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Cervical Radiculopathy Caused by Vertebral Artery Loop Formation : A Case Report and Review of the Literature

  • Kim, Hoon-Soo;Lee, June-Ho;Cheh, Gene;Lee, Sang-Ho
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • 제48권5호
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    • pp.465-468
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    • 2010
  • Vertebral artery loop formation causing encroachment on cervical neural foramen and canal is a rare cause of cervical radiculopathy. We report a case of 61-year-old woman with vertebral artery loop formation who presented with right shoulder pain radiating to her arm for 2 years. Plain radiograph and computed tomography scan revealed widening of the right intervertebral foramen at the C5-6 level. Magnetic resonance imaging and angiogram confirmed the vertebral artery loop formation compressing the right C6 nerve root. We had considered microdecompressive surgery, but the patient's symptoms resolved after conservative management. Clinician should keep in mind that vertebral artery loop formation is one of important causes of cervical radiculopathy. Vertebral artery should be visualized using magnetic resonance angiography in suspected case.

제주도입유우의 번식장애원인에 관한 연구 III. 사료급여 실태와 비유량 조사 (A Study on the Causes Reproductive Disorders of Dairy Cattle in Introduced Cheju-do III. The Investigation of Feeding Status and Amount of Milk)

  • 김중규;양기천;강민수;김철균;박희석;김동철
    • 한국가축번식학회지
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.71-75
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    • 1986
  • Feeding ratio in relation to milk production, usage of silage, hay and minerals and vitamin suplement were investigated from 5 dairy farms located in the areas of Cheju city, Jochun, Hallim an Sung-up. In this survey conducted on the dairty cow of 51 farms in the four districts of Cheju-do, it was suspected that the reproductive disorders seemed to be high because of inadequate feeding of roughages (especially silage) and increasing feeding of concentrated feeds. The average milk production of dairy cows was 21.3 Kg in spring, 19.3 Kg in summer, 16.2 Kg in fall and 15.7 Kg in winter.

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A case of Kawasaki disease with coexistence of a parapharyngeal abscess requiring incision and drainage

  • Choi, Se-Hyun;Kim, Hyun-Jung
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제53권9호
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    • pp.855-858
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    • 2010
  • Kawasaki disease (KD) causes multisystemic vasculitis but infrequently manifests with deep neck infections, such as a peritonsillar abscess, peritonsillar or deep neck cellulitis, suppurative parapharyngeal infection, or retropharyngeal abscess. As its etiology is still unknown, the diagnosis is usually made based on typical symptoms. The differential diagnosis between KD and deep neck infections is important, considering the variable head and neck manifestations of KD. There are several reports on KD patients who were initially diagnosed with retropharyngeal abscess on on computed tomography scans (CT). However, the previously reported cases did not have abscess or fluid collection on retropharyngeal aspiration. Therefore, false-positive neck CT scans have been obtained, until recently. In this case, suspected neck abscess in patients with KD unresponsive to intravenous immunoglobulin could signal the possible coexistence of suppurative cervical lymphadenitis.

A study of a tidally interacting BCD pair, ESO 435-IG20 and ESO 435-IG16

  • Kim, Jinhyub;Sung, Eon-Chang;Chung, Aeree
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제39권1호
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    • pp.44.1-44.1
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    • 2014
  • Blue Compact Dwarf galaxies (BCDs) are systems that recently have experienced the burst of star formation. As one of the causes for active star formation in BCDs, tidal interaction (fly-by or merger) has been suggested. A pair of BCDs, ESO 435-IG20 and ESO 435-IG16 are separated by only ~80 kpc in projection at a similar redshift (at a ~9 Mpc distance), and hence suspected to be a good example of such case. Intergalactic atomic hydrogen gas found in HIPASS survey is also suggestive of this hypothesis. In this study, we probe the HI morphology and kinematics of this BCD pair using ATCA HI data to study detailed interaction history. We investigate various star formation tracers of the pair to study how responsible tidal interaction is for triggering star formation in these galaxies.

