The Consumption of High-Amylose Rice and its Effect on Postprandial Blood Glucose Levels: A Literature Review.

Rice is a major staple in the diets of East Asian populations. Numerous meta-analyses have shown an association between high white rice consumption and a higher risk of diabetes. High-amylose rice (varieties with over 25% amylose content) is absorbed more slowly in the gut compared to low-amylose rice, and it results in lower levels of postprandial blood glucose.

Bilateral vocal cord paralysis following ventriculoatrial shunt placement for hydrocephalus after subarachnoid hemorrhage: illustrative case.

Background: A ventriculoatrial (VA) shunt is an alternative to a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt for managing hydrocephalus, especially when VP shunt insertion is not feasible. Despite its decline in use, the VA shunt remains vital for certain patients. This report highlights a rare complication of bilateral vocal cord paralysis following VA shunt insertion for hydrocephalus secondary to subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Usefulness of Three-dimensional Computer Graphics for the Direct Surgery of Ruptured Aneurysms in Deep Collateral Arteries Arising after Indirect Revascularization for Moyamoya Disease: Report of Two Cases.

Treating ruptured aneurysms in deep collateral arteries in moyamoya disease is difficult. Two cases of intracranial hemorrhage due to ruptured aneurysms in the deep collateral vessels after indirect revascularization for moyamoya disease were treated via direct surgery with the assistance of surgical simulation using three-dimensional computer graphics. The three-dimensional computer graphics provided detailed anatomical relationships between the aneurysm and the surrounding structures, which led to successful surgical results in both patients.

Genetic variation in the RETN promoter, accompanied by latent sarcopenic obesity, led to insulin resistance in a Japanese cohort: the Toon Genome Study.

Aims/hypothesis: Resistin, inducing insulin resistance, is elevated in the sera of individuals with the G-A haplotype at c.-420 C>G (rs1862513) and c.-358 G>A (rs3219175).

Damage to the Contralateral Thalamus after Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided, Focused Ultrasound Surgery for Essential Tremor: A Case Report.

This study involved a 73-year-old man who underwent thalamotomy via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided, focused ultrasound surgery, in which the left thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus is targeted, as a treatment for action tremor of the right-hand fingers caused by essential tremor. Following treatment, the action tremor of the right-hand fingers mostly disappeared, but new symptoms of paresis and sensory impairment were evident in the left upper and lower limbs. Head MRI exhibited a hyperintense lesion on diffusion-weighted imaging and a decreased apparent diffusion coefficient in a region of the right thalamus following the anterior choroidal artery, medial posterior choroidal artery, and thalamogeniculate artery territory.