1.Visual and Optical Functions after Diffractive Multifocal Intraocular Lens.
Jun Young GWAK ; Jin Seok CHOI ; Kyu Hong PAK ; Nam Ho BAEK
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2012;53(3):396-402
PURPOSE: To evaluate near, intermediate, and distant vision, optical quality, and patient satisfaction with Acri.LISA aspheric diffractive multifocal IOL. METHODS: Forty eyes of 20 patients received phacoemulsification and implantation of Acri.LISA IOL. Visual acuity was measured postoperatively at 1 week, 1 month, and 6 months. Contrast sensitivity, wavefront aberration, and visual function via questionnaire were measured at postoperative 1 month. RESULTS: Uncorrected near, intermediate, and distanct visual acuity at 1 month were 0.09 +/- 0.14, 0.29 +/- 0.17 and 0.11 +/- 0.12, respectively. At 6 months, similar visual acuity results were measured. Total and higher-order wavefront aberration values were 0.66 +/- 0.29 and 0.24 +/- 0.08, respectively. Photopic contrast sensitivity at 1.5, 3, 6, 12, and 18 cycles/degree were 1.38 +/- 0.32, 1.73 +/- 0.24, 1.75 +/- 0.21, 1.33 +/- 0.18, and 0.77 +/- 23, respectively, and mesopic contrast sensitivity values were 1.37 +/- 0.27, 1.72 +/- 0.16, 1.63 +/- 0.14, 1.01 +/- 0.19, and 0.50 +/- 0.22. Total subjective visual function score was 3,127 +/- 354, near work was 244 +/- 36, distance work was 256 +/- 21, and night driving was 221 +/- 42. CONCLUSIONS: The Acri.LISA 366D multifocal IOL can be effective for improving patient satisfaction after cataract surgery as well as for presbyopia correction.
Cataract
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Contrast Sensitivity
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Eye
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Humans
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Lenses, Intraocular
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Patient Satisfaction
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Phacoemulsification
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Presbyopia
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Vision, Ocular
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Visual Acuity
2.A Case Report of Factitious Fever.
Baek Nam KIM ; Jae Myeung KANG ; In Gyu BAE ; Yang Soo KIM ; Jun Hee WOO ; Ji So RYU
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases 2000;32(5):393-396
Factitious fever has been a rare cause of fever of unknown origin. We herein report a case of a young soldier, who presented with persistent fever of unusual pattern and bullae on both palms. After numerous investigations had excluded organic diseases, factitious fever was diagnosed with measurement of the freshly voided urine temperatures and body temperatures while directly observed. Biopsy of skin lesions revealed friction blister. Early recognition of this cause of fever is needed to avoid the unnecessary investigation and prolonged hospitalization.
Biopsy
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Blister
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Body Temperature
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Factitious Disorders
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Fever of Unknown Origin
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Fever*
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Friction
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Military Personnel
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Skin
3.The Changes in the Area of the Anterior Capsulotomy Size.
Jun Woo SHIN ; Sung Kun CHUNG ; Nam Ho BAEK
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2001;42(7):972-976
PURPOSE: To investigate whether there was any difference in anterior capsular opening area between the use of silicone intraocular lens(IOL) and acrylic IOL after continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis(CCC). METHODS: In 42 eyes, acrylic IOL(Acrysof(R), Alcon, U.S.A.) were inserted into the capsular bag during phacoemulsification, and in 36 eyes silicone IOL(Chiroflex II(R) , Chiron, U.S.A.) were inserted. The reduction rate of anterior capsular opening area at first, second, third and sixth postoperative month were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: On the whole, the reduction in anterior capsular opening area was larger by 0.574 mm 2 when silicone IOL was used, but the different was not statistically significant(P= .061). The result was the same at 1 month(P= .149), 2 months(P= .144), 3 months(P= .223), 6 months(P= .163) after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that there was little difference in the changes of anterior capsular opening area after CCC between the use of silicone IOL and acylic IOL, and other factors should be considered.
