Hiroshi Kataoka

..We investigated factors related to falling, including walking speed and time, in patients with Hoehn-Yahr stage III PD...

..Palpable painful abdominal contractions could be associated with the presence of hypertrophy of the rectus abdominis visible on CT scan. The abdominal muscle contractions probably contribute to the development a stooped posture...

..These findings collectively suggest that the DHS in our patient was most likely caused directly by amantadine. Our findings suggest that amantadine may carry the risk of augmenting dystonic syndrome in humans...

..Electron microscopy demonstrated autophagic vacuoles and tubulofilamentous inclusions. This myopathy can cause dropped head syndrome in a subgroup of patients...

..Both phenomena occurred in the same patient and share an epileptic mechanism. In our patient, visual perseveration was part of an epileptic aura, developed when either the object or the patient moved, and diminished with gabapentin...

..The bilateral MCP infarctions in previous patients were attributed to alternations of two vessels, such as the unilateral vertebral artery and basilar artery or both vertebral arteries...

..However, whether contrast FLAIR is useful in multiple sclerosis (MS) remains uncertain. This study evaluated the usefulness of contrast FLAIR in MS...

..This case study suggests that benzodiazepine receptors may be reduced in the affected hemisphere of patients with Rasmussen's encephalitis...

..Recent neuroimaging studies have shown that not only the medial temporal lobes, but also the prefrontal lobes, contribute to cognitive functions...

..To describe a patient with Parkinson disease in whom compulsive singing developed without other types of pathologic behavior after starting treatment with pergolide...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of dynamic Tc-ECD SPECT in patients with acute viral encephalitis...

..In particular, the representation and pathogenic mechanisms of the posterior cingulate cortex are poorly understood, especially in humans. We describe a case of posterior cingulate infarction associated with contralateral astasia...

..This report describes a successfully treated case of herpes simplex virus encephalitis associated with subarachnoid bleeding in which real-time polymerase chain reaction was useful for diagnosis...

..No subject with PD or MSA-P showed any signal changes of the SCP. The signal changes in the SCP on FLAIR may be one indicator for differentiating PSP from other parkinsonian diseases...

..The larger TDL grows, the more difficult it becomes to differentiate TDL from neoplastic lesions. The purpose of this study was to elucidate typical MRI features in 12 patients with large TDL (>30 mm in diameter)...

..The interferon beta-1b therapy then provided a clinical benefit. Hopefully this report will allow MS patients in similar situations to make more rapid, unprejudiced judgments than our patients...

..To prevent gait instability elicited by fear of falling in patients with Hoehn-Yahr stage III PD, it might be useful to remove narrowed entrances...

..1 ± 18.7 months. Our findings suggest that survival in ALS with DPN is similar to that in classic ALS...

..In patients with unusual signs and symptoms of paraneoplastic encephalitis mimicking multiple sclerosis, onconeural antibody studies are recommended...

..Peripheral nerve involvement developed together with other symptoms of hyperthyroidism 2 years before presentation. She also had anorexia nervosa for the past 6 months, resulting in multivitamin deficiency...

..Physicians should explore the underlying causes of these conditions and treat such patients, who already have a compromised quality of life...

..In patients with equivocal findings, our findings suggest that thallium-201 SPECT is one helpful tool for the detection of NM, particularly when associated with signet-ring cell carcinoma...

..Recently, paraneoplastic encephalitis associated with ovarian teratoma has been described and related to an autoantibody...

..These results suggest a negative association between CNS IDD and EBV or HSV...

..Case report...

..Our experiences raise an open question of the role of thymectomy or steroid treatment alone, especially in MG patients without thymoma...

..We describe a patient with acute bihemispheric subcortical infarcts in restricted MCA territories suggesting an embolic mechanism...

..The present case raises the question whether ZNS might potentially be effective for the management of vivid nightmares or dream-enacting behavior...

..We thus attributed the episodes of hyperthermia to secondary hypothalamic impairment with thalamic lesions...

..In this study,we modified a rat experimental model of severe acute pancreatitis for antibiotic evaluation, and the effect of biapenem was compared with that of imipenem to determine the usefulness of biapenem...

..These findings indicate that juvenile acute non-herpetic encephalitis initially presenting psychiatric symptoms was serious and had relatively poor prognosis...