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Case Report
Overlapping Guillain-Barré syndrome and Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis associated with Epstein Barr virus
Young Il Rho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(10):457-460.   Published online October 31, 2014

A flaccid tetraparesis in Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (BBE) is presumed to be a sign of overlapping Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). In addition, BBE and Fisher syndrome, which are clinically similar and are both associated with the presence of the immunoglobulin G anti-GQ1b antibody, represent a specific autoimmune disease with a wide spectrum of symptoms that include ophthalmoplegia and ataxia. A 2-year-old...

Bilateral paroxysmal hemicrania with autonomic features in a child: A case report
Young Il Rho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(5):619-621.   Published online May 15, 2009
Paroxysmal hemicrania (PH) is rare in children and not widely recognized. It is characterized by pain attacks and associated symptoms and signs similar to those experiencing cluster headaches, but the features have a shorter effect, are more frequent, and respond completely to indomethacin. Some patients with PH may experience slight pain across the midline. There are only four cases of...
Reflex seizures induced by micturition : A pediatric case and ictal EEG finding
Young Il Rho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(12):1346-1349.   Published online December 15, 2008
Reflex seizures induced by micturition are rare, and there have been few reports on ictal electroencephalogram (EEG) findings. Here, we report a 7-year-old boy with secondarily generalized partial seizures induced by micturition. The seizures occurred every time he urinated. A few seconds after micturition begun, he toppled down with hand automatism followed by a secondarily generalized tonic posture and loss...
Original Article
A study for post-diagnostic lumbar puncture headache in children
Gook Chan Jang, Eun Seok Yang, Kyung Rye Moon, Young Bong Park, Young Il Rho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(8):761-766.   Published online August 15, 2007
Purpose : Post-lumbar puncture headache is common complaint. A study of post-diagnostic lumbar puncture headache in children is rare. Various factors that might influence the occurrence of post- diagnostic lumbar puncture headache in children exist. The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the frequency and risk factors for post-diagnostic lumbar puncture headache in children. Methods : From March 2005...
Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of headache comorbidity with epilepsy in children and adolescents
Young Il Rho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(7):672-677.   Published online July 15, 2007
Purpose : To assess the prevalence and characteristics of headache comorbidity with epilepsy in children and adolescents in a specialty epilepsy clinic. Methods : Two hundred twenty nine consecutive patients attending the Chosun University Hospital Pediatric Epilepsy Clinic (mean age 10.0?.1 years, range 4-17, M:F ratio 1.1:1.0) were interviewed with a standardized headache questionnaire. Headache was classified according to the...
Valproate-associated weight gain and potential predictors in children with epilepsy
Gook Chan Jang, Eun Young Kim, Young Il Rho, Kyung Rye Moon, Sang Kee Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(5):484-488.   Published online May 15, 2007
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and potential predictors of weight gain in older children and teens treated with valproate (VPA) for epilepsy. Methods : Sixty-five subjects aged 8 to 17 years of age, who began VPA treatment between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2004, and who had documented weight and height measurements...
Prevalence of Orthostatic Dysregulation in Elementary School Students and Frequency of Individual Symptoms
Eun Seok Yang, Eun-Young Kim, Kyoung-Rye Moon, Sang Kee Park, Young Bong Park, Young Il Rho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(2):138-142.   Published online February 15, 2005
Purpose : The purpose of the present study was to access the prevalence of orthostatic dysregulation(OD) and the frequency of each category for major and minor criteria among elementary school students using the OD questionnaire. Methods : We carried out inquiry by questionnaire as to the frequency of OD among two elementary schools with 725 students, 10 to 12 years of...
Utilization Patterns of Medical Care of Elementary School Children after the Implementation of Medical Reform : Comparison with a Previous Study in 1998
Eun Seok Yang, Mi Jin Kim, Eun Young Kim, Young Il Rho, Sang Kee Park, Yeong Bong Park, Kyung Rye Moon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(9):933-939.   Published online September 15, 2004
Objective : The purpose of this study was to assess the patterns of medical care utilization and factors which determine medical care utilization of elementary school children after the implementation of medical reform. Methods : We performed the questionnaires on 1,031 children from two elementary schools in Gwangju city from June 1 to 30 June, 2001. These data were compared with...
The Relationship between the Perception of Height and Self-Esteem in Children
Mi Jin Kim, Young Il Rho, Eun Seok Yang, Kyung Rye Moon, Sang Kee Park, Yeong Bong Park, Eun Young Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(3):258-263.   Published online March 15, 2004
Purpose : The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavioral and affective characteristics of children who thought they were short. Methods : Fifteen hundred and twenty-two students of four elementary and middle schools in Gwangju City completed a battery of questionnaires asking about stature-related stress, self-esteem, and personality characteristics. The children were divided into three groups and compared according...
Case Report
A Case of Perinatal Varicella Infection
Jeong A Rho, Young Il Rho, Eun Young Kim, Sang Kee Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(10):1047-1050.   Published online October 15, 2003
Maternal varicella resulting in viremia may transmit the virus to the fetus by either transplacental spread, or by ascending infection from lesion in the birth canal. The characteristic symptoms consist of skin lesions in dermatomal distribution, eye diseases, neurological defects, and limb hypoplasia. Varicella of the newborn is a life-threatening illness that may occur when a newborn is delivered either...
