Publications by authors named "K Mamada"
This study aimed to prospectively investigate the hypothesis that myocardial energy metabolism changes in the early stages of feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) by evaluating the blood carnitine profiles. Fourteen client owned cats with HCM stage B1 and 22 clinically healthy cats were included in this study. Total-carnitine, free-carnitine, acylcarnitine, and acylcarnitine/free-carnitine ratio (AF ratio) in serum were measured in both groups.
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- Researchers investigated the relationship between EEG correlation coefficients during motor tasks and recovery outcomes in hemiparetic stroke patients.
- Sixteen post-stroke patients were monitored with EEG to assess brain function at rest and during movement, using specific software to analyze the data.
- Results showed that changes in EEG correlation in specific brain areas were significantly linked to improvements in motor function of the affected limbs, suggesting this measure could help predict recovery success.
Changes of cortico-cortical neural connections associated with motor functional recovery after stroke.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
September 2022
Objectives: During functional recovery after stroke, some neural connections in the brain are augmented and new neural networks are constructed to compensate for impaired neurological functions. Recently, it was reported that the extent of cortico-cortical neural connections can be estimated by correlation analysis based on electroencephalography (EEG). The purpose of this study was to investigate changes of correlation coefficients in the cerebral cortex with motor functional recovery after stroke.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Information about real-time three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for the evaluation of canine mitral valve morphology is lacking in veterinary medicine.
Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of 3D TEE for the evaluation of canine mitral valves and whether there was a difference in mitral valve morphology between American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) stages.
Animals: Thirty-one dogs were evaluated, including nine dogs classified as ACVIM stage B2, 15 as stage C, and seven as stage D.
Objectives: Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis (UDP) due to phrenic nerve injury is a potential complication of thoracic surgery. This study evaluated the prevalence of UDP associated with surgical mitral valve repair (MVR) and its effect on surgical outcomes in dogs.
Animals, Materials And Methods: Two hundred ninety-four dogs that underwent MVR were included in the study.