• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2012

Objective : The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between symptom severity and neurocognitive factors in traumatic head injury patients. In addition, the effect of frontal lobe damage on these parameters was examined. Methods : We selected 18 patients who had brain damage for the moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (MSTBI) group, and 17 patients who met the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) without the finding of brain damage for the comparison group. For the evaluation of neurocognitive function, K-WAIS, Rey-Kim Memory Test, K-FENT, WCST, and MMPI-2 were used. Results : The results of the comparison (using the malingering scale) revealed that the values of PDS and PK, which express the severity of symptoms, and the values of the validity scale F, F (B), and F (P) were significantly higher in the overly-expressed group. F (B) in overly-expressed group and PK, Pt, and Sc in the properly-expressed group had significant correlation with the severity of symptoms. F (B), S, and Stroop error inhibition in PTSD, and PK, Pt, Sc, and MQ in MSTBI had significant correlation with the severity of symptoms. The results of the comparison based on the finding of frontal lobe damage revealed that PDS, EIQ, and MQ ware significantly higher in the group without brain damage. Conclusions : It was revealed that each neurocognitive factor was correlated with the severity of symptoms. There was a decrease in complaints or symptoms reported by the frontal lobe injury group, and this is believed to be due to degenerative change in the personality and emotional functioning of these patients following frontal lobe damage.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.140-148
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• 2015

Objectives The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between degenerative changes in brain [i.e., global cortical atrophy (GCA), medial temporal atrophy (MTA), white matter hyperintensities (WMH)] and neurocognitive dysfunction in Korean patients with Alzheimer's disease. Methods A total of 62 elderly subjects diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease were included in this study. The degenerative changes in brain MRI were rated with standardized visual rating scales (GCA or global cortical atrophy, MTA or medial temporal atrophy, and Fazekas scales) and the subjects were divided into two groups according to the degree of degeneration for each scale. Cognitive function was evaluated with Korean version of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD-K) and several clinical features, including apolipoprotein E ${\varepsilon}4$ status, lipid profile and thyroid hormones, were also examined. Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were performed to analyze the relationship between the degree of cerebral degeneration and neurocognitive functions. Results Demographic and clinical features, except for the age, did not show any significant difference between the two groups divided according to the degree of cerebral degenerative changes. However, higher degree of GCA was shown to be associated with poorer performance in verbal fluency test, word list recall test, and word list recognition test. Higher degree of MTA was shown to be associated with poorer performance in Mini-Mental State Examination in the Korean Version of CERAD Assessment Packet (MMSE-KC), word list recognition test and construction praxis recall test. Higher degree of white matter hyperintensities was shown to be associated with poorer performance in MMSE-KC. Conclusions Our results suggest that severe brain degeneration shown in MRI is associated with significantly poorer performance in neurocognitive tests in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Moreover, the degree of GCA, MTA and white matter hyperintensities, represented by scores from different visual rating scales, seems to affect certain neurocognitive domains each, which would provide useful information in clinical settings.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.118-136
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• 2003

연구목적: '컴퓨터화된 검사'인 전산화 신경인지기능검사가 학령기 정상아동의 신경심리학적 발달특성을 반영하는 지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 2002년 6월부터 2003년 1월까지 평균 범위 이상의 지능을 유지하고 있고, 배제기준(rule out criteria)을 통과한 학년별 남녀 각각 10명씩, 120명의 정상아동에게 K-ABC, K-PIC 및 전산화 신경인지기능검사를 실시하였다. 결 과: 정상아동의 표집과정에서 지능의 통제와 엄격한 배제기준의 적용을 통하여 전체 아동의 21.1%가 분석과정에서 제외되었지만 학년별 인원과 성비를 동일하게 유지하면서 지능의 차이가 없는 연구 대상자 120명을 선발할 수 있었다. 학년에 따른 CNFT의 결과비교에서, 주의력 검사, 기억력 검사 및 고위인지기능검사 대부분에서 학년에 따른 유의한 차이가 있음을 확인하였으며, 주로 초등학교 저학년(1학년과 2학년)과 고학년(5학년과 6학년)에서 나타남을 확인하였다. 주의력 검사의 경우, 학년이 증가함에 따라 점차 수행이 행상되는 특성을 확인하였고, 단기기억력 검사에서 역방향 검사와 순방향검사의 차이, 연령에 따른 수행차이가 선행연구와 동일함을 발견할 수 있었다. 회상(recall) 과제로 구성된 언어청각검사와 재인(recognition)과제로 구성된 시각도형기억검사 또한 대인검사로 실시된 선행연구에서와 마찬가지로 연령에 따른 변화특성이 확인되었다. 고위인지기능검사에서도 주의력 검사 및 기억력 검사에서 연령에 따른 변화특성이 발견되었다. 결 론: 본 연구에서 성인을 대상으로 하여 개발된 CNFT가 아동의 신경심리학적 특성을 적절히 반영하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었고, 이를 위하여서는 연구 대상자의 표집단계에서부터 지적수준의 통제와 더불어 엄격한 배제기준의 적용이 필요함을 알수 있었다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권8호
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• pp.301-309
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 여성선수의 신경인지능력이 양발 착지 시 비접촉성 전방십자인대 손상의 위험요인과 어떠한 관계가 있는지 규명하는 것이다. 여성선수 32명을 대상으로 신경인지검사와 양발 착지에 대한 동작분석을 실시하였다. 전산화된 신경인지 검사의 원점수와 동작분석을 통해 산출된 3차원 관절각, 모멘트, 파워, 수직지면반력, 부하율, 지지시간의 상관관계 분석을 위해 피어슨의 정률상관분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과 신경인지 점수가 높을수록 착지 시 자세유지를 위한 전략을 사용하는 것이 관찰되었다. 따라서 신경인지 검사는 잠재적인 전방십자인대 손상의 위험인자를 검출하기 위한 스크리닝 방법으로 사용 될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.133-142
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• 1999

