• 제목/요약/키워드: Down/s syndrome

검색결과 110건 처리시간 0.031초

Experiential treatment of ankylosing spondylitis using Ortho-Cellular Nutrition Therapy (OCNT)

  • Baek, Kyungsin
    • 셀메드
    • /
    • 제12권3호
    • /
    • pp.14.1-14.2
    • /
    • 2022
  • Currently, a 70-year-old woman started suffering from S.I joint pain from 1973 and had severe pain in the S.I joint, wrist, and elbow from 1975 to 1977, and was diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis at a general hospital. From 1978 to 1987, she suffered from chronic fatigue and insomnia, and since January 1, 1988, she was unable to get up while lying down, suffering from whole body joint, muscle pain, and fibromyalgia. In May 1989, she was also diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis through genetic testing at the Catholic St. Mary's Hospital Rheumatology Department in Korea, and was treated with sulfasalazine, analgesic, and immunosuppressant, methotrexate, for 12 years until 1999, but none of the drugs eliminated the pain. She was hospitalized and discharged repeatedly, and continued to receive salt water poultice and exercise therapy at home, but was unable to move at all. In 2000, after biologic treatment with Remicade injection (Remsima®), she was able to walk and move, and after that, she was continuously prescribed biologics. From 2015 to 2019, Enbrel® (Etanercept) injection was prescribed once a week, but the symptoms such as severe pain (joint and muscle, fibromyalgia), scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome (dryness of eyes, nose and mouth), difficulty swallowing, chronic fatigue, and stiff body appeared. Around January 2018, hepatic indicators were high and lymphocytes became enlarged. However, most serious injuries were highly improved after the OCNT combination therapy using active phytonutrients, anthocyanin-fucoidan nanocomplex. Therefore, for patients with such experiences, OCNT treatment is proposed as an alternative.

임상현장에서 하지불안증후군 환자의 수면다원검사결과의 특징과 약물처방현황 (Polysomnographic Characteristics and Prescription Status of Restless Legs Syndrome Patients in Naturalistic Setting)

  • 강승걸;남지혜;김하나;신홍범
    • 수면정신생리
    • /
    • 제20권1호
    • /
    • pp.35-40
    • /
    • 2013
  • 목 적: 임상실제에서 하지불안증후군(restless legs syndrome, RLS) 환자들의 수면다원검사 결과의 특징과 약물치료의 현황을 자연적인 후향성 연구로 조사하는 것이다. 방 법: 임상적으로 RLS의 진단기준을 만족하며 수면다원검사를 시행 받고 치료받은 18세 이상 환자들의 의무기록을 검토하여 분석하였다. 대상자들에 대해 초진시 International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group(IRLSSG)의 4가지 진단기준과 국제하지불안척도(International Restless Legs Scale, IRLS)를 평가하고 야간수면다원검사와 제안부동검사(suggested immobilization test, SIT)를 시행하였고, 도파민효현제로 한 달간 약물치료 후 IRLS를 재평가하였다. 결 과: 분석에 포함된 총 대상자수는 211명으로 남자가 94명(44.5%), 여자가 117명(55.5%)이었고 평균연령은 46.9세였다. 폐쇄성수면무호흡증이 136명(64.5%), PLMD가 53명(25.1%)에서 동반되어 다른 수면장애를 동반한 환자의 수는 185명(87.7%)이었다. 수면다원검사결과 수면효율은 78.0%, 수면중각성시간(wake after sleep onset)는 86.8분, N3는 3.4%였다. 평균 무호흡저호흡지수(apnea hypopnea index)는 시간당 12.4회, PLMS는 시간당 14.8회, SIT 중 PLMW는 시간당 41.2회였다. 수면중 총 각성지수는 시간당 21.6회였다. 전체 환자 중 ropinirole을 복용한 환자는 149명(70.6%), pramipexole을 복용한 환자수는 47명(22.3%)이었고 ropinirole은 평균 0.9 mg(용량범위 0.125~5 mg), pramipexole은 평균 0.5 mg(용량범위 0.125~4 mg)을 사용하였다. Ropinirole의 용량은 연령과 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였고(r=0.25, p=0.002), IRLS와도 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였다(r=0.23, p=0.038). IRLS는 초진시 24.9점에서 1달 뒤 13.4점으로 감소하였다. 결 론: 본 연구의 분석결과 임상적으로 RLS 진단이 가능한 환자 중에 다른 수면장애를 동반하는 경우가 대다수였다. PLMD에 해당되는 사람은 25.1%로 기존 보고보다 적었고 평균 PLMS도 시간당 14.8회로 높지 않았다. 사용하는 도파민효현제의 용량은 한국에서 허가용량으로 승인받은 용량보다 더 높은 경우가 많았다. 향후 이 주제에 대한 전향적이고 통제된 대규모의 연구가 필요하다.

