Publications by authors named "Eiji Imanari"
Objectives: This study validated the Japanese version of the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder-Rating Scale-5 (ADHD-RS-5) and the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale. We extended the ADHD-RS-5 by adding the oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder subscales to compare the two rating scales psychometrically.
Methods: We examined the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity and criterion validity of the two rating scales in 135 Japanese outpatients aged 6-18 years.
Treatment of narcolepsy is based on the need to regulate life rhythms. Psychostimulants such as modafinil, methylphenidate-immediate release, and pemoline are used to treat hypersomnia. A psychosocial approach is considered the mainstay of treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and medication is used to treat moderate or severe ADHD symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL) is a widely used semi-structured diagnostic interview in child and adolescent psychiatry. However, the psychometric properties of its updated version, the K-SADS-PL for DSM-5, have scarcely been examined, especially for criterion validity. This study was designed to examine the inter-rater reliability, criterion validity and construct validity of the K-SADS-PL for DSM-5 in 137 Japanese outpatients.
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- The study aimed to determine if avoiding cow's milk formula (CMF) during the first 3 days of life would affect the development of asthma or recurrent wheeze in children with food allergies.
- Conducted at a university hospital in Japan, 312 at-risk newborns were randomized into two groups: one received breastfeeding supplemented with amino acid-based formula (the no CMF group) and the other received breastfeeding supplemented with CMF.
- Results showed that fewer children in the no CMF group developed asthma or recurrent wheeze (9.9%) compared to the CMF group (17.9%), with a notable relationship observed in children with high vitamin D levels.
Norflurazon, an inhibitor of carotenoid synthesis, is known to cause photooxidative destruction of chloroplasts. Expression of many nuclear genes for chloroplast-destined proteins is suppressed in the photobleached seedings due to impairment of signaling from chloroplasts to nuclei. Here the effect of norflurazon-treatment on the expression of genes for C4 photosynthesis was investigated.
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