Effects of end-effector robot-assisted gait training on gait ability, muscle strength, and balance in patients with spinal cord injury.

Background: There is no randomized controlled study about the effects of end-effector robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Objective: To examine the effects of end-effector RAGT on gait and balance abilities in SCI.

Methods: Thirty-one patients were randomly assigned to the RAGT (Morning Walk®, Curexo, Seoul, South Korea) or conventional therapy (CT) group.

Whole-genome sequencing reveals an association between small genomic deletions and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

Single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) have been investigated mainly through genome-wide association studies. However, other genomic alterations, including copy number variations, remain less explored. In this study, we conducted whole-genome sequencing of primary (310 PD patients and 100 healthy individuals) and independent (100 PD patients and 100 healthy individuals) cohorts from the Korean population to identify high-resolution small genomic deletions, gains, and SNVs.

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a patient with metastatic breast cancer: A case report.

Background: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurotoxic encephalopathic state with clinical symptoms such as headache, altered consciousness, visual disturbances, and seizures. Vasogenic edema occurs predominantly in the posterior occipital and parietal lobes of the brain. PRES is caused by various diseases, and its mechanism remains unclear.

Effects on the Motor Function, Proprioception, Balance, and Gait Ability of the End-Effector Robot-Assisted Gait Training for Spinal Cord Injury Patients.

The primary aim of this study was to reveal the effects of end-effector robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) on motor function, proprioception, balance, and gait ability in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). The secondary aim was to determine the correlation between clinical outcomes. This study was a prospective and multi-center study.

Feasibility of Robot-Assisted Gait Training with an End-Effector Type Device for Various Neurologic Disorders.

Unlabelled: Robots are being used to assist the recovery of walking ability for patients with neurologic disorders. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and functional improvement of training with robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) using the Morning Walk, an end-effector type robot using footplates and saddle seat support. A total of 189 individuals (65.

Clinical Usefulness of the Korean Developmental Screening Test (K-DST) for Developmental Delays.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of the Korean Developmental Screening Test (K-DST) via comparison with Korean Ages and Stages Questionnaire (K-ASQ) for the diagnosis of developmental delay in pediatric patients.

Methods: The K-DST and K-ASQ were used to screen pediatric patients who visited the hospital for evaluation and diagnosis of delayed development. Korean Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II (K-BSID-II) or Korean Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence III (K-WPPSI-III) were used for the standardized assessment.

The nature of rehabilitation services provided to children with cerebral palsy: a population-based nationwide study.

Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs in childhood and requires a range of treatments over a person's lifetime. The aims of this study were to investigate the nature of the rehabilitation treatments provided to children with CP and to determine if there were any changes in patterns over time.

Methods: From 2003 to 2013, the nature of rehabilitation treatment was analyzed for children diagnosed with CP.

Disability Registration State of Children With Cerebral Palsy in Korea.

Objective: To investigate the disability registration state of children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Korea.

Methods: Based on the National Health Information Database, the disability registration state was examined for brain lesion disability and other possible complicated disabilities accompanying brain disorder in children diagnosed with CP aged up to 5 years old who were born between 2002 and 2008.

Results: Of children diagnosed with CP, 73.

Cost of Rehabilitation Treatment of Patients With Cerebral Palsy in Korea.

Objective: To investigate rehabilitation treatment cost of patients with cerebral palsy (CP) according to age.

Methods: We analyzed the cost of rehabilitation treatment from 2007 to 2013 for patients diagnosed with CP by sourcing data from the National Health Information Database.

Results: While the number of recently born children requiring rehabilitation treatment has decreased, the number of patients requiring this treatment in other age groups has gradually increased.

Effects of robot-(Morning Walk) assisted gait training for patients after stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective:: To investigate the effects of Morning Walk-assisted gait training for patients with stroke.

Design:: Prospective randomized controlled trial.

Setting:: Three hospital rehabilitation departments (two tertiary and one secondary).

Radial Nerve Injury Caused by Compression Garment for Lymphedema: A Case Report.

Lymphedema is a condition characterized by localized fluid retention and tissue swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system. To minimize fluid buildup and stimulate the flow of fluid through the lymphatic system, compression garments are usually applied to patients with lymphedema. There are few studies to report complications of compression garments to treat breast cancer-related lymphedema.

Incidence of Cerebral Palsy in Korea and the Effect of Socioeconomic Status: A Population-Based Nationwide Study.

Purpose: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that causes serious disability. Prematurity and low birth weight (LBW) are known to be the strongest risk factors of CP. While socioeconomic status (SES) has been found to influence the occurrence of CP, prematurity, and LBW, no studies have investigated this effect in Korea.

Heart Rate Variability Among Children With Acquired Brain Injury.

Objective: To find evidence of autonomic imbalance and present the heart rate variability (HRV) parameters that reflect the severity of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) in children with acquired brain injury (ABI).

Methods: Thirteen children with ABI were enrolled and age- and sex-matched children with cerebral palsy were selected as the control group (n=13). The following HRV parameters were calculated: time-domain indices including the mean heart rate, standard deviation of all average R-R intervals (SDNN), root mean square of the successive differences (RMSSD), physical stress index (PSI), approximate entropy (ApEn); successive R-R interval difference (SRD), and frequency domain indices including total power (TP), high frequency (HF), low frequency (LF), normalized HF, normalized LF, and LF/HF ratio.