정신지체아 두발 중 중금속 함량 III - 수은과의 관련성 - (Hair Heavy Metal Contents in Mentally Retarded Children III - In Association with Mercury -)

  • 한기환;장봉기;박순우;김두희
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
    • /
    • 제22권3호
    • /
    • pp.368-379
    • /
    • 1989
  • 정신지체와 인체내 수은 함량과의 관련성을 보기 위해 정신지체아 297명(가정이 있는 아동이 다니는 특수학교 1개교의 132명과 고아로 구성된 특수학교의 165명)을 대상으로, 학업성적이 중위권 이상인 일반 국민학교 학생 117명을 대조군으로 하여 두발 중 수은 함량을 원자흡광광도계를 사용하여 측정, 비교해 보았다. 발 중 수은 함량의 연령에 따른 차이는 없었다. 정신지체아에서 대조군에 비해 두발 중 수은량이 유의하게 높았다(남자 지체아 : 3.02ppm, 남자대조군 : 2.20ppm, 여자 지체아 : 2.76ppm, 여자 대조군 : 2.02ppm). 가정이 없는 정신지체아의 경우 수은 함량이 날자가 3.27ppm, 여자가 3.04ppm으로써 대조군의 남자 2.20ppm, 여자가 2.02ppm에 비해 각각 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 있었으며, 가정이 있는 정신지체아군은 남자가 2.76ppm, 여자가 2.31ppm으로써 남자는 대조군과 유의한 차이가 있었으나 여자는 대조군에 비해 수치는 다소 높았으나 통계학적 유의성은 없었다. 그리고 가정이 없는 정신지체아가 가정이 있는 경우에 비해 유의한 차이가 있었다. 그러나 정신지체 정도와 두발 중 수은 함량과는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 동반 질환은 Down씨 증후군, 전간, 뇌성마비, 자폐증 등이 있었으며, 남자의 경우에서는 Down씨 증후군과 뇌성마비를 동반한 경우, 여자에서는 Down씨 증후군과 자폐증을 동반한 경우에 대조군에 비해 통계학적으로 유의하게 높았다. 그리고 동반된 질환이 없는 경우가 대부분이나 이들고 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 동반된 장애유형은 언어장애가 40.4%로 가장 많았고 지체부자유, 정서장애의 순이며 중복장애자는 두발중 6ppm이 초과되는 6명중 66.7%, 3-6ppm군에서는 10.4%, 3ppm이하군에서는 15.7% 이었다. 본 연구의 결과로 볼 때 정신지체아군에서 수은에 노출될 기회가 더욱 많았을 것이며 이것이 정신지체의 한 인자로 작용했을 가능성을 배제할 수는 없을 것으로 추측된다. 이에 따라 이들의 생활공간에 대한 환경조사, 식생활 및 식습관 조사 등을 통해 정신지체와 수은과의 인과관계를 밝혀 나가야 할 것으로 생각된다.

  • PDF

비정상적 정자형성 환자의 정소에서 Heat Shock Protein A2 (hspA2) mRNA 발현의 감소 (Repression of HspA2 mRNA Expression in Human Testes with Abnormal Spermatogenesis)

  • 손원영;황서하;한징택;이재호;김석중;김영찬
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
    • /
    • 제26권1호
    • /
    • pp.103-109
    • /
    • 1999
  • Objective: Heat shock protein 70-2 (Hsp70-2) gene knockout mice are found to have premeiotic arrest at the primary spermatocyte stage with a complete absence of spermatids and spermatozoa. This observation led to the hypothesis that hspA2 may be disrupted in human testes with abnormal spermatogenesis. To test this hypothesis, we studied the mRNA expression of hspA2 in infertile men with azoospermia. Design: The mRNA expression were analyzed by competitive RT-PCR among testes with normal spermatogenesis, pachytene spermatocyte arrest, and sertoli-cell only syndrome. Materials and methods: Testicular biopsy was performed in men with azoospermia (n=15). Specimens were subdivided into three groups: (group 1) normal spermatogenesis (n=5), (group 2) spermatocyte arrest (n=5), (group 3) Sertoli-cell only syndrome (n=5). Total RNA was extracted by Trizol reagent. Total extracted RNA was reverse transcribed into cDNA and amplified by PCR using specific primers for hspA2 target cDNAs. A competitive cDNA fragment was constructed by deleting a defined fragment from the target cDNA sequence, and then coamplified with the target cDNA for competitive PCR. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) gene was used as an internal control. Results: On Competitive RT-PCR analyses for hspA2 mRNA, significant amount of hspA2 expression was observed in group 1, whereas a constitutively low level of hspA2 was expressed in groups 2 and 3. Conclusion(s): The study demonstrates that the hspA2 gene expression is down-regulated in human testes with abnormal spermatogenesis, which in turn suggests that hspA2 gene may play a specific role during meiosis in human testes.