Phacoemulsification
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Silicones
4.Effects of Basic Hospital Infection Control Methods on the Isolation Rate of Methicillin: Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Eunju HEO ; Eu Suk KIM ; Baek Nam KIM ; Dong Hee WHANG ; Jae Won JEONG ; Bye Ran LEE ; Ho Kee YUM ; Bo Moon SHIN ; Byung Hun JUN
Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control 2004;9(1):17-25
BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly prevalent in hospitals in Korea. The overall rate of MRSA in hospitals in Korea was estimated over 60%. Recently hospital infections caused by MRSA are getting increased and problematic in Korea, Our hospital Seoul Paik Hospital, has been trying to solve this problem. We had not applied exact methods for hospital infection control. Therefore, we adapted strict methods under the control of hospital infection control committee (HICC) and assessed the effectiveness of these methods. METHODS: Every month, the number of MRSA isolates was collected and analyzed; the results of the analysis were reported to every ward. All wards were supplied with Microshild(R) (Johnson & Johnson, Australia), Clean N' Fresh(R) (Carroll, USA), and standard paper towels. Health care workers were regularly educated for hospital infection control. The use of antibiotics was controlled by the HICC. We compared MRSA isolation rate between before and after applying the strict infection control methods under the regulation of HICC. Mann-Whitney U test, one-way ANOVA, and Chi-square test were used for statistical analysis of the results. RESULTS: After restricting the uses of antibiotics, glycopeptides and carbapenems were prescribed 15% less (20.3 vs 17.3 DDD /1000 patient-days) and 35% less (9.3 vs 6.0 DDD /1000 patient-days) respectively, compared to before restricting antibiotics. Methicillin resistance rate was decreased from 78% to 69% compared to before the methods(p=0.02). The isolation rate of MRSA was reduced by 31-42% from 2.33 to 1.35-1.60/1000 patient-days compared to before adapting strict infection control methods (p=0.04-0.07). CONCLUSION: This study showed that applying the strict infection control methods in the hospital can be effective to reduce the isolation rate of MRSA.
Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Carbapenems
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Cross Infection*
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Delivery of Health Care
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Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
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Glycopeptides
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Infection Control
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Korea
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Methicillin Resistance
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Methicillin*
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Seoul
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Staphylococcus aureus*
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Staphylococcus*
5.Age of menarche and near adult height after long-term gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment in girls with central precocious puberty.
Joon Woo BAEK ; Hyo Kyoung NAM ; Dahee JIN ; Yeon Joung OH ; Young Jun RHIE ; Kee Hyoung LEE
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism 2014;19(1):27-31
PURPOSE: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) is known for improving final adult height in patients with central precocious puberty (CPP). This study aimed to investigate the age of menarche and near adult height in girls with CPP who had been treated with GnRHa. METHODS: In this retrospective study, we reviewed the medical records of 71 Korean girls with CPP who had started menarche or reached over 13 years of bone age after long-term GnRHa treatment. We estimated near adult height using the Bayley-Pinneau method and identified the age of menarche in girls with CPP. RESULTS: Mean chronological and bone age at menarche were 11.9+/-0.7 and 12.8+/-0.4 years, respectively. The period between menarche and the end of treatment was 14.0+/-5.6 months. Posttreatment near adult height was 163.8+/-4.7 cm, which was significantly greater than pretreatment predicted adult height (158.7+/-4.1 cm). CONCLUSION: GnRHa treatment in girls with CPP could improve final adult height and made the age of menarche close to that of the general population.
Adult*
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Female
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Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone*
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Humans
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Medical Records
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Menarche*
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Puberty, Precocious*
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Retrospective Studies
6.Comparison of Duplex Scan Parameters with ABI in Femorodistal Graft.
