Publications by authors named "Soo-Ryun Park"

Article Synopsis
  • - This study explored what influences people’s perceptions of their sleep issues and the necessity for treatment, using data from a sleep clinic over four years.
  • - It found that insomnia symptoms, especially difficulties maintaining sleep, significantly impacted both how concerned patients were about their sleep and their desire for treatment, with younger individuals and those experiencing daily dysfunction being more ready to seek help.
  • - The study concluded that while personal experiences of sleep problems are crucial in managing sleep issues, actual sleep study results (polysomnography) didn’t correlate well with patients’ concerns or treatment needs, emphasizing the importance of addressing subjective sleep complaints.
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Epilepsy's impact on cardiovascular function and autonomic regulation, including heart-rate variability, is complex and may contribute to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Lateralization of autonomic control in the brain remains the subject of debate; nevertheless, ultra-short-term heart-rate variability (HRV) analysis is a useful tool for understanding the pathophysiology of autonomic dysfunction in epilepsy patients. A retrospective study reviewed medical records of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy who underwent presurgical evaluations.

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Bojungikki-tang (BT), an Asian herbal remedy, has been prescribed to increase the vitality of debilitated patients. Since a compromised, weakened vitality often leads to illness, BT has been widely used to treat various diseases. However, little is known about the mechanism by which BT exerts its effect.

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