  • PDF

Synthetic Peptide-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Human $\alpha$-Fetoprotein

  • Yoon, Mi-Chung;Lee, Hyun-Hee
    • 대한의생명과학회지
    • /
    • 제7권3호
    • /
    • pp.103-110
    • /
    • 2001
  • $\alpha$-Fetoprotein(AFP) is a good marker for the detection of several diseases such as hepatocellular carcinoma, gonadal germ cell tumor, gastric tumor, and Down's syndrome. In this study, we developed ELISA, using synthetic peptides corresponding to the epitopes of AFP. Five kinds of peptides were synthesized from AFP to produce antibodies in rats that recognize AFP in human plasma as well as amniotic fluid and do not cross-react with serum albumin. All five kinds of antibodies showed good reactivities with their peptide-keyhole limpet hemocyanin conjugates. Anti-synthetic peptide 1 (R-N-E-Y-G-I-A-S-I-L, 4-13) antibody, in particular, reacted well with AEP as well as synthetic peptide 1-KLH but not with human serum albumin. The binding affinity(Kd) was 2.7$\times$10$^{-9}$M for peptide 1 and 6.8$\times$10$^{-8}$M for AEP. The range for measurement of AFP was 10~1,000 ng/ml. The within-assay and between-assay coefficients of variance(CV) were 4.83% and 10.97%, respectively. In a sample of 31 sera and 33 amniotic fluids, there was a good correlation between AFP values determined in this assay and those in a commercial kit. These results indicate that the antibodies against synthetic peptides corresponding to the epitopes of AFP are highly specific to APP and synthetic peptide-based ELISA would be useful for the measurement of human AFP.

  • PDF

장기 알콜투여가 생쥐의 간 및 신장, 위장조직 손상에 미치는 영향 (The Effect of Chronic Alcohol Administration to Alteration of Liver, Kidney and Stomach in Mouse)

  • 김진택;김동환;안상현
    • 동국한의학연구소논문집
    • /
    • 제3권
    • /
    • pp.163-169
    • /
    • 1994
  • Alcohol is a major risk factor for several diseases and excessive, long-term alcohol consumption are caues physical alteration-fatty liver, hepatitis, cirrhosis, breaking down, Wernicke-karsakoff's syndrome, weight loss, and poor immunity-in virtually all organ and tissue. This study was observed that liver, kidney, and stomach were altered in mouse by the effect of chronic alcohol administration. The mouse were sacrificed to obtain the tissue after mouse were orally injected with 25 % ethanol $18m{\ell}/kg/day$ for 120days. The tissue were stained by hematoxylin and eosin and then observed by light microscope. The results of this study were as follows : 1. The congestion was appeared in liver after 120days alcohol admistration. 2. The destruction of glomerulus were increased and the parietal cell of Bowman's capsule were swelled such as cuboidal cell after 120days alcohol administration. The congestion was appeared in alcohol administrated group. 3. The mucosa and gastric pit were destructed and the ulceration was appeared in stomach after 120days administration. The parietal cells and chief cells were damaged. Above results were shown that the tissue were damaged by chronic alcohol administration.

  • PDF

Endoscopic Spinal Surgery for Herniated Lumbar Discs

  • Shim, Young-Bo;Lee, Nok-Young;Huh, Seung-Ho;Ha, Sang-Soo;Yoon, Kang-Joan
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
    • /
    • 제41권4호
    • /
    • pp.241-245
    • /
    • 2007
  • Objective : So called "minimally invasive procedures" have evolved from chemonucleolysis, automated percutaneous discectomy, arthroscopic microdiscectomy that are mainly working within the confines of intradiscal space to transforaminal endoscopic technique to remove herniated epidural disc materials directly. The purpose of this study is to assess the result of endoscopic spinal surgery and favorable indication in the thoracolumbar spine. Methods : The records of 71 patients, 73 endoscopic procedures, were retrospectively analysed. Yeung Endoscopic Spine Surgery system with 7 mm working sleeve and $25^{\circ}$ viewing angle was used. The mean follow up period was 6 months [range, 3-9]. Results : Operated levels were from T12-L1 disc down to L5-L6 of S1 disc. Of 71 cases, 2 patients underwent transforaminal endoscopic surgery twice due to recurrence after initial operation. MacNab's criteria was used to assess the outcome. Favorable outcome, excellent of good, was seen in 78% [57 procedures] of the patients. Among 11 fair outcomes, only 1 procedure was followed by secondary open procedure, laminectomy with discectomy. Two of 5 poor outcomes were operated again by same procedure which resulted in fair outcomes. One patient with aggravated cauda equina syndrome remained poor and a lumbar fusion procedure was performed in other patient with poor outcome. There were 2 postoperative discitis that were treated with conservative care in one and anterior lumbar interbody fusion in the other. Conclusion : Evolving technology of mechanical, visual instrument enables minimal invasive procedure possible and effective. The transforaminal endoscopic spinal surgery can reach as high as T12-L1 disc level. The rate of favorable outcome is mid-range among reported endoscopic lumbar surgery series. Authors believe that the outcome will be better as cases accumulate and will be able to reach the fate of standard open microsurgery.