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흥미있는 식도이물 1례 (A Double-coin in esophagus)

  • 강주원;장혁순;박성남
    • 대한기관식도과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한기관식도과학회 1983년도 제17차 학술대회연제순서 및 초록
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    • pp.13.2-13
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    • 1983
  • 식도 및 기도이물은 이비인후과 영역에서 흔히 접하는 질환으로써 특히 식도이물의 보고 예는 국내문헌상에서도 수 많이 찾아 볼 수 있으며 이의 진단에는 X-선 촬영이 필요불가결하며 중요한 수단으로 되어 있음은 주지의 사실이다. 이중 특히 경부측면 X-선 검사를 간과하는 경우가 있으나 최근 저자들은 4세의 여아에서 2개의 동전이 중첩 계류된 것을 경부측면 X-선상에서 확인하여 식도경술하에 제거한 예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 더불어 보고하면서 식도 및 기도이물, 특히 동전의 식도이물이 의심되는 환자에서는 경부 전후경 X-검사는 물론 특히 경부 측면엑스선 검사를 반드시 실시하여야 한다는 것을 강조하는 바이다.

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MANET에서의 의심노드 탐지 정확도 향상을 위한 기법 연구 (A Study for Detection Accuracy Improvement of Malicious Nodes on MANET)

  • 양환석
    • 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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    • 제9권4호
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    • pp.95-101
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    • 2013
  • MANET has an advantage that can build a network quickly and easily in difficult environment to build network. In particular, routing protocol that uses in existing mobile environment cannot be applied literally because it consists of only mobile node. Thus, routing protocol considering this characteristic is necessary. Malicious nodes do extensive damage to the whole network because each mobile node has to act as a router. In this paper, we propose technique that can detect accurately the suspected node which causes severely damage to the performance of the network. The proposed technique divides the whole network to zone of constant size and is performed simultaneously detection technique based zone and detection technique by collaboration between nodes. Detection based zone translates the information when member node finishes packet reception or transmission to master node managing zone and detects using this. The collaborative detection technique uses the information of zone table managing in master node which manages each zone. The proposed technique can reduce errors by performing detection which is a reflection of whole traffic of network.

Vibrio vulnificus infection: a persistent threat to public health

  • Yun, Na Ra;Kim, Dong-Min
    • The Korean journal of internal medicine
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    • 제33권6호
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    • pp.1070-1078
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    • 2018
  • Vibrio vulnificus is a gram-negative bacterium that can cause serious, potentially fatal infections. V. vulnificus causes three distinct syndromes: an overwhelming primary septicemia caused by consuming contaminated seafood, wound infections acquired when an open wound is exposed to contaminated warm seawater, and gastrointestinal tract-limited infections. Case-fatality rates are higher than 50% for primary septicemia, and death typically occurs within 72 hours of hospitalization. Risk factors for V. vulnificus infection include chronic liver disease, alcoholism, and hematological disorders. When V. vulnificus infection is suspected, appropriate antibiotic treatment and surgical interventions should be performed immediately. Third-generation cephalosporin with doxycycline, or quinolone with or without third-generation cephalosporin, may be potential treatment options for patients with V. vulnificus infection.

물이 인체 건강에 미치는 영향 (HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS DUE TO CONSUMPTION OF LOW TDS WATER)

  • Rozelle, Lee T.
    • 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국막학회 1996년도 제5회 산학협동 심포지움 (먹는 물과 막분리공정)
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    • pp.39-64
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    • 1996
  • Probably over most of recorded time, the quality of drinking water has been praised for good health and blamed for bad health. Certainly it is true, considering pathogenic organism that cause typhoid fever, giardiasis, etc., or considering chemical contaminants suspected of causing cancer. Drinking "natural" waters with a high mineral content is generally accepted to be healthy. Water containing very low levels of total dissolved solids (TDS), such as distilled water, is believed by some to help "cure" arthritis by "washing out" calcium from deposits in joints. Along with this reasoning, many believe that drinking very tow TDS water, treated by distillation, reverse osmosis (RO) or deionization (DD, "leaches" minerals from the body and causes mineral deficiencies with subsequent ill health effects.cies with subsequent ill health effects.

