• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.359-366
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• 2007

Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition associated with severe episodic lancinating facial pain subject to remissions and relapses. Trigeminal neuralgia is often associated with blood vessel cross compression of the root entry zone or more rarely with demyelinating diseases and occasionally with direct compression by neoplasms of the posterior fossa. If initial medical management fails to control pain or is associated with unacceptable side effects, a variety of surgical procedures offer the hope for long-lasting pain relief or even cure. For patients who are healthy without significant medical co-morbidities, direct microsurgical vascular decompression [MVD] offers treatment that is often definitive. Other surgical options are effective for elderly patients not suitable for MVD. Percutaneous retrogasserian glycerol rhizotomy is a minimally invasive technique that is based on anatomic definition of the trigeminal cistern followed by injection of anhydrous glycerol to produce a weak neurolytic effect on the post-ganglionic fibers. Other percutaneous management strategies include radiofrequency rhizotomy and balloon compression. More recently, stereotactic radiosurgery has been used as a truly minimally invasive strategy. It also is anatomically based using high resolution MRI to define the retrogasserian target. Radiosurgery provides effective symptomatic relief in the vast majority of patients, especially those who have never had prior surgical procedures. For younger patients, we recommend microvascular decompression. For patients with severe exacerbations of their pain and who need rapid response to treatment, we suggest glycerol rhizotomy. For other patients, gamma knife radiosurgery represents an effective management strategy with excellent preservation of existing facial sensation.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.200-202
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• 2004

This paper deals with the real-time monitoring and control system using PC, PDA(Win CE embedded device) and PCS(based BREW platform). The camera attached to the server captures the moving target, and the captured frame of color image is encoded in JPEG for image compression at the server. The client(PC, PDA, PCS) receives the image data from the remote server and the received image is decoded from decompression. We use the TCP/IP protocol to send the image frames. The client can control the position of the camera by sending the control command to the server. Two DC servo motors for the camera are controlled in any directions, up-down and left-right, by the controller which is communicating with the server via the serial communication to get the control command. In this way, on the client we can monitor the moving images at the server and also control the position of the camera.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.149-151
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• 2014

The cerebello-pontine angle lipomas causing trigeminal neuralgia or hemifacial spasm are rare. A lipoma causing glossopharyngel neuralgia is also very rare. A 46-year-old woman complained of 2-year history of severe right throat pain, with ipsilateral episodic otalgic pain. The throat pain was described as an episodic lancinating character confined to the throat. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a suspicious offending posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) compressing lower cranial nerves including glossopharyngeal nerve. At surgery, a soft, yellowish mass ($2{\times}3{\times}3mm$ in size) was found incorporating the lateral aspect of proximal portion of 9th and 10th cranial nerves. Only microvascular decompression of the offending PICA was performed. Additional procedure was not performed. Her severe lancinating pain remained unchanged, immediate postoperatively. The neuralgic pain disappeared over a period of several weeks. In this particular patient with a fatty neurovascular lump causing glossopharyngeal neuralgia, microvascular decompression of offending vessel alone was enough to control the neuralgic pain.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.117-127
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• 2014

Purpose: In order to provide a systematic and standardized treatment course for MVD patients, a critical pathway (CP) program was developed and the results of its long term application were analyzed. Methods: This was a methodological study. The CP was established and applied to 75 (step I) and 1,216 (step II). Another group of 56 with similar features was used as a control group. Results: The application of CP turned out to be useful in many regards: the rate of hearing loss was reduced from 1.8% to 0% (step I) and 0.5% (step II), and low cranial nerve palsy was reduced from 1.8% to 1.3% and 0.7%, respectively. The length of hospitalization decreased by 2.56 days (25.2%) for step I and 3.05 days (30.0%) for step II. Days of ICU stay were reduced by 7.9% and 1.8%. The total cost per patient was reduced by 14.8% (step I). The cost per day was increased by 13.7% and 52.4%. An increase in the patient satisfaction index was noted, as shown in the ICU information guide (p=.002). Conclusion: The development and application of CP was found to improve the quality of medical treatment and the efficacy of hospital management in MVD patients. Well organized and efficient system and multidisciplinary teamwork are the key component of the successful application of CP.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2011

목적: 견갑골 극관절와 결절종에 대한 관절경하 감압술의 술기와 임상적 결과를 보고하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2006년 3월부터 2009년 6월까지 견관절 극관절와 결절종에 대해 관절경하 감압술을 시행한 8예(남자 7명, 여자 1명; 평균 연령 40.6세; 범위 21~61세)를 대상으로 하였다. 가장 흔한 증상은 평균 6.4개월(범위: 3~8개월)가량 지속된 환측 견관절의 외회전 근력 약화와 모호한 동통이었다. 근전도 검사 상 총 8예중 5예에서 견갑상 신경의 이상소견을 보였으며 자기공명영상 검사 상 전 예에서 평균 2.6 cm(범위 1.8~3.6 cm)의 극관절와 결절종이 관찰되었다. 관절경 소견 상 모든 예에서 후상방 관절순의 병변이 관찰되었으며 관절경하 후상방 관절낭 절개술을 통해 감압술을 시행하였고 6예에서 봉합나사못을 이용한 관절와 순 봉합술을 시행하였다. 결과: Constant 점수 및 단순 견관절 검사를 포함한 임상적 점수는 최종 추시 상 유의하게 향상되었으며 수술과 관련된 특이한 합병증은 없었다. 근전도 검사 상 이상 소견을 보인 예를 포함한 전 예에서 등속성 근력 측정 상 외회전 근력의 회복소견을 보였다. 전 예에서 술 후 평균 5.2개월(범위: 3~12개월)에 촬영한 자기공명영 검사에서 결절종의 소실을 관찰할 수 있었으며 평균 18개월(범위: 12~26개월)의 추시기간 중 재발의 증거는 관찰되지 않았다. 결론: 견갑골 극관절와 결절종에서 관절경하 감압술을 시행하여 유의한 기능적 회복을 얻었으며 전 예에서 술 후 자기공명영상 검사 상 결절종의 소실을 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 관절경하 감압술은 동반된 관절와 순 병변을 치료하는데 유용한 방법이며 이를 통해 결절종의 재발을 줄일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.463-469
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• 2016

