Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital

Dr. Min Kyung Chu, Professor of Neurology at Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital won the Best Poster Award at the 10th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology(CONy) held from March 17 to 20 in Lisbon, Portugal. Dr. Chu’s poster presentation titled “Unmet sleep need is prevalent among migraineurs,” was the first population-based research on insufficient sleep of migraine patients. According to his research, if both migraineurs and non-patient sleep same hours, migraineurs suffer more from sleep deprivation.

The World Congress on Controversies in Neurology focuses on the controversial issues of diagnoses and treatments in Neuroscience. The world-renowned scholars join the congress to share ideas on current trends.

By Ji-Yoon Lee, Int’l Cooperation Team, HUMC (jlee@hallym.or.kr)