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Yu Kyeong Kim is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with specific interests in psychiatry and mental health, physiology, neurology, cognitive neuroscience, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

Their studies frequently address topics such as dementia and cognitive impairment research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, functional brain connectivity studies, restless legs syndrome research, and nutritional studies and diet.

Yu Kyeong Kim has published numerous papers including:

  • Serum albumin and beta-amyloid deposition in the human brain, 2020, Neurology
  • Association of moderate alcohol intake with in vivo amyloid-beta deposition in human brain: A cross-sectional study, 2020, PLoS Medicine
  • Serum Uric Acid, Alzheimer-Related Brain Changes, and Cognitive Impairment, 2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Deep learning-based amyloid PET positivity classification model in the Alzheimer's disease continuum by using 2-[18F]FDG PET, 2021, EJNMMI Research
  • Longitudinal Changes in Isolated Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder-Related Metabolic Pattern Expression, 2021, Movement Disorders

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Min Soo Byun, Dahyun Yi, Dong Young Lee, Chul-Ho Sohn, and Jun-Young Lee.

Yu Kyeong Kim's research has appeared extensively in key academic venues including Alzheimer's & Dementia, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Research Square, and the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

Best Publications

  • Re: Alpha-synuclein gene duplication is present in sporadic Parkinson disease

    T. B. Ahn;S. Y. Kim;J. Y. Kim;S. S. Park

  • Improved picture naming in aphasia patients treated with cathodal tDCS to inhibit the right Broca's homologue area.

    Eun Kyoung Kang;Yu Kyeong Kim;Hae Min Sohn;Leonardo G. Cohen

  • Regional cerebral blood flow in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: comparison before and after methylphenidate treatment.

    Jae Sung Lee;Boong Nyun Kim;Eunjoo Kang;Dong Soo Lee

  • Plasma tau/amyloid-β1-42 ratio predicts brain tau deposition and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease.

    Jong Chan Park;Sun Ho Han;Dahyun Yi;Min Soo Byun

  • Altered brain metabolism in vestibular migraine: Comparison of interictal and ictal findings

    Jung H Shin;Yu K Kim;Hyo-Jung Kim;Hyo-Jung Kim;Ji-Soo Kim

  • Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on post-stroke dysphagia.

    Eun Joo Yang;So Ra Baek;Joonho Shin;Jong Youb Lim

  • Differential features of metabolic abnormalities between medial and lateral temporal lobe epilepsy: quantitative analysis of (18)F-FDG PET using SPM.

    Yu Kyeong Kim;Dong Soo Lee;Sang Kun Lee;Seok-Ki Kim

  • Korean Brain Aging Study for the Early Diagnosis and Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease: Methodology and Baseline Sample Characteristics.

    Min Soo Byun;Dahyun Yi;Jun Ho Lee;Young Min Choe

  • Association between estrogen receptor polymorphism and pain susceptibility in female temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis patients.

    S.-C. Kang;D.-G. Lee;J.-H. Choi;S.T. Kim

  • FDG uptake, glucose transporter type 1, and Ki-67 expressions in non-small-cell lung cancer: Correlations and prognostic values

    Xuan Canh Nguyen;Won Woo Lee;Jin Haeng Chung;So Yeon Park

  • The implication of nigrostriatal dopaminergic degeneration in the pathogenesis of REM sleep behavior disorder.

    Kim Yk;Yoon Iy;Kim Jm;Jeong Sh

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation to lessen neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury: a mechanistic PET study.

    Eun Jin Yoon;Yu Kyeong Kim;Yu Kyeong Kim;Yu Kyeong Kim;Hye Ri Kim;Sang Eun Kim;Sang Eun Kim;Sang Eun Kim

  • Retinal thinning associates with nigral dopaminergic loss in de novo Parkinson disease

    Jeeyun Ahn;Jee Young Lee;Tae Wan Kim;Eun Jin Yoon

  • Cortical and white matter alterations in patients with neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury.

    Eun Jin Yoon;Yu Kyeong Kim;Yu Kyeong Kim;Hyung Ik Shin;Youngjo Lee

  • Relationship between salivary flow rate and clinical symptoms and behaviours in patients with dry mouth.

    K.‐I. Suh;J.‐Y. Lee;J.‐W. Chung;Y.‐K. Kim

  • Resting-state regional homogeneity as a biological marker for patients with Internet gaming disorder: A comparison with patients with alcohol use disorder and healthy controls

    Heejung Kim;Yu Kyeong Kim;Ah Reum Gwak;Jae A. Lim

  • Development of Korean standard brain templates.

    Jae Sung Lee;Dong Soo Lee;Jinsu Kim;Yu Kyeong Kim

  • Association of homocysteine with hippocampal volume independent of cerebral amyloid and vascular burden

    Young Min Choe;Bo Kyung Sohn;Hyo Jung Choi;Min Soo Byun

  • Serum albumin and beta-amyloid deposition in the human brain

    Jee Wook Kim;Min Soo Byun;Jun Ho Lee;Dahyun Yi

  • Coffee intake and decreased amyloid pathology in human brain.

    Jee Wook Kim;Min Soo Byun;Dahyun Yi;Jun Ho Lee

  • Functional Recovery After Ischemic Stroke Is Associated With Reduced GABAergic Inhibition in the Cerebral Cortex: A GABA PET Study.

    Yu Kyeong Kim;Eun Joo Yang;Kyehee Cho;Jong Youb Lim

  • Chemically treated plasma Aβ is a potential blood-based biomarker for screening cerebral amyloid deposition

    Jong Chan Park;Sun Ho Han;Hyun Jin Cho;Min Soo Byun

Frequent Co-Authors

Hyeonseok Yoon
Hyeonseok Yoon Chonnam National University
Jung Seok Choi
Jung Seok Choi Samsung Medical Center

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