Recently, with increasing the number of patients with head injury and cerebrovascular accident, there has been an increasing need for the useful assessment tools of brain dysfunction and it's localization. With the advances in the neuroscience since the mid-1970s, particularly in the areas of neuroanatomical tracing, neuroimaging, and improved behavioraltest design, it has been possible to develop a more precise understanding and localization of brain dysfunction. However, these equipments are not readily available in the private clinics and too expensive to use as a screening tool to all suspected patients with brain dysfunction. Although several screening tests such as Mini-Mental States Examination(MMSE) or Brief Cognitive Rating Scale(BCRS) are simple in use and useful for the brief assessment of brain dysfunction, these are also limited in using for localization of brain dysfunction because of their simplicity. With increasing need of the assessment tool which is able to localize the dysfunction more precisely in the clinical practice, we planned to develop the new assessment tool, the Bedside Neurocognitive Function Localization Test(BNLT) which is suitable for this purpose. The BNLT was designed to be utilized for localizing brain dysfunction effectively and readily in the clinical practice. We introduced the whole process of designing the BNLT in this manuscript.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2017

Objectives This study investigated associations between symptom severity and neurocognitive functions in patients with major depressive disorder using comprehensive neuropsychological tests. Methods Ten patients with low depression (LD) and 22 patients with high depression (HD) participated. Symptom severity was determined by both the Beck Depression Inventory and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. Additionally, anxiety was measured by the Korean version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-KYZ). Ten subtests of the Korean-Wechsler Adult Intelligence scale (K-WAIS), Stroop test, the word/design fluency tests were administered to assess cognition. Results The LD and HD groups did not differ in any of cognitive measures but anxiety level. Namely, the HD group obtained significantly higher scores on the state (U = 29.50, p < 0.01) and trait (U = 28.50, p < 0.001) anxiety scales than the LD group. A significant interaction effect between trait anxiety and depression severity was observed on the picture arrangement subtest of the K-WAIS [F (1, 27) = 5.09, p < 0.05]. Conclusions Cognitive deficits observed in patients with major depressive disorder may be related to other factors rather than current symptom severity. Trait anxiety possibly moderates the effect of current symptom severity on social judgment in these patients.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1444-1450
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 1회성 축구활동이 남자 청소년의 혈청 뉴로트로핀 수준과 신경인지 기능에 미치는 영향을 규명하는데 있다. 연구의 대상은 건강한 남자 청소년 15명으로 하였으며, 연구 대상은 축구활동 처치(SOC) 조건과 자율학습 처치(CON) 조건의 2가지 처치 조건에 참여하였다. 채혈은 처치 전(Pre), 처치 후(Post), 처치 후 2시간(Post-2 h) 시점에서 총 3회 실시하였으며, 채취된 혈액을 이용하여 혈청 serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), nerve growth factor (NGF), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)을 분석하였다. 신경인지 기능의 평가는 Stroop 색체-단어 검사를 이용하였으며, 채혈 시점과 동일한 시점에서 측정하였다. 연구 결과, 혈청 BDNF, NGF, IGF-1 수준은 축구활동 후 유의하게 증가하였으며(p<0.05), Post 시점에서 SOC 조건이 CON 조건과 비교하여 유의하게 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). Stroop 색체-단어 검사는 색체-단어 검사 점수에서 축구활동 후 유의한 증가를 나타내었으며(p<0.05), Post 시점과 Post-2 h 시점에서 SOC 조건이 CON 조건과 비교하여 유의하게 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 이상의 결과를 종합하면, 1회성 축구활동이 뉴로트로핀을 증가시켜 신경인지 기능에 긍정적 영향을 나타낸 것으로 판단된다.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.89-99
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• 2020