Dong Baek KANG ; Jeong Nam KWON ; Dong Eun PARK ; Kwon Mook CHAE ; Eun A KIM ; Byung Jun SO
Journal of the Korean Society for Vascular Surgery 2002;18(2):223-229
PURPOSE: Early traditional methods of surveillance to detect failing graft relied on recurrence of symptoms, change of pedal pulses, or a decrease in the Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI). More recently, graft surveillance with Duplex scan which has become an appropriate first-line alternative has been shown to be effective in identifying the patency of threatened femorodistal graft. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship and significance among ABI change, run-off resistance score, and Duplex scan parameters in femorodistal graft bypass. METHOD: Among 52 patients who received femorodistal bypass, thirty-one femorodistal grafts (19: above knee, 12: below knee) which had followed up for more than 2 years were followed up by ABI at regular interval and Duplex scan at 2 year. Those were grouped according to the grade of ABI decrease as follows; Group I: <0.1 ABI decrease, Group II: 0.1
Ankle Brachial Index
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Humans
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Knee
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Phenobarbital
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Recurrence
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Transplants*
7.Antimicrobial Susceptibilites of Glycopeptides, Arbekacin and Quinupristin/Dalfopristin against Staphylococcal aureus isolates.
Seung Hee HA ; Seok Hoon JEONG ; Tae Sik JEONG ; Dae Young SEO ; Chulhun CHANG ; Hee Jun NAM ; Young Woon BAEK ; Jong Heaon JI
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases 2001;33(4):261-265
No abstract available.
Glycopeptides*
8.A case of non small cell lung cancer presenting with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).
Seung Seog KI ; Nam Don KIM ; Hyeong Jun KIM ; Young Jin PARK ; Yeon Hee PARK ; Baek Yeol RYOO ; Heung Tae KIM ; Sun Hoo PARK
Korean Journal of Medicine 2002;63(5):600-601
No abstract available.
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma*
9.Chronic administration of ketamine ameliorates the anxiety- and aggressive-like behavior in adolescent mice induced by neonatal maternal separation.
Sang Yep SHIN ; Nam Jun BAEK ; Seung Ho HAN ; Sun Seek MIN
The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2019;23(1):81-87
Ketamine has long been used as an anesthetic agent. However, ketamine use is associated with numerous side effects, including flashbacks, amnesia, delirium, and aggressive or violent behavior. Ketamine has also been abused as a cocktail with ecstasy, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Several studies have investigated therapeutic applications of ketamine, demonstrating its antidepressant and anxiolytic effects in both humans and rodents. We recently reported that neonatal maternal separation causes enhanced anxiety- and aggressive-like behaviors in adolescent. In the present study, we evaluated how acute and chronic ketamine administration affected the behavioral consequences of neonatal maternal separation in adolescent mice. Litters were separated from dams for 4 hours per day for 19 days beginning after weaning. Upon reaching adolescence (post-natal day 35–49), mice were acutely (single injection) or chronically (7 daily injections) treated with a sub-anesthetic dose (15 mg/kg) of ketamine. At least 1 h after administration of ketamine, mice were subjected to open-field, elevated-plus maze, and resident-intruder tests. We found that acute ketamine treatment reduced locomotor activity. In contrast, chronic ketamine treatment decreased anxiety, as evidenced by increased time spent on open arms in the elevated-plus maze, and remarkably reduced the number and duration of attacks. In conclusion, the present study suggests that ketamine has potential for the treatment of anxiety and aggressive or violent behaviors.
Adolescent*
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Aggression
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Amnesia
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Animals
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Anti-Anxiety Agents
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Anxiety
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Arm
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Cocaine
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Delirium
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Humans
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Ketamine*
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Methamphetamine
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Mice*
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Motor Activity
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Rodentia
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Weaning
10.Recurrent Guillain-Barré Syndrome with Anti-GT1a and Anti-GQ1b Ganglioside Antibodies
Jihyeon HWANG ; Ye Ji KWON ; Jong Kuk KIM ; Nam Jun KIM ; Seol Hee BAEK
Journal of Clinical Neurology 2019;15(3):404-406
No abstract available.
Antibodies
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome