• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2000

Hominis Placenta has been used as a medicinal stuff for a long time in Oriental Medicine. And further, aqua-acupuncture solution of Hominis Placenta has produced in South Korea recently. Bibliographical study was carried on to investigate the nature of Hominis Placenta and possible indications by aqua-acupuncture as well. The nature of Hominis Placenta is warm and its taste sweet-salty. It is non-poisonous. It has correspondence to the meridians of lung, liver and kidney. Hominis Placenta is mainly effective on recuperation of infirmity and the disease related to infirmity. Aqua-acupuncture solution of Hominis Placenta can be applied to the disease as chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, sterility, insufficient lactation, degenerative change, neurasthenia and cerebrovascular disease.

• 생약학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2017

Glutamate-induced oxidative stress results in neuro-degenerative disorders in many central nervous system (CNS) such as Alzheimer's disease, ischemia, Huntington's disease, and Parkinson's disease. Our study was performed to investigate neuroprotective effects of Allium hookeri extracts (leaf, root, and whole) on glutamate-induced HT22 cells. In this study, ethanol extract of A. hookeri showed the outstanding neuroprotective effect in HT22 cells. In addition, we found that ethanol extract of A. hookeri root increased heme oxygenase (HO)-1 in HT22 cells. Moreover, ethanol extract of A. hookeri root also upregulated nuclear accumulation of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) in HT22 cells. These results demonstrate that ethanol extract of A. hookeri root contributes neuroprotective effects against glutamate-induced oxidative stress in HT22 cells, via Nrf2-mediated HO-1 expression. Our study suggests that ethanol extract of A. hookeri root could be the potential agent for the treatment of many neuro-degenerative diseases.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2011

Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disease of a cranial nerve and has a main symptoms of irregular movement of muscle, stiffening, trembling which occurred by about 1% of population in the age of over 65. Moreover, the and prevalence rate and attack rate are soaring according to increase of elderly population. However, allopathy and surgery were done through dopamine and anticholinergic medicine for treatment but it developed a lot of complications due to medicine and progress since it makes slow progress or can't stop the treatment. Hereupon, I report that there is a case on one of the patients Young Jin Oriental Medical Clinic. The patient who is in state of treatment termination who doesn't need any further remedy and no worsening of symptoms after conduction of therapies of dialectic and 5 upright life cure regulations. 5 upright life cure regulations means five practive way for improvement of nature healing power. Upon undertaking the 5 upright life cure regulations, there were found significant results in such tests as Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Hoehn & Yahr Staging Scale, and Activity of Daily Living (ADL), and the ingestion of Benztropine 1mg and Requip 0.25mg was decreased from 3 times to 0 times. The study offers objective clinical data on Oriental Medicine treatment for Parkinson's disease which is one of representative neuro-degenerative diseases and thus broadens the application range of Oriental Medical treatment and presents the fundamental data on the clinical research on Parkinson's disease by adopting evidence-based medicine (EBM).

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.125-129
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• 2017

Lumbar degenerative kyphosis (LDK) is a subgroup of the flat-back syndrome and is most commonly caused by unique life styles, such as a prolonged crouched posture during agricultural work and performing activities of daily living on the floor. Unfortunately, LDK has been used as a byword for degenerative sagittal imbalance, and this sometimes causes confusion. The aim of this review was to evaluate the exact territory of LDK, and to introduce another appropriate term for degenerative sagittal deformity. Unlike what its name suggests, LDK does not only include sagittal balance disorder of the lumbar spine and kyphosis, but also sagittal balance disorder of the whole spine and little lordosis of the lumbar spine. Moreover, this disease is closely related to the occupation of female farmers and an outdated Asian life style. These reasons necessitate a change in the nomenclature of this disorder to prevent misunderstanding. We suggest the name "primary degenerative sagittal imbalance" (PDSI), which encompasses degenerative sagittal misalignments of unknown origin in the whole spine in older-age patients, and is associated with back muscle wasting. LDK may be regarded as a subgroup of PDSI related to an occupation in agriculture. Conservative treatments such as exercise and physiotherapy are recommended as first-line treatments for patients with PDSI, and surgical treatment is considered only if conservative treatments failed. The measurement of spinopelvic parameters for sagittal balance is important prior to deformity corrective surgery. LDK can be considered a subtype of PDSI that is more likely to occur in female farmers, and hence the use of LDK as a global term for all degenerative sagittal imbalance disorders is better avoided. To avoid confusion, we recommend PDSI as a newer, more accurate diagnostic term instead of LDK.

