[Case of ruptured multiple cerebral aneurysms associated with primary aldosteronism].

Primary aldosteronism (PA) has been recognized as a relatively benign form of hypertension associated with a low incidence of vascular complications. Recent reports, however, indicate that cerebrovascular accidents are common in PA. We report a case of multiple aneurysms with PA in a middle-aged woman who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage.

[The usefulness of whole body FDG-PET/CT in patients with brain metastasis].

In patients presenting with brain metastases, the evaluation for extracranial metastases is important to determine the therapeutic strategies and predict the patients outcome. We investigated the findings of whole-body FDG-PET/CT in 30 patients with metastatic brain tumors. The patients were divided into two groups consisting of 16 patients with precocious or synchronous metastases (PS group), or 14 patients with metachronous metastases (M group), according to the brain metastatic patterns.

Role of Ca(v) 2.3 (alpha1E ) Ca2+ channel in ischemic neuronal injury.

We investigated the role of the Ca(v)2.3 (alpha1E) channel in ischemic neuronal injury using Ca(v)2.3 mutant mice.