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소아의 만성 복통에서 기능성 위장관 질환의 양상 (Characteristics of functional gastrointestinal disorders in children with chronic abdominal pain)

  • 엄지현
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제50권7호
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    • pp.655-659
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    • 2007
  • 목 적 : 만성 복통으로 병원에 내원한 환아들에서 그 원인을 밝히고 Rome III 기준에 의해 진단된 기능성 위장관 질환의 종류 및 양상을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2004년 3월부터 2007년 2월까지 노원 을지병원 소아과에 만성 복통을 주소로 내원한 132명을 대상으로 하였다. 결 과 : 대상 환자 중 기질적 질환으로 진단된 경우가 20명(15.2%), 기능성 위장관 질환이었던 경우는 112명(84.8%)이었다. 기능성 위장관 질환은 기질적 질환에 비해 통계적으로 유의하지 않았으나 여자에서 더 흔하게 나타났다. 기능성 위장관 질환 중에는 기능성 소화불량증(32.6%)과 과민성 장증후군(27.3%)이 가장 많았으며 2가지 종류 이상의 기능성 위장관 질환으로 진단된 환아는 7명(5.3%) 이었다. 배꼽 주위 통증, 최근의 스트레스, 기능성 위장관 질환의 가족력, 아침 시간의 통증 등은 기능성 위장관 질환을 갖고 있는 환아 들에서 더 많이 호소하였고 야간 통증, 구토, 두통은 기질적 질환을 갖고 있는 환아 들에서 더 많이 호소하였으나 모두 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결 론 : 소아의 만성 복통의 대부분의 원인은 기능성 위장관 질환이며 특히 기능성 소화 불량증과 과민성 장증후군이 가장 많았다. 불필요한 검사를 하지 않고 효과적인 진단과 치료를 위해 신뢰성 있는 진단 기준을 사용하는 것이 필요하다.

Infectious Causes of Eosinophilic Meningitis in Korean Patients: A Single-Institution Retrospective Chart Review from 2004 to 2018

  • Park, Sunghee;Jung, Jiwon;Chong, Yong Pil;Kim, Sung-Han;Lee, Sang-Oh;Choi, Sang-Ho;Kim, Yang Soo;Kim, Min Jae
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제59권3호
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    • pp.227-233
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    • 2021
  • Eosinophilic meningitis is defined as the presence of more than 10 eosinophils per µl in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or eosinophils accounting for more than 10% of CSF leukocytes in patients with acute meningitis. Parasites are the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide, but there is limited research on patients in Korea. Patients diagnosed with eosinophilic meningitis between January 2004 and June 2018 at a tertiary hospital in Seoul, Korea were retrospectively reviewed. The etiology and clinical characteristics of each patient were identified. Of the 22 patients included in the study, 11 (50%) had parasitic causes, of whom 8 (36%) were diagnosed as neurocysticercosis and 3 (14%) as Toxocara meningitis. Four (18%) patients were diagnosed with fungal meningitis, and underlying immunodeficiency was found in 2 of these patients. The etiology of another 4 (18%) patients was suspected to be tuberculosis, which is endemic in Korea. Viral and bacterial meningitis were relatively rare causes of eosinophilic meningitis, accounting for 2 (9%) and 1 (5%) patients, respectively. One patient with neurocysticercosis and 1 patient with fungal meningitis died, and 5 (23%) had neurologic sequelae. Parasite infections, especially neurocysticercosis and toxocariasis, were the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in Korean patients. Fungal meningitis, while relatively rare, is often aggressive and must be considered when searching for the cause of eosinophilic meningitis.