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Diagnosis of headaches in dental clinic (치과임상에서의 두통의 진단)

  • Lee, Hye-Jin;Kim, Young-Gun;Kim, Seong-Taek
    • Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.102-108
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    • 2016
  • Headache disorders, one of most common disease in general population, have been developed according to many versions of international classifications. The primary headaches are those in which no consistently identified organic cause can be determined. It is divided into the following categories: (1) migraine, (2) tension-type headache, (3) cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, (4) other primary headaches. This review described a diagnosis of primary headache disorders based on International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD)-3 beta criteria.

A Study on the Safety Diagnosis for Electric Power Systems Using Thermal Imaging Analysis (열화상 분석을 이용한 전력시스템의 안전진단에 관한 연구)

  • Yu, Byeong-Yeol;Kim, Chan-O
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.26-31
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, the safety diagnosis using thermal image analysis is described for power equipments. The conventional three-phase comparison method has only provided the results of thermal comparison for the equipments. The proposed method defines the conditions of poor connection by visual checks, and supports the criteria with each thermal rise step. As a result, the thermal difference from $5^{\circ}C$ to $10^{\circ}C$ meant the warning state. In addition, the thermal difference more than $10^{\circ}C$ meant that the connection status was unbalanced. In this case, the countermeasure might be the internal load distribution. If the thermal difference more than $20^{\circ}C$ is observed, it means a hot spot at the poor connection. If the hot spot is observed all over the surface, its cause was the unbalanced load, which made the conductive parts discolored and raised the possibility of oxidization or $Cu_2O$ generation. This diagnostic technology employing thermal image analysis method can be directly applied in the field and ensures the safety of equipments.

Hypermethylation of TET1 Promoter Is a New Diagnosic Marker for Breast Cancer Metastasis

  • Sang, Yi;Cheng, Chun;Tang, Xiao-Feng;Zhang, Mei-Fang;Lv, Xiao-Bin
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.1197-1200
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    • 2015
  • Breast cancer metastasis is a major cause of cancer-related death in women. However, markers for diagnosis of breast cancer metastasis are rare. Here, we reported that TET1, a tumor suppressor gene, was downregulated and hypermethylated in highly metastatic breast cancer cell lines. Moreover, silencing of TET1 in breast cancer cells increased the migration and spreading of breast cancer cells. In breast cancer clinical samples, TET1 expression was reduced in LN metastases compared with primary tissues. Besides, the methylation level of the TET1 promoter was increased significantly in LN metastases. Taken together, these findings indicate that promoter hypermethylation may contribute to the downregulation of TET1 and could be used as a promising marker for diagnosis in patients with breast cancer metastasis.

Implementation of Oriental Medicine Baby Ocular Inspection Technique Using Face Image Analysis (얼굴 영상 분석을 이용한 한방 소아 망진 기법의 구현)

  • Cho Dong-Uk;Kim Bong-Hyun;Lee Se-Hwan
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.257-263
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    • 2005
  • If baby disease not treats at early, case that cause problem in health hereafter much exists. Specially, because baby expresses own inexpedience by crying, parents or practitioner's is not apt to grasp. Therefore, In this paper, I wish to develop system for analyze if disease is in some region to analyze face and baby cry that organism signal appears intensive for baby disease diagnosis. In this paper, I wish to propose methodology that analyze organism signal that appear in face of whole baby organism signal analysis system. For this, I necessary region binary input baby face picture and to draw necessary five sensory organ and Myungdang region in baby disease diagnosis. Finally, the usefulness of this paper is verified by several experiments.

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Relationship between Mandibular Asymmetry and Temporomandibular Disorders

  • Noh, Ji-Young;Lee, Jeong-Yun
    • Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.100-106
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: This study was performed to investigate the relationship between temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and the asymmetry of the mandibular height. Methods: We compared 100 randomly selected TMD patients diagnosed by the research diagnostic criteria for TMD (RDC/TMD) Axis I with 100 non-TMD control subjects matched with the TMD patients in age and gender. The mandibular heights were measured on an orthopantomogram and the asymmetry index (AI) was calculated as previously described. Results: The absolute AI value of 4.37% turned out to be the least cut-off value defining asymmetry, which showed a significant difference in asymmetry incidence (p<0.01) between the TMD and control groups. The risk of TMD increased in the asymmetry group by 4.57 (odds ratio). The incidence of asymmetry was not related to age and gender in both of the TMD and control groups. When dividing the TMD group according to the RDC/TMD Axis I diagnosis, neither the incidence of muscle disorder nor disk displacement was related to the incidence of asymmetry. However, a higher incidence of asymmetry was observed in the subjects classified into the arthrosis/arthritis groups (p<0.01). Conclusions: Although it does not imply a direct cause-and-effect relationship, asymmetry resulting in more than 4.37% difference between mandibular heights may increase the risk of TMD and correlates positively to the incidence of arthritic change in the temporomandibular joint of TMD patients.