• 대한정형외과스포츠의학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2012

목적: 내반 변형을 지닌 내측 반월 연골판 후방 골 기시부 퇴행성 파열 환자에 대해 관절경적 반월 연골판 절제술을 시행 중 개방형 경골 근위부 절골술을 시행하는 경우와 하지 않는 경우에서의 임상적 및 방사선학 결과를 비교 하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: $3^{\circ}$ 이상 내반 변형과 내측 반월 연골판 후방 골 기시부 퇴행성 파열을 지닌 환자에 대해 관절경적 반월 연골판 절제술을 시행받고, 최소 3년 이상 추시가 가능한 환자 42명을 대상으로 하였다. 그 중 30명에 대해서는 개방형 근위 경골 절골술을 함께 시행하였으며, 나머지 12명에 대해서는 반월 연골판 절제술만 시행하였었다. 평균 추시 시간은 52.5개월 (36.0~76.6)이었다. 최종 추시 상 두 군간에 수술 전 증상의 소실 유무, 수술에 대한 환자의 만족도, 및 HSS 점수에 대한 임상적 결과를 비교하였다. 또한 최종 추시 상 방사선학적 퇴행성 관절염의 진행 유무를 비교하였다. 결과: 증상의 호전은 근위 경골 절골술을 함께 시행한 군(83.3%, 25예)에서 의의있게 관절경적 반월 연골판 부분 절제술만을 시행한 군(66.7%, 8예)보다 호전을 보였다. 환자 만족도 역시 근위 경골 절골술을 함께 시행한 군(83.3%, 25예)에서 반월상부분 절제술만 시행한 군(58.3%, 7예)보다 의의있게 높게 나타났다. HSS 점수는 근위 경골 절골술을 같이 시행한 군은 술 전 56.9점에서 술 후 90.8점으로 향상되었으며, 반월 연골판 부분 절제술만을 시행한 군에서는 술 전 67.9점에서 술 후 89.0점으로 향상되었으나, 양군간의 통계학적 차이는 관찰할 수 없었다. WOMAC 점수 역시 양군간의 통계학적 차이는 관찰할 수 없었다. 최종 추시 상 방사선학적 퇴행성 관절염의 진행에 있어서 두 군간에 의의 있는 차이는 없었다. 결론: 내반 변형을 지닌 반월 연골판 후방 골 기시부 퇴행성 파열 환자의 치료에 있어 좋은 임상적 결과를 위해서는 근위 경골절골술이 반드시 필요할 것으로 생각된다. 그러나 퇴행성 관절염의 결과에 미치는 영향에 대해서는 장기적인 추시가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.173-189
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of specific head positions on the mandibular rotational torque movements in maximum mouth opening, protrusion and lateral excursion. Thirty dental students without any sign or symptom of temporomandibular disorders(TMDs) were included as a control group and 90 patients with TMDs were selected and examined by routine diagnostic procedure for TMDs including radiographs and were classified into 3 subgroups : disc displacement with reduction, disc displacement without reduction, and degenerative joint disease. Mandibular rotational torque movements were observed in four head postures: upright head posture(NHP), upward head posture(UHP), downward head posture(DHP), and forward head posture(FHP). For UHP, the head was inclined 30 degrees upward: for DHP, the head was inclined 30 degrees downward: for FHP, the head was positioned 4cm forward. These positions were adjusted with the use of cervical range-of-motion instrumentation(CROM, Performance Attainment Inc., St. Paul, U.S.A.). Mandibular rotational torque movements were monitored with the Rotate program of BioPAK system (Bioresearch Inc., WI, U.S.A.). The rotational torque movements in frontal and horizontal plane during mandibular border movement were recorded with two parameters: frontal rotational torque angle and horizontal rotational torque angle. The data obtained was analyzed by the SAS/Stat program. The obtained results were as follows : 1. The control group showed significantly larger mandibular rotational angles in UHP than those in DHP and FHP during maximum mouth opening in both frontal and horizontal planes. Disc displacement with reduction group showed significantly larger mandibular rotational angles in DHP and FHP than those in NHP during lateral excursion to the affected and non-affected sides in both frontal and horizontal planes(p<0.05). 2. Disc displacement without reduction group showed significantly larger mandibular rotational angles in FHP than those in any other head postures during maximum mouth opening as well as lateral excursion to the affected and non-affected sides in both frontal and horizontal planes. Degenerative joint disease group showed significantly larger mandibular rotational angles in FHP than those in any other head postures during maximum mouth opening, protrusion and lateral excursion in both frontal and horizontal planes(p<0.05). 3. In NHP, mandibular rotational angle of the control group was significantly larger than that of any other patient subgroups. Mandibular rotational angle of disc displacement with reduction group was significantly larger than that of disc displacement without reduction group during maximum mouth opening in the frontal plane. Mandibular rotational angle of disc displacement without reduction group was significantly larger than that of disc displacement with reduction group or degenerative joint disease group during maximum mouth opening in the horizontal plane(p<0.05). 4. In NHP, mandibular rotational angles of disc displacement without reduction group were significantly larger than those of the control group or disc displacement with reduction group during lateral excursion to the affected side in both frontal and horizontal planes. Mandibular rotational angle of disc displacement without reduction group was significantly smaller than that of the control group during lateral excursion to the non-affected side in frontal plane. Mandibular rotational angle of disc displacement without reduction group was significantly larger than that of disc displacement with reduction group during lateral excursion to the non-affected side in the horizontal plane(p<0.05). 5. In NHP, mandibular rotational angle of the control group was significantly smaller than that of disc displacement with reduction group or disc displacement without reduction group during protrusion in the frontal plane. Mandibular rotational angle of disc displacement without reduction group was significantly larger than that of the disc displacement with reduction group or degenerative joint disease group during protrusion in the horizontal plane. Mandibular rotational angle of the control group was significantly smaller than that of disc displacement without reduction group or degenerative joint disease group during protrusion in the horizontal plane(p<0.05). 6. In NHP, disc displacement without reduction group and degenerative joint disease group showed significantly larger mandibular rotational angles during lateral excursion to the affected side than during lateral excursion to the non-affected side in both frontal and horizontal planes(p<0.05). The findings indicate that changes in head posture can influence mandibular rotational torque movements. The more advanced state is a progressive stage of TMDs, the more influenced by FHP are mandibular rotational torque movements of the patients with TMDs.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.167-191
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• 2021

