• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.280-285
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• 1999

We report 1 patient with Primary aldosteronism caused by malfunction of adrenal gland. which occupies 1-2% of the whole Hypertensive disease. The patient was 35 year-old female with the history of hypertension. She was hospitalized at Department of Circulatory Internal Medicine. College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, because of low limb weakness, chest discomport, palpitation and dry mouth. The value of serum potassium level was o.6 and at last adenoma was diagnosed on the basis of abdomen CT scan. The Primary aldosteronism manifests myasthenia, headache, dry mouth, palpitation. In laboratory findings, it especially shows specific U -wave in EKG due to low serum potassium level resulted from excessive flow-out through urine. It could be regarded as ‘Flaccid paralysis of Limbs(?症)‘, the Oriental medical term which indicates a condition of general weakness. We report on this case with a review of literature.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.129-131
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• 2013

A 5-year-old, castrated male, Maltese was presented with history of acute flaccid paralysis. The dog was presented with sudden loss of muscle tone and involuntary movements of hind limbs. Neurologic examination revealed reduced postural reaction in the bilateral hind limbs. MRI of brain showed moderate hydrocephalus, but other examination results were normal. Based on the characteristic episodes and examination results, canine cataplexy was suspected. Treatment was initiated with clomipramine as cataplexy control. Clinical signs resolved with 3-month medication. This case demonstrates therapeutic diagnosis of cataplexy. To the author's knowledge, this is the first report of cataplexy treating with clomipramine.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.141-156
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• 2000

Prognosis in oriental medicine gathers information by four examination methods. It provides important information to understand the degree of deficiency - excessiveness of a patient to treat properly. To generalize the degree of deficiency - excessiveness can be found by seeing the patient's muscle response and pain perception to the palpitations.The theoretical basis to generalize deficiency - excessiveness, oriental and western medical understanding of pain perception and the elasticity of muscle were discussed.The usual symptoms for the excessiveness could include Pain (dislikeness to the palpitation), Stiffness of nape and limbs, Contracture of the limbs, Clonic convulsion and Fast pain. The symptoms for the deficiency could include Pain (likeness to the palpitation, Gastrocnemius muscle spasm, Flaccid paralysis of limbs and Slow pain. More theoretical bases for generalization of deficiency - excessiveness are needed along with the simplifying the complex clinical symptoms. In this way, we can discuss about deficiency - excessiveness with the regard to western medicine to help its generalization.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.251-266
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• 1997

The results are as follows. 1. Oriental medical terms which express abnormal sensations are Bulin, Mamok, Mamokbulin. 2. Bulin, Oriental medical terminology, was used from Naegyeong's era to the Song Dynasty era and expressed as one of the symptoms in Jungpung(Stroke), Bi syndrome(Obstruction syndrom of Gi and Hyeol), Wi syndrome(Flaccid paralysis of the limbs), Hyeolbi(One of the Bi syndroms). But since the Keum Dynasty era, Mamok or Mamokbulin were more used than Bulin and that was refered as seperated disease. 3. Ma is paresthesia or dysthesia on the skin and the limbs, and the symtoms are not itchy, patients are felt like insect's crawling or bite. Mok is a stubborn symptom , the patients are felt like tree, which don't know pain and itching sensation. And therefore Ma is similar to positive phenomena and Mok is similar to negative phenomena in clinical aspect. 4. Mamok is GiHyeol(Gi is functional activities, Hyeol is blood) and Gyeonglak(Meridian system)'s disease. It's main causes are Giheo(Deficiency of Gi) and Hyeolhel(dificiency of Blood) and inducing tactors are Pung-Han-Seub(pathogenic wind-cold-dump) and Damtak(Phlegm-turbity), Eohyeol(Stagnated blood). 5. Mamok is induced from mononeuritis, multiple mononeuritis, polyneuropathy in the peripheral nervous lesions and also induced from cervical spondylosis, spinal tumour, multiple sclerosis, cerebrospinal vascular disease in central nervous systems.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.228-236
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• 1999

저자들은 한국인 갑상선 기능 항진증에 동반된 주기성마비의 임상적 특정을 알아보고자 1986년 3월부터 1996년 3월까지 영남대학교 의과대학 부속 병원 내과에 내원하여 갑상선기능 항진증을 진단받은 환자 997명 중 주기성마비를 보였던 19명을 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 대상환자 997명 중 남자는 296명, 여자는 701명이었고, 이들 중 주기성마비는 19명에서 발생하여 빈도는 1.9%이었다. 성별분포는 남자에서 6%(18/296), 여자에서는 0.2%(1/701)의 발생률을 보였다. 또한 마비가 시작된 연령은 19 - 55세로서 평균 35세이었다. 마비는 주로 하지(14/19, 73.6%)에 일어났고, 상하지 모두에서 발생한 경우도 3명(15.7%)이었으나, 상지만 발생된 경우는 없었다. 그리고 원위부보다 근위부에 더 심한 마비를 보였다. 총 19명의 대상환자들 중 6명(38.5%)의 환자에서는 선행 유발요인을 찾을 수 없었으나 나머지 환자들에서는 과식(5/19, 26.3%), 음주(3/19, 15.7%), 육체적 과로(4/19, 21%), 감염(1/19, 5.2%) 등이 유발요인으로 작용하였다. 19명의 환자의 마비발작시 혈중 칼륨 수치는 1.5-6.1(평균 $3.2{\pm}1.2$ mEq/L)으로 다양하게 나타났다. 환자들은 칼륨투여와 동시에 모두 PTU와 베타차단제로 치료받았으며, 갑상선 기능이 정상화되면서부터 재발한 환자는 2명이었고, 나머지 17명에서는 정상 갑상선 기능하에서 마비가 생기지 않았다. 이상에서 갑상선 기능항진증 환자에서 발생하는 주기성마비는 갑상선 기능항진증에 의해서 유발되는 것이 확실하나, 정상 갑상선기능하에서도 주기성 마비가 재발하고, 갑상선 기능항진증의 2% 정도에서만 주기성 마비가 발생한다는 것은 근세포막전위를 유지하는 생화학적 경로 이상 이외에 유전적 감수성 등과 같은 다른 기전들도 갑상선 중독성 주기성마비에 관여할 것으로 생각된다. 또한, 마비발작이 어떻게 시작되는지, 마비발작은 어떠한 기전으로 저절로 호전이 되는지, 왜 젊은 아시아인에서 많이 발생하는지에 대해서는 알려진 바가 없어, 향후 이에 대해서도 많은 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.