Young Ho Kim

Ramsay Hunt syndrome associated with cranial polyneuropathy has a good prognosis for FNP and other cranial nerve palsies with a combination therapy of antiviral agents and steroids, but not for recovery of hearing loss.

The parotid and submandibular glands were involved in 5 (62.5%) and 3 cases (37.5%), respectively. Neck CT demonstrated typical findings of salivary gland tuberculosis in 3 patients (37.5%). Fine-needle aspiration cytology revealed chronic inflammation in 6/7 patients (85.7%), 2 of whom (33.3%) showed caseous necrosis, strongly suggesting tuberculosis. Five of the 8 patients (62.5%) required resection of the affected gland and 3 (37.5%) received open biopsy. PCR was performed in half of the case

Facial nerve palsy induces a weakness or loss of facial expression through damage of the facial nerve. A quantitative and reliable assessment system for facial nerve palsy is required for both patients and clinicians. In this study, we propose a rapid and portable smartphone-based automatic diagnosis system that discriminates facial nerve palsy from normal subjects. Facial landmarks are localized and tracked by an incremental parallel cascade of the linear regression method. An asymmetry index i

OBJECTIVES: Recently, the endoscope has been increasingly introduced for middle-ear surgery. To evaluate the postoperative outcomes of endoscopic ear surgery (EES) in pediatric patients, we did a qualitative analysis with a systematic review and quantitative analysis with meta-analysis of available literature. METHODS: Studies reporting the comparative surgical outcomes of EES in pediatric patients were systematically reviewed by searching the MEDLINE, PubMed, and Embase databases from database

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this study was to investigate associations between tinnitus and stress factors including anxiety in elementary school students. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey in 940 students aged from 10 to 12 years. Data on 928 students were collected. The questionnaire comprised 96 questions that were classified into six categories: subjects' symptoms, stress factors, State Anxiety (transitory emotional condit

Quiescence is among the hallmarks of the sensory epithelium of the cochlea. When auditory sensory cells (hair cells) degenerate they are not replaced, and therefore hearing loss is permanent. Cochlear hair cells are susceptible to several types of lesions, including aminoglycoside antibiotics. The application of the aminoglycoside neomycin in the inner ear mimics cases of severe hair cell loss and leads to collapse of the cochlear epithelium. We now report that in mature guinea pig cochleae inje

Bell's palsy is the most common cause of BS-FNP in authors' centers. Although BS-FNP may show more severe paralysis, the overall prognosis in most cases is as good as that in unilateral FNP, excluding life-threatening or traumatic cases. Differential diagnosis is very important because the treatment outcome of BS-FNP depends on the cause.

Most patients (88.9%) showed FD involving the mastoid and adjacent area. Radiological patterns consisted of six pagetoid and three sclerotic forms; seven patients were monostotic, whereas two patients were polyostotic. Canalplasty (CP) was performed in six cases and intact canal wall mastoidectomy was performed in three of them; hearing gain was achieved in five and one patient maintained preoperative normal hearing. Two patients underwent revision CP and showed no recurrence. In addition, one c

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: The characteristics and underlying mechanisms of tinnitus remain more elusive in the pediatric population than in adults. We investigated the prevalence of tinnitus, its characteristics, and associated factors, with a focus on psychoemotional problems in adolescents. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study METHODS: In total, 962 adolescents were surveyed for tinnitus and possibly related otologic and socioeconomic factors. The participants completed a visual analog scale (VAS)

Objective We investigated the incidence of tympanic membrane (TM) perforations induced after intratympanic steroid injection (ITSI) in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) through a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Data Sources PubMed, Embase, and MEDLINE. Review Methods Primary database searches were performed, and 1901 records were identified. After removal of 1802 articles through abstract screening, the remaining 99 full‐text journals were assessed for eligibility to b

The rat Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is expressed in all tissues. Sequence analysis of the SOD1 promoter region showed that none of the cis-elements of hepatocyte-specific nuclear factors (HNF) were observed. The cis-element of C/EBP alpha in the proximal region of the SOD1 promoter and the high level of C/EBP alpha in the liver tissue led us to focus on the transcriptional regulation of the SOD1 gene by C/EBP alpha. Cotransfection assays with the plasmid expressing transcription factor C/E

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Medications for pediatric tinnitus are not widely used due to a lack of evidence-based information. The modification of risk factors is essential in pediatric tinnitus; however, there is a lack of systematic reviews despite several reports on risk factors. This study performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of available literature to evaluate risk factors of pediatric tinnitus. METHODS: Studies reporting the risk factors of pediatric tinnitus were systematically rev

N/A. Laryngoscope, 127:E117-E123, 2017.