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| Shoichi ItoSummaryAffiliation: Chiba University Country: Japan Publications
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Chronic hypertensive encephalopathy showing only headache: report of a case with long-standing brain MR abnormalities suggesting extensive vasogenic edemaShoichi Ito
Department of Neurology (D3, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Eur Neurol 53:220-2. 2005- Evaluating posterolateral linearization of the putaminal margin with magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose the Parkinson variant of multiple system atrophyShoichi Ito
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuo Ku, Chiba, Japan
Mov Disord 22:578-81. 2007..91) measure for differentiating MSA-P. Our results suggest that evaluating posterolateral putaminal linearization is useful for assessing putaminal atrophy and for differentiating MSA-P from MSA-C, PD, and healthy subjects... - Clinical and brain MR imaging features focusing on the brain stem and cerebellum in patients with myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers due to mitochondrial A8344G mutationS Ito
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 29:392-5. 2008..This discrepancy and atrophy of the superior cerebellar peduncles and the cerebellum may be important findings suggesting a diagnosis of MERRF... - Prominent unilateral convergence palsy in a patient with a tiny dorsal midbrain infarctionShoichi Ito
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
Eur Neurol 54:163-4. 2005 
"Cloud-like enhancement" is a magnetic resonance imaging abnormality specific to neuromyelitis opticaShoichi Ito
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Ann Neurol 66:425-8. 2009..In NMO, brain MRI abnormalities are frequent, and cloud-like enhancement appears to be an MRI finding specific to NMO, possibly caused by primary involvement of the blood-brain barrier by the autoantibodies...- Putaminal hyperintensity on T1-weighted MR imaging in patients with the Parkinson variant of multiple system atrophyS Ito
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30:689-92. 2009..Here, we investigated whether putaminal hyperintensity on T1-weighted images is helpful to diagnose MSA-P... - Diffusion tensor analysis of corpus callosum in progressive supranuclear palsyShoichi Ito
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuo Ku, Chiba, Japan
Neuroradiology 50:981-5. 2008..In this study, we performed a diffusion tensor analysis using a new partitioning method for the human corpus callosum... 
HyperIgEaemia in patients with juvenile muscular atrophy of the distal upper extremity (Hirayama disease)S Ito
Department of Neurology D3, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1 8 1 Inohana, Chuo Ku, Chiba 260 8670, Japan
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 76:132-4. 2005..A recent report suggests that atopy and IgE may contribute to anterior horn damage...- Mechanism of constipation in familial amyloid polyneuropathy: a case reportTakashi Ito
Department of Neurology, Chiba University
Intern Med 45:1173-5. 2006..All these abnormalities suggested a peripheral autonomic dysfunction, corresponding to the enteric neuropathy that was confirmed upon autopsy... - Flattened facial colliculus on magnetic resonance imaging in Machado-Joseph diseaseYoshitsugu Ogawa
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Mov Disord 27:1041-6. 2012..Atrophy of the facial colliculus is a feasible magnetic resonance imaging finding for diagnosing Machado-Joseph disease, and it is easily found as a flattening of the fourth ventricular floor... - Urinary dysfunction and autonomic control in amyloid neuropathyTakashi Ito
Neurology Dept, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
Clin Auton Res 16:66-71. 2006..The underlying mechanisms of urinary dysfunction seem to involve postganglionic cholinergic and afferent somatic nerves... - Potassium channel antibody-associated encephalitis with hypothalamic lesions and intestinal pseudo-obstructionYukari Sekiguchi
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1 8 1 Inohana, Chuo Ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260 8677, Japan
J Neurol Sci 269:176-9. 2008..This case may represent a subgroup of VGKC-antibody associated syndromes with a wide spectrum of symptoms, including Isaacs' syndrome, Morvan's syndrome, and limbic encephalitis... - Diffuse and heterogeneous T2-hyperintense lesions in the splenium are characteristic of neuromyelitis opticaTakahiro Makino
Department of Neurology, Chiba University, Japan
Mult Scler 19:308-15. 2013..Callosal lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS) are usually focal, involving the inferior aspect of the corpus callosum on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but little is known about callosal lesions in neuromyelitis optica (NMO)... - Diffuse neurosarcoidosis involving only the leptomeninges of the brainstem and spinal cordTakahiro Makino
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Intern Med 48:1909-13. 2009..A diagnosis of sarcoidosis was confirmed by cervical lymph node biopsy which detected noncaseating granuloma. Only leptomeningeal lesions throughout the brainstem and spinal cord could be observed in sarcoidosis... - Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the thoracic spine: paradoxical response to antituberculous therapyHirokatsu Takahashi
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba
Intern Med 47:797-8. 2008..After the operation, the patient experienced progressive improvement in motor strength. IETSC should be known as rare but possible complication of tuberculous meningitis... - Intestinal pseudo-obstruction in acute myelitisToshihide Kanesaka
Department of Neurology, Chiba University, Chiba
Intern Med 45:35-6. 2006 - Cerebrospinal fluid interleukin-6 and glial fibrillary acidic protein levels are increased during initial neuromyelitis optica attacksAkiyuki Uzawa
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan Electronic address
Clin Chim Acta 421:181-3. 2013..Our main aim of this study is to test the usefulness of measuring cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) interleukin (IL)-6 and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) concentrations as early diagnostic markers during initial NMO attacks... - Diminished emotional sweating in patients with limbic encephalitisMasato Asahina
