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소아 언어발달지연의 연구 - 특히 원인을 중심으로 - (A Clinical Study on Children with Delayed Language Development - Especially Focussing on Causes -)

  • 김정호;문한구;하정옥
    • Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.24-34
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    • 1991
  • 1986년 1월부터 1988년 6월까지 30개월동안 '말이 늦다(언어발달지연)'는 것을 주소로 본원 소아과에 내원한 환아 중 언어발달지연의 진단기준에 부합하였던 52명의 아동을 대상으로 관찰하여 다음과 같은 성적을 얻었다. 1. 환아의 초진시 연령은 2-2.9세군이 16례 (30.8%), 3-3.9세군이 11례(21.2%)로 전체 환아의 반수 이상이 2-3.9세 사이에 내원했다. 2. 성별분포로는 남아가 39례, 여아가 13례로서 3:1의 비로 남아에서 많았다. 3. 원인은 지능발달지연이 28례(53.8%)로 가장 많았으며 그 외 발달성 언어장애가 12례(23.1%), 자폐증이 7례(13.5%)의 순으로 많았다. 4. 동반된 질환들로는 발음장애가 9례(17.3%)로 가장 많았고 사시가 5례(9.6%), 경련성질환이 4례(7.7%)에서 있었다. 5. 치료는 특수교육이 23례(44.2%), 언어치료가 12례(23.1%), 정신과적 자문이 7례(13.5%)에서 행해졌다.

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Lowe syndrome: a single center's experience in Korea

  • Kim, Hyun-Kyung;Kim, Ja Hye;Kim, Yoo-Mi;Kim, Gu-Hwan;Lee, Beom Hee;Choi, Jin-Ho;Yoo, Han-Wook
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제57권3호
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    • pp.140-148
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: Lowe syndrome is a rare, X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in the OCRL gene. It involves multiple anatomic systems, particularly the eyes, central nervous system, and kidneys, and leads to profound growth failure and global developmental delay. This study evaluated the clinical and genetic characteristics of Korean patients with Lowe syndrome. Methods: The clinical findings and results of genetic studies were reviewed for 12 male patients diagnosed with Lowe syndrome at a single medical institution. Results: The mean age of the patients at presentation was 2.2 months (range, 0-4 months), although the diagnosis was delayed by a mean of 2.8 years (range, 0-9.7 years). The mean follow-up period was 9.0 years (range, 0.6-16.7 years). Nine mutations in OCRL were identified in 11 patients (92%), with three novel mutations. The main presentation was congenital cataract in both eyes necessitating early cataract removal in the 11 patients with impaired visual acuity. Profound short stature and developmental delay were observed in all patients, and seizures occurred in 50% of the patients. All patients suffered from proximal renal tubular dysfunction, and one patient developed chronic renal failure. Other manifestations included pathologic fracture (50%), cutaneous cysts (42%), and cryptorchidism (42%). However, there was no bleeding tendency, and none of the patients died during the study period. Conclusion: This study describes the clinical and genetic characteristics of Korean patients with Lowe syndrome. The observations are helpful for understanding the natural courses of Lowe syndrome and for appropriate genetic counseling.

Phelan-McDermid syndrome presenting with developmental delays and facial dysmorphisms

  • Kim, Yoon-Myung;Choi, In-Hee;Kim, Jun Suk;Kim, Ja Hye;Cho, Ja Hyang;Lee, Beom Hee;Kim, Gu-Hwan;Choi, Jin-Ho;Seo, Eul-Ju;Yoo, Han-Wook
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제59권sup1호
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    • pp.25-28
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    • 2016
  • Phelan-McDermid syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by the terminal or interstitial deletion of the chromosome 22q13.3. Patients with this syndrome usually have global developmental delay, hypotonia, and speech delays. Several putative genes such as the SHANK3, RAB, RABL2B, and IB2 are responsible for the neurological features. This study describes the clinical features and outcomes of Korean patients with Phelan-McDermid syndrome. Two patients showing global developmental delay, hypotonia, and speech delay were diagnosed with Phelan-McDermid syndrome via chromosome analysis, fluorescent in situ hybridization, and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging of Patients 1 and 2 showed delayed myelination and severe communicating hydrocephalus, respectively. Electroencephalography in patient 2 showed high amplitude spike discharges from the left frontotemporoparietal area, but neither patient developed seizures. Kidney ultrasonography of both the patients revealed multicystic kidney disease and pelviectasis, respectively. Patient 2 experienced recurrent respiratory infections, and chest computed tomography findings demonstrated laryngotracheomalacia and bronchial narrowing. He subsequently died because of heart failure after a ventriculoperitoneal shunt operation at 5 months of age. Patient 1, who is currently 20 months old, has been undergoing rehabilitation therapy. However, global developmental delay was noted, as determines using the Korean Infant and Child Development test, the Denver developmental test, and the Bayley developmental test. This report describes the clinical features, outcomes, and molecular genetic characteristics of two Korean patients with Phelan-McDermid syndrome.