Speech and Linguistic Features of Children With Articulation Disorder.

Objective: To analyze speech and linguistic features in children with articulation disorder characterized by consonant and vowel phonological errors.

Methods: Between February 2007 and June 2015, 117 children who showed articulation disorder were selected for the study. Based on comprehensive speech and language assessments, the subjects were classified into articulation dysfunction (AD), or AD overlapping with language delay.

Clinical and Molecular Delineation of a Novel Cys1050Phe Missense Mutation in the ABCC9 Gene in a Korean Patient with Cantú Syndrome.

Cantú syndrome is characterized by congenital hypertrichosis, cardiomegaly, and osteochondrodysplasia and is recognized as a rare syndrome. Although it has previously been reported that the majority of affected individuals have a relatively good prognosis, there are no reports on long-term follow up. Here we report the first case of Cantú syndrome in Korea and the associated changes in overall development with rehabilitation over several months.

Motor and Cognitive Developmental Profiles in Children With Down Syndrome.

Objective: To investigate motor and cognitive developmental profiles and to evaluate the correlation between two developmental areas and assess the influencing factors of the developmental process in children with Down syndrome (DS).

Methods: Seventy-eight children with DS participated in this study. The medical history was taken and motoric milestone achievements recorded.

The Comparison of M-B CDI-K Short Form and K-ASQ as Screening Test for Language Development.

Objective: To investigate the usefulness of the communication domain in the Korean version of Ages and Stages Questionnaire (K-ASQ), and short form of the Korean version of MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (M-B CDI-K), as screening tests for language developmental delay.

Methods: Data was collected between April 2010 and December 2013, from children who visited either the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation or the Developmental Delay Clinic, presenting with language development delay as their chief complaint. All the children took the short form of M-B CDI-K and K-ASQ as screening tests, and received diagnostic language assessments including Sequenced Language Scale for Infants (SELSI) or Preschool Receptive-Expressive Language Scale (PRES).

Rehabilitation Treatment of a Child Diagnosed With Duplication of 1q42-q44: A Case Report.

Trisomy 1 is a rare chromosomal anomaly and has never been reported in Korea. Clinical features of trisomy 1 include macrocephaly, prominent forehead, flat nasal bridge, low set ears, and micrognathia, all of which result in a very distinguishable facial structure. A child with trisomy 1 also suffers from mental retardation and/or developmental delays.

Clinical Outcomes of Correcting Cervical Deformity in Cerebral Palsy Patients.

Objective: To assess several different cervical alignment parameters to determine the clinical relationship between cerebral palsy (CP) with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) and cervical deformity.

Methods: This study included consecutive patients (N = 31) with CP CSM who underwent cervical operation between January 2006 and January 2014 and who had cervical deformities, such as angular and translational deformities. Cervical spine alignment was assessed with the following parameters: C2-7 Cobb angle, C2-7 sagittal vertical axis (SVA), and T1 slope minus C2-7 Cobb angle.

The differences in clinical aspect between specific language impairment and global developmental delay.

Objective: To compare and analyze the clinical characteristics of children with delayed language acquisition due to two different diagnoses, which were specific language impairment (SLI, a primarily delayed language development) and global developmental delay (GDD, a language delay related to cognitive impairment).

Methods: Among 1,598 children who had visited the developmental delay clinic from March 2005 to February 2011, 467 children who were diagnosed with GDD and 183 children who were diagnosed with SLI were included in this study. All children were questioned about past, family, and developmental history, and their language competences and cognitive function were assessed.

The Usefulness of M-B CDI-K Short Form as Screening Test in Children With Language Developmental Delay.

Objective: To investigate the usefulness of MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories-Korean (M-B CDI-K) short form as a screening test in children with language developmental delay.

Methods: From April 2010 to May 2012, a total of 87 patients visited the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation of National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital with the complaint of language developmental delay and were enrolled in this study. All patients took M-B CDI-K short form and Sequenced Language Scale for Infants (SELSI) or Preschool Receptive-Expressive Language Scale (PRES) according to their age.

Rehabilitation for ataxia following chemotherapy for burkitt lymphoma involving the rectum.

Burkitt lymphoma is a type of B-cell lymphoma that occurs mostly in children, and rarely in adults. The sporadic type is known to occur mostly at the ileum and cecum. Cytarabine, which is used for central nervous system prophylaxis during chemotherapy for Burkitt lymphoma, has known neurotoxicity, and its side effects include motor ataxia due to cerebellar injury, ataxic dysarthria, dysfunction of ocular movement, confusion, somnolence and lethargy.

Clinical characteristics of children with rett syndrome.

Objective: To identify the clinical characteristics and investigate function related aspects of Korean children with Rett syndrome.

Method: A total of 26 patients diagnosed as Rett syndrome were clinically observed until the age of five or over. We surveyed past history, developmental history, and presence of typical clinical features of Rett syndrome.