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the needs of bio-signal devices for the diagnosis, assessment, and analysis of neurocognitive disorder in Korean medicine (KM) hospitals and clinics. Methods: A questionnaire was developed to survey the current status of medical device use, and diagnosis and interventions for patients with cognitive disorders in KM hospitals and clinics. November 11~December 2, 2019, 114 responses (71.9% completed) were collected by internet-based questionnaires from the members of the Korean society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry. Results: The clinical requests were in the descending order of hematology analyzer, ultrasound imaging system, and electroencephalography among the 15 most commonly used devices of which research would support for their clinical usability. The biosignal-based devices showed the highest research demands for patients with mild cognitive impairment rather than more severe stages of cognitive impairment. Prevention rather than diagnosis, or several treatment regimens was the strongest clinical area of the KM for patients with neurodegenerative cognitive impairment. Many responded that five to 10 minutes of test duration and 20,000 won to 30,000 won of cost would be appropriated for a new device to be developed. Conclusions: There were strong demands for the development of bio-signal devices for neurocognitive disorders among the KM doctors. Specifically, it showed high needs for the technology that can be used in the prevention area of cognitive disorders. Additionally, new medical devices to assess cognitive functions and to obtain KM pattern-related information were the high needs.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2019

연구목적 본 연구의 목적은 알츠하이머형 치매 및 경도인지장애 환자에서 내측두엽 위축 정도의 차이에 따른 중증도, 신경인지기능 및 행동심리증상을 비교하는 것이다. 방 법 본 연구는 단면 연구로서, 알츠하이머형 치매 및 경도인지장애로 진단받은 114명을 대상으로 하였다. 내측두엽 위축은 표준화된 시각 기반 척도(Scheltens scales)에 의해 평가되었으며, 대상군은 두 그룹으로 분류되었다. 중증도는 임상치매평가척도(Clinical dementia rating, CDR)와 전반적 퇴화 척도(Global deterioration scale, GDS)로 평가되었으며 신경인지기능은 한국어판 간이 블레스드 검사(The Korean version of the short blessed test, SBT-K), 한국형 CERAD (The Korean version of the consortium to establish a registry for Alzheimer's disease, CERAD-K), 행동심리증상은 한국형 신경정신행동검사(The Korean version of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, K-NPI)로 평가되었다. 내측두엽 위축의 정도에 따른 중증도와 신경인지기능 및 행동심리증상의 차이를 분석하기 위해 독립표본 t-test를 시행하였다. 결 과 내측두엽 위축의 중증도가 높은 군은 낮은 군에 비하여 CDR, SBT-K, 그리고 CERAD-K의 하부항목 중 네가지 항목에서 유의하게 낮은 점수를 보였다(p<0.05). 결 론 내측두엽 위축과 중증도 및 신경인지기능 사이에는 유의한 양의 상관관계가 나타났으나 행동심리증상과는 유의한 상관관계가 나타나지 않았다. 내측두엽 위축의 평가는 인지장애의 진단과 치료에 잠재적 이점을 제공할 것으로 생각된다. 행동심리증상과 뇌구조의 연관성에 대해서는 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 보인다.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.68-76
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• 2019

Objective : The goal of this study was to investigate the characteristics of early maladaptive schemas (EMSs), and associated neurocognitive functions as seen in visitors for military designation process. Methods : This retrospective study included 111 males aged 18 to 24 years among three groups: 41 visitors for military designation process (VMD), 21 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and 49 healthy subjects. We collected the results of the Young Schema Questionnaire, Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, three neurocognitive tests as well as their clinicodemographic data. We analyzed the differences in EMSs between these three groups, and the correlations among the identified EMSs and neurocognitive performances within the VMD group. Results : Compared with both the OCD and healthy groups, the evaluation of the VMD group showed significantly higher scores in mistrust/abuse (F=6.4, p=0.002), vulnerability to harm (F=6.6, p<0.0001) and negativity/pessimism schema (F=7.3, p<0.0001), even when controlling for depression scores and levels of education. These three schemas also exhibited significant negative correlations with the score of Stroop test with r ranging from -0.34 to -0.44. Conclusion : These findings suggest that people who are likely to have difficulties adjusting to living in a military life may have psychological vulnerabilities related to certain EMSs. Further studies are warranted to test the clinical potentials of these findings, such as a treatment target and a predictor factor.