Journal of the Korean Medical Association

| New Year’s Message | January 10, 2023

Pil Soo Lee

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):2-3.

| Opinion | January 10, 2023

Efforts needed to maintain and develop essential medical services in the neurosurgery field

Jae Seung Bang

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):4-9.

Background: Although it is naturally included in essential medical services (EMS), neurosurgery is not included in the current EMS set by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of South Korea....

Current advances in the surgical treatment of facial pain | Focused Issue of This Month | January 10, 2023

Diagnosis and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

Chang Kyu Park, Seung Hoon Lim, Bong Jin Park

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):11-18.

Background: Trigeminal neuralgia is a sudden and painful facial condition that is triggered by activities of daily living. The pain is debilitating and patients are often unable to perform routine...

Current advances in the surgical treatment of facial pain | Focused Issue of This Month | January 10, 2023

Diagnosis and treatment of glossopharyngeal neuralgia

Young Hwan Ahn

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):19-30.

Background: Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) is a rare type of cranial nerve rhizopathy that accounts for roughly 1% of trigeminal neuralgia cases and presents as extreme neuralgic pain in the ipsilateral...

Current advances in the surgical treatment of facial pain | Focused Issue of This Month | January 10, 2023

Diagnosis and treatment of occipital neuralgia: focus on greater occipital nerve entrapment syndrome

Byung-chul Son

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):31-40.

Background: Occipital neuralgia is defined as paroxysmal shooting, or stabbing pain in the posterior part of the scalp, in the distribution of the greater and lesser occipital nerves. Occipital neuralgia...

| Continuing Education Column | January 10, 2023

Cutaneous adverse drug reactions

Eun Hye Lee, Yong Hyun Jang

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):41-47.

Background: Cutaneous adverse drug reactions are common and produce easily identifiable clinical symptoms. These may range from mild maculopapular rashes to severe reactions associated with systemic disease. Current Concepts: The most...

| Special Contribution | January 10, 2023

Healthcare response strategies for the long-COVID era

Hye Jun Kim,, Jihun Song, Sang Min Park

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):50-59.

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), first reported at the end of 2019, is characterized by a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to multi-organ dysfunction. These symptoms may persist...

| Special Contribution | January 10, 2023

In search of Jong Ha Kim, the first Korean medical doctor in modern Daejeon city

Dae Kyum Kim

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):60-69.

Background: Recently, it was revealed that Jong-Ha Kim was the first self-employed Korean physician in Daejeon city of South Korea during the Japanese colonial period. However, little is known about...

A new year’s greeting message Pil Soo Lee J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):2-3. New Year’s Message January 10, 2023 PDF	Efforts needed to maintain and develop essential medical services in the neurosurgery field Jae Seung Bang J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):4-9. Opinion January 10, 2023 PDF
Diagnosis and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia Chang Kyu Park, Seung Hoon Lim, Bong Jin Park J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):11-18. Focused Issue of This Month January 10, 2023 Current advances in the surgical treatment of facial pain PDF	Diagnosis and treatment of glossopharyngeal neuralgia Young Hwan Ahn J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):19-30. Focused Issue of This Month January 10, 2023 Current advances in the surgical treatment of facial pain PDF
Diagnosis and treatment of occipital neuralgia: focus on greater occipital nerve entrapment syndrome Byung-chul Son J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):31-40. Focused Issue of This Month January 10, 2023 Current advances in the surgical treatment of facial pain PDF	Cutaneous adverse drug reactions Eun Hye Lee, Yong Hyun Jang J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):41-47. Continuing Education Column January 10, 2023 PDF Self-study
Healthcare response strategies for the long-COVID era Hye Jun Kim,, Jihun Song, Sang Min Park J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):50-59. Special Contribution January 10, 2023 PDF	In search of Jong Ha Kim, the first Korean medical doctor in modern Daejeon city Dae Kyum Kim J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(1):60-69. Special Contribution January 10, 2023 PDF