Treatment of Chronic Wound in a Patient with Systemic Vasculitis (전신성 혈관염 환자의 족부 만성 창상의 치험례)

  • Lim, Jin Soo;Kim, Hyung Jun;Joo, Hong Sil;Choi, Yun Seok
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.116-119
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    • 2006
  • Management of chronic wound has been a great problem to many surgeons because the wound is usually associated with an underlying disease of the patient. Without accurate diagnosis and treatment of the disease, the wound can not be healed. Systemic vasculitis is a rare systemic disease which causes inflammation and obstruction of the vessels. This autoimmune disease involves multiple organs and may inflict skin wound spontaneously without traumas. It would improve or aggravate the wound in proportion to the activities of the disease. Our experience is a case of 28-year-old female who has had chronic ulcers on her right foot, especially on the great toe for 1 year. Although she had several operations of sympathectomy, debridement and artificial dermal graft, her wound was not improved. She has been diagnosed as systemic vasculitis during the evaluation for histopathology and cause of fever and pancytopenia. After medical treatments, she had the operation of adipofascial turnover flap coverage and skin graft, and the wound was improved without any complication or relapse. The diagnosis and treatment of the underlying disease should be ahead of the management of chronic wound.

A diagnosis of hypochondroplasia by next generation sequencing

  • Ahn, Seok Min;Kim, Young Han;Baek, Jun Woo;Bae, Eun Ju;Lee, Hong Jin
    • Journal of Genetic Medicine
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.46-50
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    • 2016
  • Achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia are the two most common forms of short-limb dwarfism. They are autosomal dominant diseases that are characterized by a rhizomelic shortening of the limbs, large head with frontal bossing, hypoplasia of the mid-face, genu varum and trident hands. Mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 (FGFR3) gene, which is located on chromosome 4p16.3, have been reported to cause achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia. More than 98% of achondroplasia cases are caused by the G380R mutation (c.1138G>A or c.1138G>C). In contrast, the N540K mutation (c.1620C>A) is detected in 60-65% of hypochondroplasia cases. Tests for common mutations are often unable to detect the mutation in patients with a clinical diagnosis of hypochondroplasia. In this study, we presented a case of familial hypochondroplasia with a rare mutation in FGFR3 identified by next generation sequencing.

A Rare Cause of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis in a Child: Isovaleric Acidemia with Novel Mutation

  • Sag, Elif;Cebi, Alper Han;Kaya, Gulay;Karaguzel, Gulay;Cakir, Murat
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.61-64
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    • 2017
  • Recurrent acute pancreatic attacks is a rare clinical condition (2-5% of all acute pancreatis) in children and is mainly idiopathic in most cases. Sometimes it may be associated with congenital anomalies, metabolic diseases or hereditary conditions. Isovaleric acidemia (IVA) is a rare autosomal recessive amino acid metabolism disorder associated with isovaleryl coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency presenting the clinical findings such metabolic acidosis with increased anion gap, hyperammonemia, ketonemia, hypoglycemia, "the odor of sweaty feet," abdominal pain, vomiting, feeding intolerance, shock and coma. Recurrent acute pancreatitis associated with IVA have been rarely reported. Herein; we report a child who admitted with recurrent acute pancreatic attacks and had the final diagnosis of IVA. Mutation analysis revealed a novel homozygous mutation of (p.E117K [c.349G>A]) in the IVA gene. Organic acidemias must kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of recurrent acute pancreatic attacks in children.

Elastofibroma Dorsi as a Cause of Snapping Scapula - A Case Report - (탄발음 견갑골의 한 요인으로서 탄성섬유종 - 1예 보고 -)

  • Hwang In-Hwan;Kim Jong-Woo;Oh Sung-Kyun;Park Hyung-Bin
    • Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.154-157
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    • 2005
  • Elastofibroma dorsi is a benign soft tissue mass, not well-known because of its low incidence, and usually located between the chest wall and the inferomedial aspect of the scapula. This lesion is not true neoplasm but rather reactive hyperplasia of elastic fibers. It is mostly nontender mass, but occasionally causes snapping symptom. This tumor should be considered as a differential diagnosis of snapping scapula. The clinical diagnosis is made by magnetic resonance imaging and confirmed by pathologic findings. We present a case report of a female with elastofibroma dorsi, who had that the chief complaint was snapping scapula and palpable mass. We emphasize that snapping lesions located deep beneath the inferior tip of the scapula on the chest wall should arouse suspicion of an elastofibroma dorsi.

Application of radiographic images in diagnosis and treatment of deep neck infections with necrotizing fasciitis: a case report

  • Kim, Young-Joo;Kim, Ju-Dong;Ryu, Hye-In;Cho, Yeon-Hee;Kong, Jun-Ha;Ohe, Joo-Young;Kwon, Yong-Dae;Choi, Byung-Joon;Kim, Gyu-Tae
    • Imaging Science in Dentistry
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.189-193
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    • 2011
  • The advent and wide use of antibiotics have decreased the incidence of deep neck infection. When a deep neck infection does occur, however, it can be the cause of significant morbidity and death, resulting in airway obstruction, mediastinitis, pericarditis, epidural abscesses, and major vessel erosion. In our clinic, a patient with diffuse chronic osteomyelitis of mandible and fascial space abscess and necrotic fasciitis due to odontogenic infection at the time of first visit came. We successfully treated the patient by early diagnosis using contrast-enhanced CT and follow up dressing through the appropriate use of radiographic images.