10 results match your criteria: "Seonam University School of Medicine[Affiliation]"

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of parental refractive errors on myopic children in Korean families using a nationally representative survey. We used the ophthalmologic examination dataset of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys IV and V, a nationwide population-based cross-sectional study using a complex, stratified, multistage, probability cluster survey, which were performed from 2008-2012. We included 3,862 children from 5-18 years of age from 2,344 families without any ocular trauma, surgical history, or cataract affecting refractive errors.

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A new method for monitoring abnormal muscle response in hemifacial spasm: A prospective study.

Clin Neurophysiol

July 2018

Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

Objective: To examine a new abnormal muscle response (AMR) monitoring method during microvascular decompression (MVD) for hemifacial spasm.

Methods: 486 patients with hemifacial spasm were monitored for an AMR during MVD with a new method involving preoperative mapping and intraoperative centrifugal stimulation of the facial nerve. For the last 62 patients, we performed the AMR monitoring using both, the new and conventional methods simultaneously.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to define the critical warning sign of real-time brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) for predicting hearing loss (HL) after microvascular decompression (MVD) for hemifacial spasm (HFS).

Methods: Nine hundred and thirty-two patients with HFS who underwent MVD with intraoperative monitoring (IOM) of BAEP were analyzed. We used a 43.

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The pathogenesis of delayed epidural hematoma after posterior fossa surgery.

J Clin Neurosci

January 2018

Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address:

The purpose of this study was to analyze the pathogenesis of delayed epidural hematoma (EDH) after posterior fossa surgery. Non-traumatic, non-arterial origin delayed EDH after posterior fossa surgery is extremely rare. Moreover, the pathogenesis of its supratentorial extension is obscure.

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Ultrasonographic and Electrophysiological Evaluation of Ulnar Nerve Instability and Snapping of the Triceps Medial Head in Healthy Subjects.

Am J Phys Med Rehabil

August 2017

From the Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (JHK); Department of Neurology, Myongji Hospital, Seonam University School of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea (B-EJ); Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (KHK, BKP, DHK); and Medical Science Research Center, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea (JC).

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between ulnar nerve instability and snapping of the triceps medial head during elbow flexion.

Designs: Twenty-six healthy individuals were recruited. The primary outcome measures were ultrasonographic and electrophysiological parameters of the ulnar nerve.

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Objective: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) shows relatively delayed responses to pharmacotherapy when compared to other anxiety disorders. Therefore, more effective early therapeutic decisions can be made if the therapeutic response is predictable as early as possible. We studied whether the therapeutic response at 12 weeks is predictable based on the early improvement with escitalopram at 1 week.

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Potential risk factors for haematological cancers in semiconductor workers.

Occup Med (Lond)

October 2015

Department of Occupational Medicine, Myong Ji Hospital, Seonam University School of Medicine, Gyeonggi 412-826, Korea.

Background: There has recently been increased interest in cancer incidence in electronics workers.

Aims: To determine the cancer incidence ratio in electronics workers and the potential factors affecting the risk for development of cancer.

Methods: Epidemiological study performed in electronics workers who were employed between 1999 and 2008 in South Korea.

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Most colonic multiple mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are confirmed with a histologic and immunohistochemical staining of the mucosal biopsy specimen obtained during colonoscopic examinations. Endoscopically, colonic MALT lymphomas frequently appear as protruding and/or ulcerative lesions, and there are not so many reports of colonic MALT lymphoma as compared to the frequent reports of MALT lymphoma of stomach. We report a unique case of colonic MALT lymphoma presenting as a simple reddish discoloration of mucosa; this presentation has never been describe before.

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Background: We assessed whether the Korean version of modified Mini-Mental State Examination (K-mMMSE) has improved performance as a screening test for cognitive impairment or dementia in a general population compared with the Korean Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE).

Methods: Screening interviews were conducted with people aged 65 and over in Noam-dong, Namwon-city, Jeonbuk province. There were 522 community participants, of whom 235 underwent clinical and neuropsychological examination for diagnosis of dementia and Cognitive Impairment No Dementia (CIND).

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Metabolic syndrome and ALT: a community study in adult Koreans.

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord

August 2004

Department of Neurology, Seonam University School of Medicine, Gwangju-city, South Korea.

Objective: To investigate an association between the metabolic syndrome (MS) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) of normal ranges.

Design: A population-based cross-sectional survey in three rural communities, South Korea.

Subjects: A total of 1248 men and 2157 women aged 30 y and older.

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