Publications by authors named "Sungche Lee"
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- Atlantoaxial instability caused by os odontoideum can lead to high-level cervical spinal cord injuries, particularly in patients with athetoid dystonic cerebral palsy, and there is no established treatment protocol for it.
- A 32-year-old patient underwent atlantoaxial fusion followed by an intensive four-week rehabilitation program, resulting in significant neurological and functional improvements.
- The case highlights the importance of intensive rehabilitation for spinal cord injury recovery, especially in cerebral palsy patients, who often do not receive adequate rehabilitation support.
Despite the high prevalence and clinical importance of soft-tissue disorders, objective methods for evaluation of the biomechanical properties of soft tissues are lacking. This study aimed to quantitatively evaluate stiffness, an important biomechanical characteristic of soft tissue, using acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography. The shear wave velocity (SWV, m/s) values of soft tissue structures within the carpal tunnel (CT) were measured in various combinations of wrist and finger positions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the optimal sonographic method for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in patients with diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSP).
Methods: A total of 190 participants were divided into four groups based on DSP history and electrodiagnostic results of CTS. The absolute parameters were measured at baseline and the relative values were calculated: maximal cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve throughout the carpal tunnel (Mmax), median nerve CSA at the forearm level (Mf), ulnar nerve CSA at the pisiform level (Upi), difference between Mmax and Mf (∆MM), and difference between Mmax and Upi (∆MU).
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- - Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer, often associated with the BRAF(V600E) mutation, which is found in a high percentage of cases.
- - In a study involving 265 thyroid lesions, peptide nucleic acid clamp real-time PCR (PNAcqPCR) demonstrated higher sensitivity and accuracy for detecting the BRAF(V600E) mutation compared to direct sequencing.
- - The mutation was found in 89% of PTC cases and linked to more aggressive cancer characteristics, such as extrathyroid invasion and lymph node metastasis, suggesting PNAcqPCR is a reliable method for clinical diagnosis.