Department of Neurology, Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
J Neurol Sci 306:16-9. 2011..To reveal involvement of the limbic system in emotional sweating, we evaluated emotional sweating on the palms in patients with limbic encephalitis... - Involvement of pontine transverse and longitudinal fibers in multiple system atrophy: a tractography-based studyTakahiro Makino
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
J Neurol Sci 303:61-6. 2011..The objective was to investigate the association between the development of cross sign, degenerations of pontine fibers, and the frequency of pyramidal signs in MSA... - Is atopic dermatitis a risk factor for intervertebral disc degeneration? A preliminary clinical and MRI studyShoichi Ito
Department of Neurology D3, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1 8 1 Inohana, Chuo Ku, Chiba 260 8670, Japan
J Neurol Sci 206:39-42. 2003..We concluded that AD might be a risk factor for intervertebral disc degeneration. As far as we know, this is the first paper describing the potential association between disc degeneration and AD... - A case of adult-onset alexander disease featuring severe atrophy of the medulla oblongata and upper cervical cord on magnetic resonance imagingTadahiro Yonezu
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Case Rep Neurol 4:202-6. 2012..While AOAD is diverse in clinical presentation, the peculiar magnetic resonance imaging findings of marked atrophy of the medulla oblongata and cervical cord are thought to be highly suggestive of the diagnosis of AOAD... - A case of primary central nervous system lymphoma presenting diffuse infiltrative leukoencephalopathyTatsuya Yamamoto
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
Intern Med 51:1103-6. 2012..Although it is difficult to diagnose PCNSL without mass formation in the early stages, steroid responsiveness is important and brain biopsy is essential for the correct diagnosis of PCNSL... - Salazosulfapyridine-induced encephalopathy with symmetrical lesions in the basal ganglia and thalamiHirokatsu Takahashi
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana, Chiba
Intern Med 45:927-9. 2006 - Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in vegetarians: vegetarian's myelopathyHirokatsu Takahashi
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana
Intern Med 45:705-6. 2006 - Combined treatment with LDL-apheresis, chenodeoxycholic acid and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor for cerebrotendinous xanthomatosisShoichi Ito
Department of Neurology D3, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1 8 1 Inohana, Chuo Ku, 260 8670, Chiba, Japan
J Neurol Sci 216:179-82. 2003..Our results suggest that LDL-apheresis in combination with CDCA and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor may have beneficial effects and can be one of the treatment options... - The importance of disinfection therapy using povidone-iodine solution in atopic dermatitisKazuo Sugimoto
Department of Pediatrics, Chiba Municipal Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Dermatology 204:63-9. 2002..Cervical MRI was carried out randomly and showed abnormal findings in 21 of 25 patients, in whom 18 duodenal tissues were examined by biopsies... - Severe personality changes after unilateral left paramedian thalamic infarctToshio Fukutake
Department of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
Eur Neurol 47:156-60. 2002..Other neurological and neuropsychological disturbances, especially verbal and visual amnesia, were unremarkable. MRI showed a very small infarct in the left paramedian area of the thalamus, mainly involving the dorsomedial nucleus... - Neurological picture. Acute longitudinal myelitis as the initial manifestation of Sjögren's syndromeT Yamamoto
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 77:780. 2006 - Linear T2 hyperintensity along the medial margin of the globus pallidus in patients with Machado-Joseph disease and Parkinson disease, and in healthy subjectsW Shirai
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 28:1993-5. 2007..In this study, we aimed to compare the prevalence of this linear hyperintensity between patients with MJD and patients with Parkinson disease, and in control subjects... - Preserved phosphorylation of RET receptor protein in spinal motor neurons of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an immunohistochemical study by a phosphorylation-specific antibody at tyrosine 1062M Yamamoto
Department of Neurology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 466, Nagoya, Japan
Brain Res 912:89-94. 2001.... - Postgastrectomy polyneuropathy with thiamine deficiencyH Koike
Department of Neurology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 71:357-62. 2001..CONCLUSIONS: Various symptoms were seen in patients with postgastrectomy neuropathy. Thiamine deficiency should be considered in the differential diagnosis of motor-sensory polyneuropathy after gastrectomy... - Wolfram syndrome presenting marked brain MR imaging abnormalities with few neurologic abnormalitiesS Ito
Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 28:305-6. 2007..Patients with Wolfram syndrome may have discrepancies between neurologic and radiologic findings... - [Severe chronic pain with allodynia in Parkinson's disease: a case report]S Ito
Department of Neurology, Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba
Rinsho Shinkeigaku 41:147-9. 2001..Patients with Parkinson's disease may complain severe causalgia-like pain as an initial symptom... - [A patient with coccidioidal meningoencephalitis]Miho Nakata
Department of Neurology, Narita Red Cross Hospital
Rinsho Shinkeigaku 45:669-73. 2005..Immediate and adequate initiation of anti-fugal treatment is necessary to obtain a better prognosis for CM. Careful history-taking after a foreign trip is helpful when there is a suspicion of coccidioidomycosis... - The importance of bacterial superantigens produced by Staphylococcus aureus in the treatment of atopic dermatitis using povidone-iodineKazuo Sugimoto
Department of Clinical Allergology, Chiba Aoba Municipal Hospital, Chiba 260 0852, Japan
Dermatology 212:26-34. 2006..These data indicate that the therapy was effective not only for the skin lesions, but improved gastrointestinal tract lesions and cervical myelopathy, by eradicating bacterial superantigens...