The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Korean medicine on patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Methods: The charts of 47 patients diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease in the

This clinical study describes the effect of Korean medicine on a patient with alcohol-related dementia. Methods: A patient with cognitive disorder and memory impairment due to alcohol abuse was treated with the herbal medicine "Gami Gwibi-tang", acupuncture, and moxibustion, together with basic Western medicine. The patient's cognitive function was evaluated by the Mini-Mental State Examination-Korean (MMSE-K) and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR). Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was used to estimate the severity of structural brain damage. Results: Following treatment with Gami Gwibi-tang, patent's MMSE-K score and CDR improved. Conclusion: This clinical case study provides evidence of the effect of Korean medicine, including Gwibi-tang-gami, on alcohol-related dementia.

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Korean J Child Stud 2016;37(2):79-94 http://dx. Objective:This study aimed to examine the predictors of indoor play behaviors using cluster analyses. Methods: Data from 963 children (age 4 years) who participated in the 5 th phase of the Panel Study of Korean Children, their parents, and their teachers were analyzed using K -means clustering analyses, F-tests and multinomial logistic regression analyses. Results: The clustering analyses revealed three distinctive profiles: positive-theme oriented, general-exploratory/manipulative, and negative-exploratory/manipulative groups. Child characteristics, including cognition, language, and social level, and teachers' age were significantly associated with the groups in a different way; the clusters were partially different in the gender and creativity of children, interaction level of teachers' interaction, classroom environment, and program types that children attended. Conclusion: Findings revealed three clusters of play behaviors and highlighted the importance of the ecological variables that determined the clusters.