Publications by authors named "K Kohara"
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- Discogenic low back pain (DLBP) is challenging to diagnose, but full endoscopic spinal surgery with thermal annuloplasty has shown good results in treating refractory cases, as demonstrated in a report of a 22-year-old female patient.
- After a series of treatments, including discectomy and injections, it was found that a residual high-intensity zone (HIZ) was contributing to her persistent pain.
- The application of thermal annuloplasty effectively alleviated her low back pain by targeting inflammation associated with the HIZ, marking a potentially innovative approach for managing postoperative DLBP.
The hanger reflex is an automatic head rotation movement. When individuals wear a wire clothes hanger on the head to compress the frontotemporal region, the head spontaneously rotates toward the compressed side. The device to induce the hanger reflex was first developed for treating rotation-type cervical dystonia, followed by the development of a device for anterocollis-type cervical dystonia.
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- This study aimed to compare the effects of two diabetes medications, SGLT2 inhibitors (luseogliflozin) and DPP-4 inhibitors (teneligliptin), on β-cell function in type 2 diabetes patients over 26 weeks.
- A total of 103 participants were included, with results showing improvements in the disposition index (a measure of insulin effectiveness) for both groups, but with more significant alleviation of β-cell dysfunction in the luseogliflozin group.
- The findings suggest that while both drugs improve insulin secretion and sensitivity, luseogliflozin may be more effective at reducing β-cell dysfunction compared to teneligliptin.*
Background: No clinical trials have been reported on the use of focused ultrasound (FUS) for treating cervical dystonia.
Objective: We aimed to confirm the efficacy and safety of FUS pallidothalamic tractotomy for cervical dystonia.
Methods: This was a prospective, open-label, non-controlled pilot study.
This survey aimed to reveal the actual preventing exposure for handling of clothing and sweat of patients treated with anticancer drugs, following the publication of "Guideline for Preventing Occupational Exposure in Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs, 2019 Edition" (Guideline 2019). A survey was conducted among nurses working at 95 hematopoietic stem cell transplantation promotion base hospitals from September 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023. The response rate was 84.
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