Trigeminal Neuralgia Associated with a Variant of Primitive Trigeminal Artery: A Case Report.

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) associated with a primitive trigeminal artery variant (PTAV) is a rare condition that causes severe facial pain. We report the case of an 81-year-old woman presenting with right facial pain. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed an aberrant artery originating from the cavernous portion of the right internal carotid artery (ICA), coursing laterally around the posterior clinoid process and running toward the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) territory, suggesting a PTAV.

A pituitary gland squeezed upward by intrasellar kissing carotid arteries: Mimicking a pituitary microadenoma.

Background: Intrasellar kissing carotid arteries are a rare variant in which bilateral internal carotid arteries run very near each other at their cavernous sinus portion. We encountered a woman with the pituitary gland mimicking a pituitary microadenoma because the pituitary gland was compressed bilaterally by intrasellar kissing carotid arteries.

Case Description: A 61-year-old woman with a chronic headache underwent magnetic resonance imaging, which revealed a sellar mass measuring 10.

Hypometabolism in the Posteromedial Temporal and Medial Occipital Cortex on Preoperative 2-Deoxy-2-(18F) Fluoro-D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography Suggests Exacerbation of Visual Field Defects After Surgery for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Retrospective Long-Term Follow-Up Study.

Objective: Surgery is a good treatment option for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). 2-deoxy-2-(18F) fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is used to detect epileptic foci as hypometabolic lesions in presurgical evaluation. Visual field defects (VFDs) in the contralateral homonymous upper quadrant are common postoperative complications in TLE.

[Fibrinolysis Enhancing Activity of Roasted Barley Extract (Mugicha) and Its Simulated Digestate].

Barley tea (Mugicha), commonly consumed in Japan and other East Asian countries, is prepared by decocting roasted barley (Hordeum vulgare) seed with hot or cold water. Although barley tea is commonly consumed, studies on its health benefits are limited, especially regarding its bioactivity against thrombosis. During the evaluation of functional foods and drinks, barley tea extract was found to exhibit potential fibrinolysis-enhancing activity induced by urokinase.