완전방실중격결손증 수술후 심에코도의 역할 (The Role of Intraoperative Echocardiograpby after Repair of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect)

  • 홍유선
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
    • /
    • 제27권11호
    • /
    • pp.902-906
    • /
    • 1994
  • Between May 1991 and August 1993, 16 patients underwent repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect without another major anomaly at Cardiovascular Center,Yonsei University College of Medicine. Ages of the patients ranged from 3 months to 38 years with a mean of 42 months. Among 16, 10 patients[63%] are associated with Down`s syndrome. All patients underwent primary repair except and one who received had been repaire of coactation of aorta and patent ductus arteriosus 2 month before. Preoperative mitral valve regurgitation [MR] was evaluated with Doppler echocardiography and angiography which revealed absent or grade I in 1, grade II in 8, grade III in 4, and grade IV in 3. Operative technique was performed under the moderate hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass with crystalloid cardioplegia. Intraoperative echocardiography was performed epicardial approach [n=7] in the operative table or transthoracic approach [n=9] at intensive care unit. In all patients except 3, MR were improved. But in 3 patients, was not improved or exagerated comparing preoperative one. All of them were died.One patient was showed MR grade IV in intraoperative echocardiography, we re-repaired atriventricular valve with cardiopulmonary bypass. During follow-up period [at a mean of 11 months after repair], doppler echocardiography was performed in all patients. The follow up echocardiography revealed that the degree of MR in immediate postoperative period was not changed except in two patients in whom it was aggravated. Thus it seems that intraoperative and early postoperative echocardiography was employed important role of survival and can be predictable for long term results.

  • PDF

좌측성상교감신경절차단후(左側星狀交感神經節遮斷後)에 합병증(合倂症)으로 온 좌측하지온감(左側下肢溫感) (Warm Sensation of Left lower Extremity as a Complication of Left Stellate Ganglion Block)

  • 오흥근
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
    • /
    • 제1권1호
    • /
    • pp.125-128
    • /
    • 1988
  • A case of the left stellate ganglion block (SGB) with a warm serration of the left lower extremity in a 25-year-old male soldier is presented. During the Korean War, this patient received a penetrating gun shot wound from the right knee through the left abdominal wall, left upper arm and left thumb. He was evacuated to the a marine corps surgical hospital where amputation of the left thumb and an end-to-end anatomosis of the left brachial artery were performed. After surgery, left ulnar and median nerve paralysis and causalgia developed and about 9 months later an upper thoracic ganglionectomy was proposed at the Chin-Hae Navel Hospital. Before the ganglionectomy a stellate ganglion block for diagnostic and prognostic purposes was requested by the surgeon. This block was performed by the supraclavicular anterior approach using 10 ml of 2% procaine. The effect of the block including Horner's syndrome was confirmed 5 minute later in this patient. This patient returned to the ward by walking unassisted 10 minutes after the block, and complained of a warm sensation in the left lower extremity 20 minutes later as well as the left upper arm. This warm sensation in the lower extremity following ipsilateral stellate ganglion block indicates that the local anesthetics solution injected tinto the neck spread down to lumbar sympathetic ganalgion along the fascial membrane of the sympathetic chain as a consequence of the 10 minutes walk.

  • PDF

젊음추구가 외모관심과 외모관리행동에 미치는 영향 -중년여성을 중심으로- (Influence of Youth-Pursuing on Appearance Concern and Appearance Management Behavior -Focus on Middle-Aged Women-)

  • 전지현
    • 한국의류학회지
    • /
    • 제38권5호
    • /
    • pp.705-717
    • /
    • 2014
  • The interest and importance of appearance can be expanded by changes in social awareness about appearance, the extension of life expectancy, and the development of science, technology and technology and medicine. Especially, down-aging syndrome through a variety of mediums, amplifies consumer's interest in youth-pursing. This study discusses the relationship of youth-pursuing, appearance concern and appearance management behavior focused on the middle-aged. Data were collected from 300 females aged 40-65 in the areas of Seoul, Daejeon and Chungbuk areas. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, factor analysis, regression analysis, using the SPSS-WIN 20.0 program. Youth-pursuing formed social, psychological, and appearance factors. Each of these three dimensions influenced the appearance concern; consequently, appearance had the highest influence. Only appearance influenced appearance management behavior in the regression analysis of youth-pursuing and appearance management behavior. Appearance concern affected significantly appearance in the management behavior of the dimension regression analysis results for the appearance concern and appearance management behavior.