Y Yanagawa

..To clarify the incidence and characteristics of spinal cord concussion in an urban city in Japan...

..The present elderly patient had hypertension and hyperlipidemia, so arteriosclerosis in the paramedian branch may have contributed to his susceptibility to such injury...

..His abnormal behavior might have resulted from febrile delirium or an unusual expression of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with a streptococcal infection...

..Physicians should note the presence of an arterial gas embolism in patients with pneumatosis intestinalis and massive gas in the venous system, which can be immediately fatal...

..The aim of this study was to investigate which factors on arrival correlate with the duration of unconsciousness induced by a psychotropic drug overdose...

..A transient malfunction of the blood-gas barrier in the alveoli induced by blunt trauma might lead to the generation of lung edema...

..This case indicates that immunological factors, inflammation or vasculitis might have possibly been associated with the development of either an obstruction or stenosis of the intracranial internal carotid arteries...

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..The possibility that hyperammonemia may be associated with generalized convulsion (GC) was retrospectively investigated...

..As PEA in AKA is induced by severe metabolic acidosis, aggressive correction of acidosis may represent a useful therapeutic strategy for such patients...

..Inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter immediately after fluid resuscitation has not yet been investigated in trauma patients with shock on arrival...

..Hemangioblastoma associated with myxoma is extremely rare, and was probably a random occurrence in this case...

..The aim of this study was to investigate whether laboratory findings on arrival may be useful in predicting the outcome of out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA)...

..We retrospectively investigated whether or not the measurement of the diameter of the inferior vena cava (IVC) was useful for predicting the development of anemia...

..The purpose of this paper was to clarify the clinical features of temporal tip epidural hematomas (EDHs)...

..Accordingly, a physician should consider hypoadrenocorticism, when patients are in a state of refractory shock in spite of massive infusion with a vasopressor especially in patients with other endocrine disorders...

..003). We conclude that patients with a focal head injury and minor traumatic lesions are likely to have a poorer prognosis than patients without additional minor traumatic lesions...

..Investigation of the trachea and surrounding organs by bronchoscopy and CT is important even when a patient with suspected respiratory arrest displays normal findings on chest radiography...

..5% specificity. Accordingly, CT findings of a high-density deposition in the stomach of a patient with a diminished consciousness may suggest the presence of a recent overdose...

..To clarify the characteristics of recent pediatric injuries in an urban city in Japan...

..The association between abnormal pupil reactivity (abnormal) and the outcome among patients with psychotropic drug overdose (OD) was retrospectively investigated...

..In Japan, the management of prehospital care for cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) has recently changed...

..We investigated blunt traumatic out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest patients whether any clinical differences between with and without head injury existed or not...

..The subjects were divided into two groups: those with a minimum (Min) hemoglobin (Hb) of less than 10 g/dL, and those with a Min Hb greater than 10 g/dL during hospitalization...

..To report a case of reversible blindness associated with severe alcoholic ketoacidosis...

..To confirm the usefulness of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) and the efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) in patients, who undergo tube thoracostomy for hemothorax secondary to blunt chest trauma...

..We report one case and analyzed 15 Japanese cases concerning multiple organ failure induced by wasp stings...

..To evaluate whether cerebral CT findings taken immediately after successful resuscitation from cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) correlate with the outcome or not...

..Supportive treatments for a variety of symptoms were sufficient for recovery, and both individuals were discharged without any complications 2 days after ingestion...

..To identify candidates indicated to undergo induced hypothermic therapy (IHT) among comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) based on a retrospective review of medical charts...

..We hypothesized that hypothermia (34 degrees C) induced immediately with reperfusion would also improve survival...

..Three months later, she had aphasia, agnosia and apraxia but a normal gait without pyramidal tract signs or ataxia. DWI is thus considered useful to predict the functional outcome of patients with severe hypoglycemia...

..Vasospasm caused by intracranial hypertension in head injury remains controversial...

..Therefore, a gastrectomy for the cicatrical deformity might not be always indicated if the patients are able to feed themselves sufficiently or if parenteral nutrition can be provided...

..001). In cases of intubation for unconscious patients who may have intracranial hemorrhaging, premedication is considered associated with a more favorable outcome...

..The identification of lymphocytosis without anemia may therefore enable clinicians to accurately differentiate various states of shock in patients presenting with shock at the ED...

..GOS in the Control group was significantly greater than in the Drug group(p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: In case of intubation for unconscious patients who may suffer intracranial hemorrhage, using premedication leads to favorable outcome...

..Our study, although preliminary, suggests that MH might confer improved outcome, as has been shown in animal models, after CPA. This treatment is associated with an increase in pneumonic complications...

..The fact that the size of the hematoma was not so huge, and the location of the hematoma spared both the ascending reticular activating system and the nuclei, may explain the favorable outcome in this case...

..It should be noted that alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) may induce severe acidosis and hypotension, leading to transient blindness,which is a condition that can be cured by appropriate treatment...

..Thus, physician should consider catatonia when treating neuroleptic malignant like syndrome...

..CONCLUSION: The diameter of the inferior vena cava was found to correlate with hypovolemia in trauma patients...

..He was discharged without neurological deficit. A sinus thrombosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis of brain swelling after hanging...

..Pulmonary oedema induced by suffocation has been reported only rarely. The possible mechanisms by which pulmonary oedema might form after the relief of airway obstruction are discussed...

..Within 12 months, he recovered his ability to walk; however, right foot paralysis and right sciatic nerve irritation were observed to persist...

..The temperature should, therefore, be carefully considered when evaluating the cytokine reaction for cerebral ischemia...

..L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) is proposed to be a major nutrient transporter at the blood brain barrier. LAT1 requires the heavy chain of 4F2 cell surface antigen (4F2hc) for functional expression...

..The MRA indicated enlargement of the diameter of the cerebral arteries. These findings suggested the usefulness of MRA and diffusion weighted image to evaluate migraine...

..The high-density spot artifacts resemble minute hemorrhages which appear as diffuse axonal injuries. Radiologists and neurosurgeons should be familiar with this the existence of artifact...

..Therefore, the outcome of the burned patients depends on the patients' will and ability to move away from the burning source. Whenever we treat severe burn patients, we should assess their neuropsychiatric conditions...

..Hydroxyzine is thus considered to be able to induce catatonia and this mechanism of this condition is discussed...

..Since, it is difficult to make a differential diagnosis between encephalitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, early establishment of diagnostic criteria for acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is required...

..Kallmann syndrome should thus be included in the differential diagnosis when young individuals present with calcifications in the basal ganglia...

..In cases presenting cerebral ischemia due to the lowering of high systemic blood pressure, it is necessary to make a differential diagnosis of a disease causing hemodynamic cerebral insufficiency...