7 results for "Yu-Pang Lin"

Moyamoya disease caused frequent transient ischemic attack and focal epilepsy in a Taiwanese child: A case report

Ching-Ming Lin; Yu-Pang Lin; Chih-Fen Hu

Tungs’ Medical Journal, Vol. 17 No. 3 · 2023 · English · DOAJ

We report a case of a 4-year-old boy with a history of global developmental delay presenting with recurrent sudden onset of weakness and spontaneous recovery and refractory focal seizures. The findings of his brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed that the underlying cause of his unexplained…

Differentiation of Malignant and Benign Incidental Breast Lesions Detected by Chest Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography: Added Value of Quantitative Enhancement Analysis

Yu-Pang Lin; Hsian-He Hsu; Kai-Hsiung Ko et al.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 11 No. 4 · 2016 · English · PLOS Scopus

To retrospectively determine the association between breast lesion morphology and malignancy and to determine the optimal value of lesion enhancement (HU, Hounsfield units) to improve the diagnostic accuracy of breast cancer in patients with incidental breast lesions (IBLs). A total of 97 patients…

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Discogenic pain in lumbar vertebra: is quantitative assessment of the osteochondral endplates by simultaneous 18F-NaF PET/MRI helpful?

Yu-Pang Lin; Chih-Chien Wang; Han-Bin Huang et al.

Bone & Joint Research, Vol. 14 No. 10 · 2025 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Aims: Discogenic pain due to intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration contributes substantially towards low back pain (LBP). This study aims to develop novel and non-invasive diagnostic tools by directly comparing the quantitative results of the normal and degenerated osteochondral endplates obtained…

The Role of Folate Deficiency as a Potential Risk Factor for Nontraumatic Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome in an Adolescent Girl

Chun-Chieh Hu; Yung-Yu Yang; G. W. Gant Luxton et al.

Brain Sciences, Vol. 12 No. 11 · 2022 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Nontraumatic anterior spinal artery syndrome (ASAS) is an extremely rare clinical condition in pediatric populations with a mostly unknown underlying etiology. Here we discuss the case of a previously healthy 14-year-old girl presenting with sudden onset acute flaccid paralysis to the emergency…

Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies a Novel Homozygous Missense Mutation in the CSB Protein-Encoding ERCC6 Gene in a Taiwanese Boy with Cockayne Syndrome

Ching-Ming Lin; Jay-How Yang; Hwei-Jen Lee et al.

Life, Vol. 11 No. 11 · 2021 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Background: Cockayne syndrome (CS) is a rare form of dwarfism that is characterized by progressive premature aging. CS is typically caused by mutations in the excision repair cross-complementing protein group 6 (ERCC6) gene that encodes the CS group B (CSB) protein. Using whole exome sequencing, we…

Case report: Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia complicated by acute cerebral venous thrombosis and hemorrhage after AstraZeneca vaccines followed by Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster and surgery

Quan-Ting Chen; Yi Liu; Yeu-Chin Chen et al.

Frontiers in Neurology, Vol. 13 · 2022 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a well-known complication of adenoviral vector COVID-19 vaccines including ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AstraZeneca) and Ad26. COV2.S (Janssen, Johnson & Johnson). To date, only a few cases of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine such as mRNA-1273 (Moderna) or BNT162b2…