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Children with Epilepsy: Quality of Life and Management (간질아동의 삶의 질과 간호관리)

  • Shin Yeong-Hee
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.225-232
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this article is to describe the overview of current medical treatments of childhood epilepsy in Korea and to review several recent nursing researches related to quality of life problems, especially psychological functioning in children with epilepsy and the stress of the family. The prognosis of childhood epilepsy has been improved considerably and about 80% of patients can now be expected to achieve complete seizure control by the antiepileptic drug treatment. Even for the intractable epilepsy, with the combination of ketogenic diet program and antiepileptic drug therapy or surgical treatment, the prognosis became very much better than before. The majority of research has reported that children with epilepsy were experiencing quality of life problems. They are at risk for impaired functioning, compared to either general population controls or to other chronic illness groups such as asthma and diabetes. The ultimate goal of providing care to children with epilepsy is to control seizures while facilitating an optimal quality of life for the child as well as the family. Recommendations are included for future research and intervention programs for children, parents and our society.

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An Accidental over Exposure in Mednif Tele-Cobalt Machine in Nepal

  • chaurasia, P.P.;Srivastava, R.P.;Prasiko, G.;Neupane, B.P.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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    • 2002.09a
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    • pp.97-99
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    • 2002
  • A radiation incident took place during treatment on MEDNIF Tele cobalt-60 therapy machine in B.P.KOIRALA MEMORIAL CANCER HOSPITAL in Bharatpur, Nepal. This Chinese made machine has activity of 6240 Curies of cobalt -60. This machine has fulfilled safety requirements. ICRP recommendations, safety rules are followed and practiced. The source was struck up during treatment and a technician was exposed to equivalent dose of 13.75 mSv. recorded by Personal film badge. Risks of workers are comparable to other safe industries. All exposures shall be kept as low as reasonably possible. The higher level of safety is achieved only when every one is dedicated to common goal. A lesson is learnt for future. Good practice is essential but not sufficient. A high demand for tele Cobalt therapy convinced management to replace Mednif machine with a new efficient Elite Tele Cobalt theratron Machine.

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Investigation on Airflows in Abnormal Nasal Cavity with Adenoid Vegetation by Particle Image Velocimetry

  • Kim, Sung Kyun;Son, Young Rak
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.1799-1808
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    • 2004
  • Knowledge of airflow characteristics in nasal cavity is essential to understand the physiological and pathological aspects of nasal breathing. Several studies have utilized physical models of the healthy nasal cavity to investigate the relationship between nasal anatomy and airflow. Since the final goal of these works is their contribution to the diagnosisand treatment of nasal diseases, the next step on this topic is naturally studies for disordered nasal cavities. In this paper, as the first application, airflows in the normal and abnormal nasal cavities with adenoid vegetation are investigated experimentally by PIV, and comparisons of both cases are appreciated. Dense CT data and careful treatment of model surface under the ENT doctor's advice provide more sophisticatedcavity model. The CBC PIV algorithm with window offset is used for PIV flow analysis. Average and RMS distributions are obtained for inspirational and expirational nasal airflows. Airflow characteristics that are related with the abnormalities in nasal cavity are presented.

One Clinical Study on Strabismus Patient of Abducence Nerve Paralysis with Oriental Medicine (제6 뇌신경 마비로 진단된 마비성(痲痺性) 사시(斜視) 환아(患兒) 1례(例) 보고(報告))

  • Cheon, Jin-Hong;Min, Sang-Yeon;Kim, Jang-Hyun
    • The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.26-32
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    • 2010
  • Objectives: This study is to report a case of the paralytic strabismus with herbal medicine and acupuncture. Strabismus refers to the oculomotor muscles imbalance resulted from improper alignment of the visual axis of the two eyes. Our goal is to know the effectiveness and safety in children from oriental medicine. Methods: We treated the case by using herbal medicine, acupuncture, and etc. Results: We found that the case was recovered perfectly in short term(24days) without any side effects or complaints. Therefore, we try to apply this treatment in many children cases and to set as a guideline protocol to treat for children. Conclusions: The case showed proper oriental medical treatment is better choice for therapy than surgery or observation.

A CEPHALOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON FACIAL ESTHETICS OF KOREAN YOUNG ADULT FEMALE (한국 젊은여성의 심미적 안모형태에 관한 두부방사선 계측학적 연구)

  • Row, Joon;Rhu, Young-Kyu
    • The korean journal of orthodontics
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    • v.18 no.1 s.25
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    • pp.127-139
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    • 1988
  • Esthetic is one of the prime goal of the orthodontic treatment. It is represented by the word of harmony or balance. There is no absolute esthetic norm but it is important to study about it in orthodontic and orthognatic surgical treatment planning. The purpose of this study is to obtain the norm of Korean female adolescents who were candidates of 1986, 1987 Miss Korea Beauty Contest. The 77 individual samples were selected and studied by cephalometric analysis. Obtained results were as follows: 1 Korean esthetic norm was obtained. 2. Simple correlation coefficient was obtained between each measurements. 3. Holdaway ratio of Korean beauty was 3.3 : 1. 4. To compare with caucasian, profile of Korean beauty had less prominant nose, more prominant lip and deeper sulcus depth.

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A Review of Hand Function (손 기능에 관한 고찰)

  • Lee, Sun-Myung
    • Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.155-168
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of study to know hand function in order to prevent disability or handicap. The ability to perform precise refined movements of hand is an important human function. Improvement in object manipulation is common goal of therapist. The ability to manipulate an object in the hand is need for many functional tasks, including writing, handling coins, small objects and ADL skills. Therapists have commonly used hand grip and pinch strengths as baseline measures to evaluate hand function. The patterns of grasps are precision grasp, power grasp, hook grasp, spherical grasp, sylindrical grasp, disc grasp, pinch, three point pinch and tip pinch. And the motion of in-manipulation are finger to palm translation, palm to finger, shift, simple rotation and complex rotation. The hand function are include to evaluate of ROM, sensation, muscle strength of hand. It used to evaluate of decision of effect and suppose of disability and acceptance of vocation. Good evaluation is need to pretreatment and baseline of treatment and help to evaluate of effect on treatment.

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The Communited Fracture of Larynx (후두 분쇄 골절의 치료)

  • 김형태;조승호;김민식;선동일;최재혁
    • Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.174-180
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    • 1997
  • Acute laryngeal trauma is a rare injury, but it threatens both the quality and maintenance of life. The optimal goal of treatment for acute communited laryngeal fracture is restoration of the skeletal framework and epithelial lining of endolarynx. But though the diagnostic skill has been developed, decision making for treatment of laryngeal trauma such as operating tim, open exploration versus closed reduction and stenting is very difficult and controversial. Recently, the authors experienced two cases with severe communited fractures of laryngeal framework and endolaryngeal avulsion injuries who were treated successfully with open surgical repair without stenting. So we report these two cases with review of the literatures.

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Acceptance and commitment therapy (수용전념치료)

  • Na, Euihyeon
    • Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.51-55
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    • 2018
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a functional contextual intervention approach based on the behavioral theory on human language, which views human suffering as originating in psychological inflexibility fostered by cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance. Thus, the goal of ACT is to enhance psychological flexibility using six core processes including acceptance, cognitive defusion, self-as-context, contact with present moment, values clarification, and committed action. Recent clinical trials have suggested the efficacy for ACT in the treatment of various mental illness and psychological distress. The aim of this review is to offer more knowledge and better understanding of ACT by presenting its underlying principle and an overview of the research field.

Surgical Treatment Strategy for Distal Humerus Intra-articular Fractures

  • Lee, Hyo-Jin
    • Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.113-117
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    • 2019
  • Treating distal humerus fractures, especially those involving intra-articular lesions, is complex and often technically demanding. Although there still exist many controversial issues, the goal of treatment is to establish anatomical stable fixation by restoring the two columns and the articular surface. Universally, a posterior midline incision is applied, and the approach varies according to the further management of the triceps or olecranon. Evidence supports dual plate fixation as the optimal fixation method, and debates regarding appropriate plating configuration are still ongoing. As multiple clinical studies comparing results of parallel and perpendicular plate fixation have shown no actual difference, it is important to place the plates according to the fracture configuration.

The Coating Performance of UV Curable Urethane Acrylate Coatings for Fancy Veneer Overlayed Plywood Flooring

  • Lee, Byoung-Hoo;Kim, Hyun-Joong;Lee, Young-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.23-35
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    • 2004
  • The goal of study was to investigate the influence of the acrylated urethane oligomer on mechanical properties, the chemical resistance and thermal resistance of the UV curable urethane acrylate coatings for fancy veneer overlayed plywood flooring. The pencil hardness and abrasion resistance of the coated fancy veneer overlayed plywood floorings increased with increasing the acrylate functionality of the acrylated urethane oligomer. In the case of the UV cured film containing hexa-functional acrylated aliphatic urethane oligomer, high discoloration of the coated fancy veneer overlayed plywood flooring was observed near the cracks at the beginning of the chemical treatment. In this study, it was found that the degradation of the UV cured film caused by an alkaline reagent was higher than that of the UV cured film caused by an acidic treatment.