• Journal of Life Science
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• v.22 no.8
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• pp.1077-1084
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• 2012

This study investigated the effects of Origanum majorana essential aroma therapy on electrical activity in the brain as evaluated by an electroencephalogram (EEG). The subjects were 29 healthy female young adults, and their sleep quality was assessed by using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. EEG electrodes were attached at the frontal, temporal, occipital, and parietal lobes according to the international 10-20 system. Subjects were exposed to organic Origanum majorana essential aroma (50 ${\mu}l$) for a period of 3 minutes each before, during, and after aromatherapy. Subjects with good sleep quality showed that Origanum majorana essential aroma increased the theta power at the frontal and temporal lobes of both cerebral hemispheres, the left parietal lobe, and the right occipital lobe. Furthermore, Origanum majorana essential aroma decreased the alpha power at the left occipital lobe and the beta power at the right temporal lobe. On the other hand, subjects with poor sleep quality showed an increase in the theta power at the temporal lobe of both cerebral hemispheres and a decrease in the alpha power at the left parietal lobe by Origanum majorana essential aroma therapy. It is concluded that Origanum majorana essential aroma therapy diminishes the state of wakefulness in the brain; alpha and beta powers were both decreased in the subjects with good sleep quality, but only alpha power was decreased in the subjects with poor sleep quality. Moreover, Origanum majorana essential aroma therapy has a sleep-inducing effect in both subjects with good sleep quality and poor sleep quality.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2015.04a
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• pp.259-262
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• 2015

편측무시란 뇌졸중 환자에게서 나타나는 지각 손상의 한 종류로 말초 운동 및 감각 신경의 손상과 상관없이 손상된 대뇌반구 반대변의 공간과 신체의 지각이 감소된 증상이다. 현재 편측무시환자에 대한 치료는 환자가 책상에 앉아 팔과 손가락만으로 치료를 하는 소운동적인 방법으로 한 가지 치료효과만 기대할 수 있고, 환자들 또한 지루함과 피곤함을 쉽게 느끼게 된다. 또한, 서서 활동하기 힘든 편측무시환자들은 적당한 재활/치료방법이 없고, 안전성 측면에서도 여러 가지 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 편측무시환자들이 앉아서 안전하게 재활/치료할 수 있는 재활도구를 개발하고자 한다. 특히, 지루한 재활프로그램에 게임요소들로 동기 및 흥미 유발하여 지속적으로 재활/치료를 하며 압력센서 기반의 시각재활과 신체재활의 복합적인 재활을 연구하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.144-152
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• 2016

Carotid-artery stenosis may reduce cerebral perfusion, and affect cerebral neuronal activities. We examined the question of whether the recovery of cerebral-perfusion reserve after carotid-artery stenting (CAS) can affect the EEG power-spectrum. Nineteen candidates for CAS were initially recruited. Subtraction imaging of single photon emissary computerized tomography (SPECT) and an electroencephalogram (EEG) were taken twice, before and 1 month after CAS. At each time point, the EEGs were recorded before and after injection of acetazolamide (pre-ACZ EEG and post-ACZ EEG). Finally, 7 patients were enrolled after exclusion of incomplete studies. We obtained the spectral ratio (SR) of each hemisphere. SR was defined as the divided value of the power-spectrum sum of fast activities by that of slow activities. The power-spectrum values between hemispheres were compared using the inter-hemispheric index of spectral ratio (IHISR), and we examined the correlation between the power-spectrum and the cerebral-perfusion reserve. Cerebral-perfusion reserve improved after CAS on the stent side in 6 of 7 patients. In 3 patients with unilateral carotid-artery stenosis, CAS increased SR on the pre-ACZ EEGs, and IHISR on the post-ACZ EEGs. The increases of SR and IHISR were concordant with the increment of cerebral-perfusion reserve. In contrast, the results in the other patients with bilateral stenosis showed complex patterns. The SR of pre-ACZ EEGs and IHISR of post-ACZ EEGs may be useful electrophysiological markers for the blood-flow reserve after CAS in patients with unilateral carotid-artery stenosis, but not in those with bilateral stenosis.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.75-80
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• 2002

A 10-year-old boy with a history of epileptic seizure for 3 years, showed ataxia and left side weakness. In Brain MRI, hemiatrophy of the right hemisphere was noted. So we considered that he had a cerebral hemiatrophy caused by continued epileptic seizure and treated him with herbal medicine, acupuncture and physical therapy. We report a case of a 10-year-old boy who showed symptoms of a cerebral hemiatrophy caused by maintained epileptic seizure.

• Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.11-23
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• 2017

Spatial neglect is a neurological disorder following stroke, a lesion that usually affects the right hemisphere, fail to process or attention on the contralateral side of body and space. Functional neuroimaging studies report that spatial neglect is associated with lesions of large middle cerebral artery, perisylvian network and attention network. Spatial neglect is associated with a poor outcome. For optimal diagnosis and intervention, Types and theories of spatial neglect should be considered, in addition to clinical assessment with the conventional test and functional test. The treatment for spatial neglect could be consist of top-down approaches and bottom-up approaches. Recent trends in rehabilitation intervention for spatial neglect have reported prism adaptation.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.331-338
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• 1995

Laserthermia is a new method of local hyperthermia using fiber optic guided probe with computer controlled Nd-YAG laser system. We used a synthetic sapphire probe and allowed irradiation with contolled low power laser energy (less than 5W), in different thermal condition (temprature: 38.5~50 degrees C) for 10 minutes, in the normal brain tissue of 18 rabbits. In results, the histological changes of brain tissue was variable (myelin condensation, chromatin condensation, nuclear waving and palisading, RBC discoloration, cell necrosis) in microscopic findings after laser irradiation, but changing area was not occured proportionally in thermal condition level. Cell necrosis appears to over 44.5 degrees C and the distance was about 1.25 mm. This study, using computer controlled laserthermia system for interstitial local hyperthermia, may offer many advantages in the experimental treatment and clinical management of tumor. Minimizing normal tissue damage is now being developed.

• The Journal of the Society of Stroke on Korean Medicine
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.48-57
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• 2007

Stroke is a disease which results in impairment of body functions and affects everyday life. The ability of cerebral neurons to become reorganized and restore function after damage is called plasticity. Motor impairment typically appears contralateral to the affected cerebral hemisphere in patients with cerebral lesions. The authors report a case of a patient with hemiplegia ipsilateral to affected cerebral hemisphere, along with its conjectured mechanism.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.56-64
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• 1996

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristic perfusion changes in patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome by comparison of the findings of brain MR images and perfusion SPECT images. $^{99m}Tc$-HMPAO or $^{99m}Tc$-ECD interictal brain SPECTs were performed on 5 pediatric patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome within 2 weeks after MR imaging. Brain SPECTs of three patients without calcification showed diminished perfusion in the affected area on MR image. A 3 month-old patient without brain atrophy or calcification demonstrated paradoxical hyperperfusion in the affected hemisphere, and follow-up perfusion SPECT revealed decreased perfusion in the same area. The other patient with advanced calcified lesion and atrophy on MR image showed diffusely decreased perfusion in the affected hemisphere, but a focal area of increased perfusion was also noted in the ipsilateral temporal lobe on SPECT. In conclusion, brain perfusion of the affected area of Sturge-Weber syndrome patients was usually diminished, but early or advanced patients may show paradoxical diffuse or focal hyperperfusion in the affected hemisphere. Further studies are needed for better understanding of these perfusion changes and pathophysiology of Sturge-Weber syndrome.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.187-191
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• 2006

Purpose : Malformation of cortical development(MCD) constitutes an important etiology of intractable epilepsy and is considered an indication for surgical treatments, though their efficacy is limited and variable depending on MCD's location or distribution. Ketogenic diets are widely known to be effective, but as little study has been made concerning their efficacy on epilepsy with MCD, we evaluated the efficacy of ketogenic diets on MCD patients compared with that of epileptic surgery, which is more invasive. Methods : We performed retrospective studies and analyse on 30 patients with MCD diagnosed by brain MRI and treated with ketogenic diets for intractable epilepsy since 1998, checking decreases in their seizure episodes after starting the diets. Results : Cortical dysplasia was observed in 24(80.0 percent) patients as the most common type of MCD. Also, MCD was observed in unilateral hemisphere most commonly, in 23(76.7 percent) patients; it was observed in both hemispheres in 7(23.3 percent) patients. Nine(30.0 percent) out of 30 patients became seizure-free after starting ketogenic diets, and 14(46.7 percent) patients experienced 50 percent seizure reductions as well. Age of starting the diet or the duration of epilepsy period before starting showed no statistical relationship with the efficacy of the diet. Though the younger the patient and the longer the treatment the more effective the diet seemed to be, there was no statistical correlation between them. The location of MCD showed no significance neither. Conclusion : Considering various limits and invasiveness of surgical treatment, a ketogenic diet could be a good tool in treating children with intractable epilepsy with MCD.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.73-75
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• 1978

개의 뇌수종(腦水腫)은 잘 알려져 있으나 실제 임상적(臨床的)으로 흔하지는 않다. 저자(著者)들이 최근(最近) 경험(經驗)한 예(例)는 2개월령(二個月齡) 암컷의 잡견(雜犬)으로 회전운동(回轉運動) 및 유연(流涎)이 주증상(主症狀)이었다. 부검상(剖檢上) 대뇌(大腦) 실질(實質)의 위축(萎縮)을 동반한 극심한 좌우(左右) 측뇌실(側腦室)의 확장(擴張), 소뇌(小腦) 우측반구(右側半球)에 직경(直徑) 2cm 정도(程度)의 종양(腫瘍)을 발견(發見)했다. 이의 현미경소견(顯微鏡所見)은 약간의 뇌실질조직부수(腦實質組織浮睡), 신생모세혈관(新生毛細血管)및 미세교세포(微細膠細胞)의 증식소견(增殖所見)을 보였고 종양(腫瘍) 조직(組織)은 해면상(海綿狀) 혈관종(血管腫)으로 인정(認定)되었다. 환축(患畜)의 연령(年齡) 및 병변(病變)의 정도(程度)로 보아 선천성(先天性) 뇌수종(腦水腫)으로 진단(診斷)했고, 혈관종(血管腫)은 그 위치상(位置上) 본(本) 질환(疾患)의 일차적(一次的)인 원인(原因)으로는 생각되지 않는다.