available.
7.Endovascular Therapy: A Standard Treatment?.
Journal of Stroke 2015;17(2):93-93
No abstract available.
8.Comparison of Sensitivity and Specificity of the Polymerase Chain Reaction for the M. tuberculois in CSF of Patients,Diagnosed as Tuberculous Meningitis and of Controls.
Kwang K KIM ; Jong S KIM ; Yeun M WHANG ; Myoung C LEE ; In S SONG ; Ik S KIM
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1993;11(3):392-403
The diagnostic value of the DNA polymerase chain reaction for the detection of M. tuberculosis in tuberculous meningitis uas established by using cerebrospinal fluids obtained from 7 bacteriologically confirmed patients (Group IA), 17 clinically diagnosed patients (Group IB), 21 patients with other bacterial or viral meningitis (Group IIA) and two norrnal persons (Group IIB) The PCR was perforrned with P1 and P2 primer set which directed against the 123bp segment of IS5110. A repetitive sequence of M. tuberculosis chromosome. The sensitivity and specificity of the PCR for the detection of M. tuberculosis was evaluated by using DNAs purified from cultured M tuberculosis and M intracellulare . The detection limit by the PCR amplication with Pl and P2 primer was lfg of DNA for M. tuberculosis and lpg for M. intracellulare indicating that the PCR was very sensitive for M. tubererculosis DNA detection; although weakly cross-reactive with DNA of M. tuberculosis. Of the 7 cerebrospinnal fluids from bacterologically proven tuberculous meningitis patients (Group IA), 7 samples were all positive by PCR (10Q%). 15 sarnples of 17 the AFB smear-negative and culture-negative samples from tuberculous meningitis patients (Group IB) were positive by PCR (88.2%) and 2 of 2l sanples from other meningitis patients (Group IIA) showed positive reaction (9.5%). There were no sarnples whick showed positive reaction by PCR among 2 sarnples from normal persons (Group IIB). This results indicated that the PCR using P1 and P2 primer set was useful for the early diagosis of tuberculous meningitis.
Cerebrospinal Fluid
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DNA
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Humans
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Limit of Detection
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Meningitis
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Meningitis, Viral
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Penicillin G Benzathine
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Polymerase Chain Reaction*
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Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
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Sensitivity and Specificity*
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Meningeal*
9.Use of the Pill Questionnaire to detect cognitive deficits and assess their impact on daily life in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Ji Seon Kim ; Jong-Min Kim ; Hee Jin Kim ; Ji Young Yun ; Beom S Jeon
Neurology Asia 2013;18(4):369-375
The Pill Questionnaire (PillQ) has been proposed as a simple way to evaluate cognitive deficits and their
impact on the daily lives of those with Parkinson’s disease (PD) by asking patients or caregivers about
whether patients can independently manage their pills. We used the PillQ to investigate the association
of ability to manage medication with cognition and activities of daily living (ADLs) in patients with
PD. Patients were divided into two groups based on PillQ scores. The no-impact group was able to take
their antiparkinsonian medication independently, and the impact group exhibited problems describing
their treatment or taking their drugs independently. A total of 208 participants (93 men) were included.
111 patients (53.4%) were included in the no-impact group, and 97 (46.6%) were included in the
impact group. The impact group showed significantly lower cognitive functioning, difficulties with
the performance of ADLs, and severe motor dysfunction. PillQ scores were significantly correlated
with Mini-Mental State Examination and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, and Clinical Dementia
Rating scores. Management of medication by PD patients is associated with cognitive function, and
the PillQ is an easy and useful test for detecting cognitive impairment and its impact on daily life.
10.Ischemic Stroke Subtype Classification: An Asian Viewpoint.
Journal of Stroke 2014;16(1):8-17
Proper classification of the causative mechanism of stroke is important for optimizing stroke treatment and assessing prognosis. The primary etiology of stroke differs according to race and ethnicity: emboli originating from the heart or extracranial large arteries are common in Western populations, whereas small-vessel occlusion or intracranial atherosclerosis is more prevalent in Asians. Intracranial atherosclerosis frequently leads to stroke by branch-artery occlusion, and the degree of stenosis in these cases is often <50%. Mild intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis may cause distal embolization, if the atherosclerotic plaque is sufficiently vulnerable. Moreover, high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging studies have identified small plaques causing infarction, even in patients with normal-appearing vascular findings. Such cases, which are prevalent in Asia, could not be classified as large-artery atherosclerosis by previous classification systems. Additionally, single subcortical infarctions, which are usually attributed to lipohyalinotic small-vessel disease, can have other causes, including microatheroma of perforators and atherothrombotic lesions at the parental artery. Single subcortical infarctions associated with parental artery disease or those bordering on the main vessel more often have atherosclerotic characteristics than do those associated with lipohyalinosis of the penetrating artery. In countries where intracranial atherosclerosis is common, such atherosclerotic single subcortical infarctions are predicted to be prevalent. These cases, however, could not be appropriately classified in previous systems. Further effort should be devoted to formulate ischemic stroke classification systems that adequately incorporate results of recent studies and reflect the underling pathologic mechanisms, especially in patients with single subcortical infarction and intracranial atherosclerosis.
Arteries
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Asia
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Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
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Atherosclerosis
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Cerebral Infarction
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Classification*
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Continental Population Groups
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Heart
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Humans
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Infarction
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Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Parents
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Plaque, Atherosclerotic
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Prognosis
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Stroke*