Neuralgia in the occipital region associated with ipsilateral trigeminal herpes zoster: Three case reports.

Background: Nerve fibers related to pain and temperature sensation in the trigeminal nerve territory converge with the upper cervical spinal nerves from the level of the lower medulla oblongata to the upper cervical cord. This structure is called the trigemino-cervical complex and may cause referred pain in the territory of the trigeminal or upper cervical spinal nerves.

Case Series: Here, we report three cases of paroxysmal neuralgia in the occipital region with mild conjunctivitis or a few reddish spots in the ipsilateral trigeminal nerve territory.

A Case of Corticobasal Syndrome and Posterior Cortical Atrophy With Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease.

Corticobasal syndrome is a clinical entity characterized by asymmetric akinetic rigidity and a variety of higher cortical dysfunction. Predicting background pathology of corticobasal syndrome is rather challenging; however, clinical and neuroimaging findings may provide a clue to its etiopathological origin. Visuospatial dysfunction of posterior cortical atrophy and logopenic-type language impairment indicate the presence of Alzheimer's disease-related pathology, and they provide useful information in distinguishing Alzheimer's disease from other types of corticobasal syndrome.

-secreted 53 kDa protein ameliorates imiquimod-induced psoriasis by inhibiting the IL-23/IL-17 axis in mice.

infection can experimentally ameliorate many autoimmune diseases. However, the immune mechanism of the amelioration and the identification of corresponding -derived molecule(s) are still not fully elucidated. Fifty-three kDa excretory-secretory (ES) protein from (Tpp53) is a molecule like TsP53 reported as a protein exerting immune-inhibitory effect in .

Mutation screening of the DNAJC7 gene in Japanese patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

DNAJC7 has recently been identified as an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) gene via large-scale exome analysis, and its involvement in ALS is still unclear in various populations. This study aimed to determine the frequencies and characteristics of the DNAJC7 variants in a Japanese ALS cohort. A total of 807 unrelated Japanese patients with sporadic ALS were screened via exome analysis.

Antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and resistance genes in aquaculture: risks, current concern, and future thinking.

Aquaculture is remarkably one of the most promising industries among the food-producing industries in the world. Aquaculture production as well as fish consumption per capita have been dramatically increasing over the past two decades. Shifting of culture method from semi-intensive to intensive technique and applying of antibiotics to control the disease outbreak are the major factors for the increasing trend of aquaculture production.