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Quantitative vibratory sense measurement systems of a diabetic neuropathy (당뇨병성 신경병증의 정량적 진동 감각 측정 시스템)

  • Ryu, Bong-Jo;Kim, Youngshik;Koo, Kyung-Wan
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.615-620
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    • 2018
  • Evaluation of clinical usefulness of current perception threshold test and vibration sense perception threshold test in diagnosing the diabetic poly-neuropathy patients is one of the diagnosis methods for diabetic poly-neuropathy. Up to the present, some diagnostic methods were used for diabetic poly neuropathy patients. For example, there are neuropathy impairment score test of lower limbs, nerve conduction test, cooling detection threshold test, heat-pain threshold test and so on. However, most of the above tests require very expensive cost and take a lot of time in test. In this paper, a new apparatus estimating vibration sense ability is introduced. For this purpose, the VCM(voice coil motor) stimulating patient's peripheral nerve and current amplifier were manufactured. Also, softwares sensing and driving the vibration detection threshold test in order to measure the quantitative vibration sensory levels in diabetic poly-neuropathy patients were developed.

The Clinical Study on 2 Cases of Poly neuropathy or Myopathy estimated Patients (다발성 신경병증 및 근병증으로 추정되는 환자의 치료 2례에 대한 증례보고)

  • Lee, Tae-Ho;Hwang, Hee-Sang;Chang, So-Young;Cha, Jung-Ho;Jung, Ki-Hoon;Lee, Eun-Young
    • The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.59-67
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    • 2007
  • Objective : Poly neuropathy is disease that reveals musle relaxation or sensory disorder, and Myopathy is disease that reveals musle weakness, wasting, pain. These diseases occur in the lower or upper limbs. This is the clinical report about Poly neuropathy or Myopathy estimated patients. Method : Patients were treated by acupuncture, herb medicine, bee venom herbal-acupuncture, moxibustion. We evaluated the improvement of symptoms with ROM(Range of Motion) and MCR(Medical Research Council) standard. Result : Symptoms that patients have at admission improved and disappered gradually with oriental medicine therapy. Observing the change of ROM and MCR standard, they indicated us improvement of disease. Conclusion : We achived a desirable result from treatment of peripheral neuropathy or myopathy estimated patients. However, further studies are required to prove the effect of oriental medicine treatment.

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Endoscopic Decompression for Optic Neuropathy in McCune-Albright Syndrome

  • Noh, Jung-Hoon;Kong, Doo-Sik;Seol, Ho Jun;Shin, Hyung Jin
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.56 no.3
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    • pp.281-283
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    • 2014
  • McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) is characterized by a triad of poly/monostotic fibrous dysplasia, caf$\acute{e}$-au-lait macules and hyperfunctioning endocrinopathies including human growth hormone excess. Acromegaly as a manifestation of endocrine hyperfunction with MAS is uncommon. Surgical excision may be challenging due to the associated severe fibrous dysplasia of the skull base. Through the endoscopic procedures, we treated a case of MAS presenting with compressive optic neuropathy due to fibrous dysplasia and acromegaly caused by growth hormone secreting pituitary adenoma. We reviewed the literature on GH excess in MAS to highlight its surgical and medical challenges.