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Moyamoya Disease

Moyamoya disease is a relatively uncommon cerebrovascular disorder characterized by an abnormally fine network of collateral circulation formed at the base of the brain due to uni- or bilateral stenosis or occ...

Kyu Won Shim, Eun Kyung Park, Joong Uhn Choi… in Textbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery (2020)

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Moya-moya Disease

Moyamoya disease is progressive occlusion of bilateral distal carotid arteries with the formation of collateral circulations. There is critical balance between perfusion delay and stress. Although the cause of...

Kyu Won Shim, Eun Kyung Park, Joong Uhn Choi… in Textbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery

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Treatment strategy for intracranial primary pure germinoma

This prospective randomized clinical study will address the efficacy of radiation (RT)-alone and combined with pre-RT chemotherapy (CTX) treatments and propose the novel standard treatment strategy for intracr...

Kyu-Won Shim, Eun Kyung Park, Yoon-Ho Lee, Chang-Ok Suh… in Child's Nervous System (2013)

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The clinical features and surgical outcomes of pediatric patients with primary spinal cord tumor

Primary spinal cord tumors (PSCTs) in pediatric patients are rare, with a reported overall incidence rate of 1–2.6 per one million children. We reviewed our experience of surgically treated 27 pediatric patien...

Gwi Hyun Choi, Jae Keun Oh, Tae Yup Kim, Nam Kyu You… in Child's Nervous System (2012)

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Age-specific eNOS polymorphisms in moyamoya disease

We conducted a case–control study to investigate whether polymorphisms in eNOS are related to the age-specific onset of moyamoya disease.

Young Seok Park, Kyung Tae Min, Tae-Gon Kim, Yun Ho Lee… in Child's Nervous System (2011)

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Natural history and progression factors of unilateral moyamoya disease in pediatric patients

Thirty-four pediatric age patients with unilateral moyamoya disease (MMD) were reviewed to analyze the natural history and the predictive factors for progression to bilateral MMD.

Eun Kyung Park, Yun-Ho Lee, Kyu-Won Shim, Joong-Uhn Choi… in Child's Nervous System (2011)

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What should we do with a discontinued shunt?

The reported rate is up to 10% of shunt disconnection or fracture, either ventriculoperitoneal or subduroperitoneal. However, not all of shunt discontinuity is associated with shunt malfunction. We analyzed th...

Yun-Ho Lee, Eun Kyung Park, Dong-Seok Kim, Joong-Uhn Choi… in Child's Nervous System (2010)

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Familial Moyamoya Disease

Moyamoya disease (MMD) is an idiopathic angiopathy characterized progressive stenosis or occlusion of terminal portion of bilateral internal carotid artery and circle of Willis.

Joong-Uhn Choi in Moyamoya Disease Update (2010)

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Treatment and outcomes of primary intracranial teratoma

Until recently, postoperative adjuvant treatment for intracranial teratomas has remained controversial because of the rarity of the tumors and the heterogeneity of histologic types. To define optimal therapy m...

Yun-Ho Lee, Eun Kyung Park, Young Seok Park, Kyu-Won Shim… in Child's Nervous System (2009)

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Treatment option for arachnoid cysts

The objective of this study is to establish which treatment is the best operative intervention for arachnoid cyst.

Kyu-Won Shim, Yoon-Ho Lee, Eun-Kyung Park, Young-Seok Park… in Child's Nervous System (2009)

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The history of ependymoma management

The ependymomas are relatively not a common tumor. However, most clinicians agree that the radical removal of the tumor is the most important prognostic factor.

Kyu-Won Shim, Dong-Seok Kim, Joong-Uhn Choi in Child's Nervous System (2009)

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Factors contributing improvement of syringomyelia and surgical outcome in type І Chiari malformation

The aim of our study was to compare pre- and postoperative radiologic data of posterior fossa and the improvement of syringomyelia after posterior fossa decompression (PFD) with and without tonsillar managemen...

Young Seok Park, Dong-Seok Kim, Kyu-Won Shim, Jung-Hee Kim… in Child's Nervous System (2009)

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Simultaneous endoscopic third ventriculostomy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt for infantile hydrocephalus

We analyzed a series of consecutive hydrocephalic infants treated with implantation of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) and endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) simultaneously.

Kyu-Won Shim, Dong-Seok Kim, Joong-Uhn Choi in Child's Nervous System (2008)

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Management of intracranial cavernous malformation in pediatric patients

Cavernous malformations (CMs) are vascular malformations affecting any part of the central nervous system. CMs in the pediatric age group are known to be different from those of adults both in origin and clini...

Jae-Whan Lee, Dong-Seok Kim, Kyu-Won Shim, Jong-Hee Chang… in Child's Nervous System (2008)

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Treatment failure in intracranial primary germinomas

A radiation dose of 40–50 Gy is able to produce a cure rate of more than 90% in intracranial pure germinoma. However, many attempts have been made to reduce the dose and volume of radiation without compromisin...

Kyu-Won Shim, Tae-Gon Kim, Chang-Ok Suh, Jae-Ho Cho, Chul-Joo Yoo… in Child's Nervous System (2007)

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The promotion of pediatric neurosurgery throughout the world

Joong-Uhn Choi in Child's Nervous System (2007)

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Progressive myelopathy due to meningeal thickening in shunted patients: description of a novel entity and the role of surgery

Joong-Uhn Choi in Child's Nervous System (2007)

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Mixed or metachronous germ-cell tumor?

We report the extremely rare occurrence of a second germ-cell tumor at a different site and with different histological types long after total resolution of a pineal germinoma.

Kyu-Won Shim, Dong-Seok Kim, Joong-Uhn Choi in Child's Nervous System (2007)