소아뇌졸중의 보험의학적 고찰 (Review of pediatric cerebrovascular accident in terms of insurance medicine)

  • 안계훈
    • 보험의학회지
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    • 제29권2호
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    • pp.29-32
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    • 2010
  • Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a progressive occlusive disease of the cerebral vasculature with particular involvement of the circle of Willis and the arteries that feed it. MMD is one of cerebrovacular accident,which is treated with sugical maeuver in pediatic neurosurgery. Moyamoya (ie, Japanese for "puff of smoke") characterizes the appearance on angiography of abnormal vascular collateral networks that develop adjacent to the stenotic vessels. The steno-occlusive areas are usually bilateral, but unilateral involvement does not exclude the diagnosis. The exact etiology of moyamoya disease is unknown. Some genetic predisposition is apparent because it is familial 10% of the time. The disease may be hereditary and multifactorial. It may occur by itself in a previously healthy individual. However, many disease states have been reported in association with moyamoya disease, including the following: 1) Immunological - Graves disease/thyrotoxicosis 2) Infections - Leptospirosis and tuberculosis 3) Hematologic disorders - Aplastic anemia, Fanconi anemia, sickle cell anemia, and lupus 4) Congenital syndromes - Apert syndrome, Down syndrome, Marfan syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, Turner syndrome, von Recklinghausen disease, and Hirschsprung disease 5) Vascular diseases - Atherosclerotic disease, coarctation of the aorta and fibromuscular dysplasia, 6)cranial trauma, radiation injury, parasellar tumors, and hypertension etc. These associations may not necessarily be causative but do warrant consideration due to impact on treatment.(Mainly neurosurgical operation.) The incidence of moyamoya disease is highest in Japan. The prevalence of MMD is 1 person per 100,000 population. The prevalence and incidence of moyamoya disease in Japan has been reported to be 3.16 cases and 0.35 case per 100,000 people, respectively. With regard to sex, the female-to-male ratio is 1.4:1. A bimodal peak of incidence is noted, with symptoms occurring either in the first decade(5-10yr) or in the third and fourth decades (30-40yr)of life. Mortality rates of moyamoya disease are approximately 10% in adults and 4.3% in children. Death is usually from hemorrhage. In aspect of life insurance, MR is 1700%, EDR is 16 per 1000 persons. Children and adults with moyamoya disease (MMD) may have different clinical presentations. The symptoms and clinical course vary widely from asymptomatic to transient events to severe neurologic deficits. Adults experience hemorrhage more commonly; cerebral ischemic events are more common in children. Children may have hemiparesis, monoparesis, sensory impairment, involuntary movements, headaches, dizziness, or seizures. Mental retardation or persistent neurologic deficits may be present. Adults may have symptoms and signs similar to those in children, but intraventricular, subarachnoid, or intracerebral hemorrhage of sudden onset is more common in adults. Recently increasing diagnosis of MMD with MRI, followed by surgical operation is noted. MMD needs to be considered as the "CI" state now in life insurance fields.

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Radiosurgical Techniques and Clinical Outcomes of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Brainstem Arteriovenous Malformations

  • Choi, Hyuk Jai;Choi, Seok Keun;Lim, Young Jin
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • 제52권6호
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    • pp.534-540
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    • 2012
  • Objective : Brainstem arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is rare and radiosurgical management is complicated by the sensitivity of the adjacent neurological structures. Complete obliteration of the nidus is not always possible. We describe over 20 years of radiosurgical procedures for brainstem AVMs, focusing on clinical outcomes and radiosurgical techniques. Methods : Between 1992 and 2011, the authors performed gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) in 464 cerebral AVMs. Twenty-nine of the 464 patients (6.3%) reviewed had brainstem AVMs. This series included sixteen males and thirteen females with a mean age of 30.7 years (range : 5-71 years). The symptoms that led to diagnoses were as follows : an altered mentality (5 patients, 17.3%), motor weakness (10 patients, 34.5%), cranial nerve symptoms (3 patients, 10.3%), headache (6 patients, 20.7%), dizziness (3 patients, 10.3%), and seizures (2 patients, 6.9%). Two patients had undergone a previous nidus resection, and three patients had undergone a previous embolization. Twenty-four patients underwent only GKRS. With respect to the nidus type and blood flow, the ratio of compact type to diffuse type and high flow to low flow were 17 : 12 and 16 : 13, respectively. In this series, 24 patients (82.8%) had a prior hemorrhage. The mean target volume was 1.7 $cm^3$ (range 0.1-11.3 $cm^3$). The mean maximal and marginal radiation doses were 38.5 Gy (range 28.6-43.6 Gy) and 23.4 Gy (range 18-27 Gy), and the mean isodose profile was 61.3% (range 50-70%). Results : Twenty-four patients had brainstem AVMs and were followed for more than 3 years. Obliteration of the AVMs was eventually documented in 17 patients (70.8%) over a mean follow-up period of 77.5 months (range 36-216 months). With respect to nidus type and blood flow, the obliteration rate of compact types (75%) was higher than that of diffuse types (66.7%), and the obliteration rate of low flow AVMs (76.9%) was higher than that of high flow AVMs (63.6%) (p<0.05). Two patients (6.9%) with three hemorrhagic events suffered a hemorrhage during the follow-up period. The annual bleeding rate of AVM after GKRS was 1.95% per year. No adverse radiation effects or delayed cystic formations were found. Conclusion : GKRS has an important clinical role in treatment of brainstem AVMs, which carry excessive surgical risks. Angiographic features and radiosurgical techniques using a lower maximal dose with higher isodose profiles are important for lesion obliteration and the avoidance of complications.

