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Review Article
Metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents
Young Mi Hong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(7):737-744.   Published online July 15, 2009
Metabolic syndrome (MS) in children and adolescents has become a global public health problem. MS among Korean children and adolescents has been increasing significantly over the past decade. This paper aims to provide the currently available information on the MS in children and adolescents. This review focuses on the definition, diagnostic criteria, epidemiology and pathophysiology which may be helpful for...
Original Article
A Study of Clinical Features of Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome in Children
Ick-Jin Song, Young-Tak Lim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(7):952-958.   Published online July 15, 2000
Purpose : Tumor lysis syndrome is characterized by hyperuricemia, hyperphosphatemia, hyperkalemia and hypocalcemia due to destruction of tumor cells. The purpose of this study is to estimate in children the incidence, onset time, differences in outcomes between hemodialysis and conservative therapy, and predictive factor of tumor lysis syndrome before treatment with chemotherapy. Methods : Subjects were 108 children who had received...
Prevalence and Clinical Features of Wolff-Parkinson-White(WPW)- Type Ventricular Preexcitation Syndrome in Children
Byung Ju Kim, Jae Sook Ma
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(9):1243-1249.   Published online September 15, 1998
Purpose : This study was conducted to establish the prevalence and clinical features of WPW- type ventricular preexcitation syndrome in children. Methods : Eighteen patients were discovered by the mass heart disease screening using ECG on 47,691 elementary school children in Kwangju from September 1992 to December 1994(group 1), and 14 patients were diagnosed at the Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam...
Treatment of Supraventricular Tachycardia by Catheter Ablation Using Radiofrequency Currents in Children and Adolescents
Sung Jae Lee, Mi Jin Jung, Dieter Gonska
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(2):186-191.   Published online February 15, 1998
Purpose : Catheter ablation using radiofrequency currents have been proven to be an effective and safe tool for the treatment of adult patients with accessory atrioventricular pathways. This study was designed to analyze the efficacy of this method in childern and adolescents. Methods : Using radiofrequency currents, cathether ablation of an accessory pathway was performed in 54 patients(mean age 11.8 years)...
Clincal Observation on Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Children
In Cheol Park, In Seung Park, Jeh Hoon Shin, In Joon Seol, Ha Baik Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(5):634-642.   Published online May 15, 1993
Clinical observation was performed on 23 children with Guillain-Barré syndrome which were hospitalized at the Pediatric ward of Han Yang University Hospital, from July 1975 through May 1991. The results were as follows: 1)The ratio of male patient to female was 2.8:1 and 47.8% of total GBS patients were between the ages 1to 5 years. 2)The highest seasonal incidence of GBS was seen...
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