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Arthritis, Rheumatoid* ; Humans ; Hyperplasia* ; NF-kappa B*

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Herpesvirus 3, Human* ; Korea* ; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length*

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Endometriosis* ; Female

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Gastrointestinal Neoplasms* ; Thymidine Kinase* ; Thymidine*

To evaluate the predictive value of serum fibronectin and roll-over test for pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), we studies 79 patients between the twenty-eighth and thirty-second week of gestation from October 1995 to May 1996. The results were as follows . 1) There was no significant difference of mean diastolic pressure difference in roll-over test and serum fibronectin levels between 13 PIH patients and 66 controls. Between two groups of patients, mean diastolic blood pressure differences were 14.3+/-3.9mmHg, 12.0+/-4.4mmHg and mean serum fibronectin levels were 231.2+/-90.8 pg/ml, 196.5+/-61.2 pg/ml respectively(p> 0.1). 2) For prediction of PIH, the sensitivity, the positive predictive value and the negative predictive value of roll-over test were 8%, 14% and 83%.
Blood Pressure ; Female ; Fibronectins* ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced* ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy*

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Child* ; Humans ; Scrub Typhus*

63 cases of meningitis in children were reviewed to study correlation between brain CT findings and clinical course. We divided 63 cases into 3 groups according to clinical course, that is , Group I :Healed without significant sequelae. Group II: Discharged with sequelae such as neurologic deficit or complicated clinical course. Group III : Expired or considered to be expired after hopeless discharge. The CT finding were retrospectively analyzed and compared with each clinical group. We drawed several conclusions as follows; 1. The wrost prognostic CT finding is dirty basal cisternal enhancement. (Group I only 5%, Group II 50%, Group III 45%).2. Focal brain parenchymal lesion, especially multiple, such as granuloma and infarct shows unfavorable clinical outcome, that is, high rate of Group III and evident neurologic deficit, in contrast to only 7% of Group I. 3. In 7 cases of which CT finding is only hydrocephalus, the prognosis is rather favorable, that is, 57% were Group I, 43% were improved after V-P shunt (Group II) and no Group III. But hydrocephalus with dirty disternal enhancement results in grave prognosis, that is, Group I only 8%, Grouop II 54%, Group III 38%, With regard to overall hydrocephalus, predilectron for good or bad prognosis can't be mentioned. 4. No prognostic difference were noted between presence and absence of periventricular low desnity in hydrocephalus. 5. CSF pressure of hydrocephalus ismostly high (over 20cm H20). but normal pressure hydrocephalus were noted in 24%. CSF pressure of normal ventriclesize is mostly under 18cm H2O) but high pressure were noted in 18% of the nomral sized venticle (most of them shows intracranial space occupying lesion such as granuloma, acute infarct, subdural effusion, etc). 6. Most of diffuse braine swelling, diffuse brain atrophy and subdural effusion result in Group I, that is, favorable clinical outcome. 7. Normal CT findings ar found in 29%, of which 61% belong to Group I and 31% to Group II.
Atrophy ; Brain ; Child ; Granuloma ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure ; Meningitis ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Subdural Effusion

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Allografts* ; Posterior Cruciate Ligament*

Objectives: This study examined the factors influencing the psychological problems experienced by suicide survivors to propose support measures for them. Methods: One thousand one hundred and twenty suicide survivors who participated in psychological autopsy interviews from 2015 to 2022 were examined to explore the variables affecting psychological problems (sleep problems, depression, alcohol use problems, prolonged grief, and suicidal thoughts). Results: The analysis showed that, when controlling for demographic information, the relationship with the deceased and experiencing negative changes after the loss significantly influenced the psychological problems of suicide survivors. Conclusion This study is significant in examining various psychological issues of suicide survivors. Based on the analysis results, this paper proposes interventions tailored to the demographic characteristics of suicide survivors, enhanced support for those who lost children or spouses, and interventions addressing the negative changes after bereavement.

Objectives: This study examined the characteristics of data obtained through psychological autopsy interviews by comparing them with suicide victim data from a comprehensive investigation. Methods: For analysis, the psychological autopsy interview data held by the Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention were compared with suicide victim data from a comprehensive investigation based on the latest three years (2018–2020) by year of death. Results: The analysis showed that the information collected through psychological autopsy interviews pertained to individuals employed at the time of death and had spouses or cohabitants.Compared to the comprehensive investigation, the psychological autopsy interviews estimated a higher proportion of relationship and mental health issues as the primary causes of suicide and detected language, behavior, and emotional warning signs at a higher rate. Conclusion Despite limitations, such as estimation issues of interviewees and investigators, differences in detailed items between the two data sources, and the high proportion of unknowns in the comprehensive investigation data, this study is significant in understanding the characteristics of nationally conducted psychological autopsy data. Future continuous analysis is anticipated to contribute to the development of effective suicide prevention strategies.