주의력결핍 과잉행동장애 환아에서 시행한 뇌파 결과 및 중추신경자극제 치료에 따른 결과 (Brain wave results in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and treatment result with central nervous system stimulants)

  • 임영수;심지윤;손정우;김원섭
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제51권12호
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    • pp.1324-1328
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    • 2008
  • 목 적: 주의력 결핍/과잉 운동 장애(ADHD)를 진단받은 환아를 대상으로 뇌파 결과의 차이 및 이에 따른 역학적 비교를 하고자 하였으며 뇌파의 차이에 따른 경련 발현의 차이를 비교해보고자 하였다. 또한 ADHD의 치료제로 사용되는 중추신경자극제의 사용과 경련 발현과의 연관성을 비교하고자 하였다. 방 법: 2001년 1월부터 2005년 12월까지 주의산만을 주소로 충북대학교병원 소아청소년과 및 소아정신과 외래를 내원한 환아를 대상으로 의무기록지 고찰을 통해 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결과: 이전 경련의 병력이 없는 환아중 주의산만을 주소로 본원 신경정신과를 방문한 환아를 대상으로 하였다. 대상 연령은 4세에서 17세 사이로 총 308명의 환아들 중 84명의 환아에서 뇌파를 시행하였으며 그중 남자가 72명(85.7%, 평균 연령 9.3세), 여자가 12명(14.3%, 평균 연령 8.0세)이었다. 정상뇌파소견을 보인 환아가 65명(77.4%), 이상뇌파소견을 보인 환아가 19명(22.6%)였으며 이중 경련증상을 보인 환아는 각각 1명(0.15%), 3명(15.7%)이었다. 중추신경자극제를 처방 받은 환자는 59명, 그렇지 않은 환자는 25명이었고 그중 경련증상을 보인경우는 각각 2명(3.4%), 2명(8.0%)로 나타났다. 결 론: ADHD 환아들은 임상에서는 표출되지 않으나 뇌파에서의 잠재적인 이상 소견 보일 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 뇌파의 이상 소견과 추후 경련 발현 여부와는 매우 높은 연관성을 보이고 있으며, ADHD의 치료로써 사용된 methylphenidate의 사용에 따른 경련 발현과의 통계적 유의성은 보이지 않았다. 따라서 ADHD 환아들에서 뇌파의 이상 소견이 보일 경우는 향후 경련 발현에 대한 보다 주의 깊은 추적 관찰과 함께 ADHD 환아들의 삶의 질 향상에 대한 적극적인 치료가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

모야모야병과 동반된 신 동맥 협착에 따른 신성 고혈압을 보인 1례 (A Case of Renovascular Hypertension Due to Renal Artey Stenosis Related to Moyamoya Disease)

  • 김정아;김승;김효선;신재일;정일천;김동석;김명준;이도연;이재승
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.294-298
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    • 2007
  • 모야모야병은 주로 뇌혈관 협착을 유발하여 측부순환을 생성하는 질환으로 최근 뇌혈관 이외의 혈관에도 침범할 수 있음이 보고되고 있다. 지금까지 모야모야병에서 폐동맥, 관상동맥, 말초동맥 및 신동맥의 협착을 동반한 증례들이 발표되고 있다. 이 중 신동맥 협착을 동반한 경우 이로 인한 신성고혈압을 보이는 증례들이 보고되고 있으며 이는 모야모야병에서 지속적인 고혈압을 보여 2차적인 뇌경색이나 뇌출혈 등의 합병증을 유발할 수 있으므로 모야모야 환자의 치료에 있어서 항상 면밀하게 평가되어야 할 부분이다. 저자들은 모야모야병으로 양측 뇌경질막동맥간접문합술을 시행 받고 경과관찰 하던 환아에서 지속되는 고혈압으로 인해 발견된 신동맥 협착 및 이로 인한 신성 고혈압을 경험하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