This paper presents a compression-friendly low power test scheme in EDT environment. The proposed approach exploits scan slices reusing to reduce the switching activity during shifting for test scheme based on linear decompressor. To avoid the impact on encoding efficiency from resulting control data, a counter is utilized to generate control signals. Experimental results obtained for some larger ISCAS'89 and ITC'99 benchmark circuits illustrate that the proposed test application scheme can improve significantly the encoding efficiency of linear decompressor.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2017

국내 CNG Bi-fuel Kit를 개조한 차량들은 대부분 Diaphragm 감압방식을 적용한 기계식 레귤레이터를 장착하여 운행 중에 있다. 하지만 Diaphragm의 재질 특성 및 기계식 압력제어 방식의 특성 상 다양한 문제점들이 발생되고 있으며, 이를 개선하기 위한 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 CNG 차량용 레귤레이터의 압력제어방식에 따른 성능특성 확인 및 비교 분석 진행을 통해 개선방안을 도출하고자 하였다. 실험 결과에 따르면 Diaphragm을 적용한 감압방식이 Piston을 적용한 방식보다 일반적인 성능에서 유리하였으나 주변 온도환경 변화에 따른 변동 폭이 큰 것을 확인하였다. 또한 전자식 압력제어를 통해 레귤레이터의 일반적인 성능을 향상시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.116-123
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• 2021

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of myofascial decompressiontherapy using moving suction on body temperature, pain, neck disability index, and cervical rotation for young adult with nonspecific neck pain. Design: Two-group pretest-posttest design. Methods: The subjects were randomly assigned 22 patients with chronic cervical pain who met the study conditions to the experimental group (n=11) and the control group (n=11). In the experimental group, the myofascial decompressiontherapy (MDT) was performed for 10 minutes using moving suction withnegative 15 mmHg pressure from the insertion to the origin of the upper trapezius muscle, while the control group without negative pressure. In order to investigate the effects of the intervention, an infrared thermometer, a visual analogue scale, neck disability index, and goniometer were used. Results: As a result of comparing the pre- and post- changes in each group according to the intervention, skin temperature, pain, neck disability index, and cervical rotation in both the experimental and control groups were significantly improved (p<0.05). Comparison of pre- and post- changes between the experimental and control groups showed significant differences for pain and cervical rotation (p<0.05), but no significant difference was found in the body temperature and neck disability index. Conclusions: Based on the results, MDT using moving suction was effective in reducing pain and increasing of cervical rotation for young adult with nonspecific neck pain.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.295-306
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• 2001

Objectives : The management of massive brain swelling remains an unsolved problem in neurosurgical field. Despite newly developed medical and pharmacological therapy, the mortality and morbidity due to massive brain swelling remains high. According to many recent reports, surgical decompression with dura expansion is superior to medical management in patients with massive brain swelling. We performed surgical treatment on the first line of treatment, and followed medical management in case with refractory increased intracranial pressure(ICP). To show the quantitative effect of decompressive surgery on the intracranial pressure, we performed ventricular puncture and checked the ventricular ICP continuously during the decompressive surgery and postoperative period. Materials and Methods : Fifty-one patients with massive brain swelling, undergoing bilateral decompressive craniectomy with dura expansion, were studied in this study. In all patients, ventricular puncture was performed at Kocher's point on the opposite side of massive brain swelling. The ventricular pressure was monitored continuously, during the bilateral decompression procedures and postoperative period. Results : The initial ventricular ICP were varied from 13mmHg to 112mmHg. Immediately after the bilateral craniectomy, mean ventricular ICP decreased to $53.1{\pm}15.8%$ of the initial ICP(ranges from 5mmHg to 87mmHg). Dura opening decreased mean ICP by additional 36.7% and made the ventricular pressure $16.4{\pm}10.5%$ of the initial pressure (ranges from 0mmHg to 28mmHg). Postoperatively, ventricular pressure was lowered to $20.2{\pm}22.6%$(ranged from 0mmHg to 62.3mmHg) of the initial ICP. The ventricular ICP value during the first 24 hours after decompressive surgery was found to be an important prognostic factor. If ICP was over 35mmHg, the mortality was 100% instead of additional medical(barbiturate coma therapy and hypothermia) treatments. Conclusion : Bilateral decompression with dura expansion is considered an effective therapeutic modality in ICP control. To obtain favorable clinical outcome in patients with massive brain swelling, early decision making on surgical management and proper patient selection are mandatory.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2003년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집 V
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• pp.2677-2680
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• 2003

This paper describes the implementation of a 4 channel embedded DVR system. It receives analog video from CCD cameras and converts to 640${\times}$480 CCIR-656 digital video by 30 frames/sec. These digital images are compressed to the wevelet transformed image using hardware codec which is capable of 350:1 real-time compression and decompression. The DVR is working on linux and it implemented on an embedded system which is based on StrongARM processor. For the interface between processor system module and image processing module, GPIO and memory control module are used, device drivers are developed. Linux kernel source is customized. This paper provides techniques of embedded system development and embedded linux porting.