Objectives Degenerative osteoarthritis of knee is a disease with an increasing number of patients worldwide and its general treatments have some side effects. Methods 102 subjects were classified into test group 1, test group 2, and control group, and clinical trial products were taken for 12 weeks. The effectiveness was evaluated with changes in visual analogue scale, Korean-Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, inducible nitric oxide synthase, and cyclooxygenase-2. Results Both test group 1 and test group 2 were effective in reducing the pain of degenerative osteoarthritis of knee, and only test group 2 was effective in improving the ability to perform daily activities. No clinically significant changes were observed for any safety parameter. Conclusions In conclusion, the data of this study indicate that Zanthoxylum piperitum leaf extract has effectiveness and safety against mild degenerative osteoarthritis of knee.

• 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.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.402-411
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• 2006

측두하악장애 환자 중 하악과두의 퇴행성 골 변화를 보이는 환자의 분포와 임상적 특징을 규명하고자 측두하악장애로 진단받은 6,070명의 환자들을 대상으로 연구를 시행하였다. 환자들의 초진 시 파노라마와 TMJ 파노라마 사진을 관찰하여 하악과두의 퇴행성 골 변화 유무를 기준으로 환자들을 퇴행성 골 변화를 보이는 군(DJD군)과 골 변화를 보이지 않는 군(non-DJD군)으로 나누고, 환자들의 초진 의무기록을 바탕으로 두 군 간의 특징을 비교, 분석하였으며, 각종 변수들이 DJD 발병에 미치는 상대적 위험성을 측정하기 위하여 로지스틱 회귀분석을 시행하였다. 연구결과 전체 환자 중 DJD군에 속한 환자는 31.7%였고, non-DJD군에 속하는 환자는 68.3%였다. DJD군은 성별에 따라 다른 분포를 보여 남자보다 여자의 이환율이 높았고, 10대와 20대에서 가장 높은 분포를 보였다. 환자의 내원 주소 중에서는 전치부 개방교합, 턱의 후퇴감, 안모 비대칭, 개구장애를 주소로 내원한 환자가 다른 주소로 내원한 환자들에 비해 DJD를 보일 위험성이 높았으며, 교정치료 경력이나 중심 위-중심교합위 변위 그리고 염발음을 보이는 환자도 DJD군에 속할 위험성이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 측두하악장애를 가진 환자 중 30세 이하의 여성이 위와 같은 임상적 특징을 보이는 경우, 교정치료를 계획할 때 DJD에 이환 되었을 가능성에 대하여 충분히 주의를 기울여야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.665-674
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• 1995

The purpose of this study is to investigate the cephalometric characteristics of the open-bite patients with DJD of TMJ. The DJD open-bite cases were compared with normal samples and Class II open-bite cases with normal TMJ respectively. Twenty three open-bite patients with bilateral DJD of TMJ($13.9\~35.3$ yens old, Group I) were selected from the Department of Orthodontics, SNUDH. Group ll consisted of thirteen Class II open-bite cases($13.2\~27.4$ years old) with no TMD signs/symtoms and good condylar shapes. Group III samples were the forty eight healthy dental students who have Class I molar relationships with no history of orthodontic treatment, good facial balance and no TMD symptoms($20.0\~26.8$ years old). First, sixty measurements in the lateral cephalometric radiographs and analysis of variance(P<0.05, Scheffe) were used to compare these three groups. The seven measurements showed significant difference(p<0.05) between Group I and Group II. After analysis of variance, six of them were used for the discriminant analysis(Wilks' stepwise analysis) and the discrminant function for Group I/Group II was obtained. The results and conclusions were as follows : In most of the measurments, Group I and Group II showed the same skeletal and dental characteristics. But seven of the sixty measurements(FH-PP angle, SNB, FH-ArGo angle, articulare angle, genial angle, upper gonial angle and Ar-Go length) were significantly different(p<0.05) between Group I and Group II. These differences may be explained by the fact that in DJD cases the mandible rotated backward due to the shortening of the ramus following the degenerative destruction of condylar head and its surrounding structures. The resulting discriminant function was : $D={-0.120X}_1+{0.066X}_2+{0.144X}_3-{0.058X}_4+2000,\;where\;X_1=ArGo\;length(mm),\;X_2=SArGo\;angle(degree),\;X_3=FH-PP\;angle(degree),\;X_4=Gonial\;angle(degree)$. Mean of the group centroids was -0.555 and percent of the 'grouped' cases correctly classified was $88.89\%$.