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한국인 제3형 당원병 환자의 임상상 및 AGL 유전자형 (AGL gene mutation and clinical features in Korean patients with glycogen storage disease type III)

  • 고정민;이정현;김구환;유한욱
    • 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.15-23
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    • 2006
  • Purpose: Glycogen storage disease type III (GSD-III), is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of glycogen metabolism. The affected enzyme is amylo-1,6-glucosidase, 4-alpha-glucanotransferase (AGL, glycogen debranching enzyme), which is responsible for the debranching of the glycogen molecule during catabolism. The disease has been demonstrated to show clinical and biochemical heterogeneity, reflecting the genotype-phenotype heterogeneity among different patients. In this study, we analyzed mutations of the AGL gene in three unrelated Korean GSD-III patients and discussed their clinical and laboratory implications. Methods: We studied three GSD-III patients and the clinical features were characterized. Sequence analysis of 35exons and part exon-intron boundaries of the AGLgene in patients were carried out by direct DNA sequencing method using genomic DNA isolated from patients' peripheral leukocytes. Results: The clinical features included hepatomegaly (in all patients), seizures (in patient 2), growth failure (in patients 1), hyperlipidemia (in patients 1 and 3), raised transaminases and creatinine kinase concentrations (in all patients) and mild EKG abnormalities (in patients 2). Liver transplantation was performed in patient 2due to progressive hepatic fibrosis. Administration of raw-corn-starch could maintain normoglycemia and improve the condition. DNA sequence analysis revealed mutations in 5 out of 6 alleles. Patient 1 was a compound heterozygote of c.1282 G>A (p.R428K) and c.1306delA (p.S603PfsX6), patient 2 with c.1510_1511insT (p.Y504LfsX10), and patient 3 with c.3416 T>C (p.L1139P) and c.l735+1 G>T (Y538_R578delfsX4) mutations. Except R428K mutation, 4 other mutations identified in3 patients were novel. Conclusion: GSD-III patients have variable phenotypic characteristics resembling GSD-Ia. The molecular defects in the AGL gene of Korean GSD-III patients were genetically heterogeneous.

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소아기에 발현한 C형 Niemann Pick 병 1례 (A Case of Childhood-Onset Niemann Pick Type C Disease)

  • 정지원;서고훈;오아름;진희경;배재성;김구환;유한욱;이범희
    • 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.30-34
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    • 2018
  • C형 Niemann-Pick 병은 NPC1 및 NPC2 유전자의 돌연변이로 인해 발생하며 상염색체 열성으로 유전된다. 신생아 간염 및 간비비대로 발현하며 안구의 수직운동 마비, 조화운동불능, 근육긴장이상, 경련 등의 신경학적 증상이 서서히 발현 하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 저자들은 복부 팽만 및 심한 비장비대로 입원한 3세 남아에서 간 조직 검사 및 유전자 검사, 섬유모세포의 Filipin 염색으로 확진 된 C형 Niemann-Pick 병 1례를 보고하는 바이다.

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A Case of Short-chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency Detected by Newborn Screening

  • Park, Kyungwon;Ko, Jung Min;Jung, Goun;Lee, Hee Chul;Yoon, So Young;Ko, Sun Young;Lee, Yeon Kyung;Shin, Son Moon;Park, Sung Won
    • 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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    • 제15권1호
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    • pp.40-43
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    • 2015
  • Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (SCAD) deficiency is an autosomal recessive mitochondrial disorder of fatty acid oxidation associated with mutations in the ACADS gene. While patients diagnosed clinically have a variable clinical presentation, patients diagnosed by newborn screening are largely asymptomatic. We describe here the case of a 1-year-old male patient who was detected by newborn screening and diagnosed as SCAD deficiency. Spectrometric screening for inborn errors of metabolism at 72hrs after birth showed elevated butyrylcarnitine (C4) level of 1.69 mol/L (normal, <0.83 mol/L), C4/C2 ration of 0.26 (normal, <0.09), C5DC+C60H level of 39 mol/L (normal, <0.28 mol/L), and C5DC/C8 ration of 7.36 (normal, <4.45). The follow-up testing at 18 days of age were performed: liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), urine organic acids, and quantitative acylcarnitine profile. C4 carnitine was elevated as 0.91; urine organic acid analysis showed elevated ethylmalonic acid as 62.87 nmol/molCr (normal, <6.5), methylsuccinate 6.81 nmol/molCr (normal, not detected). Sequence analysis of ACADS revealed a homozygous missense mutation, c.164C>T (p.Pro55Leu). He is growing well and no episodes of seizures or growth retardation had occurred.