A Case of Craniofrontonasal Dysplasia Diagnosed at Birth
Jeong A Rho, Young Il Rho, Kyung Rye Moon, Young Bong Park, Sang Kee Park, Eun Young Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(10):1044-1046.   Published online October 15, 2003
Craniofrontonasal dysplasia(CFND), a rare congenital syndrome, is characterized by varying degrees of frontonasal dysplasia, craniosynostosis, and variable extracranial abnormalities. It was first reported by Cohen in 1979. The inheritance pattern is not straightforward. Although all modes of Mendelian inheritance have been suggested, the most plausible explanation is that this is an X-linked condition with the unusual situation of complete expression...
Original Article
Relationship between Admission and Clinical Features of Children Who Visited the Emergency Department with Seizures
Sung Kwan Yoon, Eun Young Kim, Eun Seok Yang, Kyung Rye Moon, Sang Kee Park, Young Bong Park, Young Il Rho, Soo Hyeong Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(10):1003-1007.   Published online October 15, 2003
Purpose : To review the seizure-related complaints and analyze the relationship between admission rates and clinical features in children who had visited the emergency department with seizures. Methods : Retrospectively, we reviewed 180 patients(male 100, female 80) suffering from seizures, who had visited to the emergency department of Chosun University Hospital from January 2000 to June 2002. We have analyzed the...
Predictors of Clinically Non Specific Bacterial Infection in Febrile Children Less than 3 Years of Age : WBC, ESR and CRP
Jeong A Nho, Young Il Rho, Eun Seuk Yang, Eun Young Kim, Yeong Bong Park, Kyung Rye Moon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(8):758-762.   Published online August 15, 2003
Purpose : Our examination was designed to determine the diagnostic properties of the cutoff point for the prediction of bacteremia in febrile children less than 3 years of age. Cutoff point is the value that simultaneously maximizes both sensitivity and specificity. Methods : We conducted a retrospective study of febrile children, less than 3 years of age, who clinically have no...
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Snoring in School-Aged Children
Sung Jong Cho, Eun Young Kim, Young Il Rho, Eun Suk Yang, Young Bong Park, Kyung-Rye Moon, Chul-Gab Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(11):1340-1345.   Published online November 15, 2002
Purpose : We studied the prevalence of snoring and its association with diseases, obesity and environmental factors, as well as sleep disturbance arising from snoring, in school-aged children. Methods : The survey was performed by a special questionnaire on 1,707 children at elementary schools from 1 to 30 July 2001 in Gwangju City. The prevalence of snoring, associated factors, and sleep...
Case Report
A Case of Fetal Valproate Syndrome Associated with Both Elbow Joint Contractures
Yun Chang Choi, Eun Young Kim, Kynug Rye Moon, Young Il Rho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(10):1288-1292.   Published online October 15, 2002
Fetal valproate syndrome has been described as a distinctive pattern of minor anomalies of the face and digits. This pattern has not been delineated completely but appears to involve brachycephaly with a high forehead, shallow orbit, ocular hypertelorism, small nose, small mouth, low set posteriorly rotated ears, long overlapping fingers and toes, and hyperconvex fingernail. Cleft palate and congenital heart disease have occasionally been...
Original Article
A Study on the Status of Utilization and Criteria for Selection of Medical Care Facilities of Elementary School Children
Seung Pyo Han, Eun Young Kim, Young Il Rho, Eun Seok Yang, Sang Kee Park, Yeong Bong Park, Kyung Rye Moon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(2):166-173.   Published online February 15, 2002
Purpose : The aim of this study is to find out the distribution of illness, patterns of medical care utilization and factors determining medical care utilization in elementary school children. Methods : We performed the questionnaires in Gwangju city on 2,036 children of two elementary schools from June 1 to June 30, 1998. Results : The prevalence rate of illness was 32.3%....
The Relationship Between Obesity and Depressive Trends in Elementary School Children
Seon Mi Park, Eun Young Kim, Young Il Rho, Sang Kee Park, Yeong Bong Park, Kyung Rye Moon, Kyung Sik Pyo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(1):10-15.   Published online January 15, 2002
Purpose : This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between obesity and depressive trends in elementary school children. Methods : In 1999, we surveyed 2,091 elementary school children(1,079 boys and 1,012 girls) whose ages ranged from 10 to 12 years. Obesity was defined as an obesity index over 20 percent. The degree of depression was compared between the obese group...
Six Year Follow-up of Childhood Obesity
Eun Young Kim, Young Il Rho, Eun Seok Yang, Sang Kee Park, Yeung Bong Park, Kyung Rye Moon, Chul Gab Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(11):1295-1300.   Published online November 15, 2001
Purpose : To examine the prevalence of obesity in elementary school-aged children in Gwangju, and long term courses of those obese children. Methods : We examined children aged 7 to 12 in the total number of 3,028 elementary school students consisting of 1,579 boys and 1,449 girls between 1994 and 1999. Obesity was defined as weight that exceeded the standard weight...