Publications by authors named "K Wakiya"
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a peripheral neuropathy caused by immune-mediated demyelination, causing tremors in 3.9%-58% of affected patients. This neuropathic tremor may persist after treatment and is known to be refractory to conventional medication.
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- Hearing impairment, particularly low-frequency hearing impairment (LF-HI), is a notable complication observed in patients undergoing microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery for conditions like trigeminal neuralgia.
- A study of 270 patients revealed that 30% experienced LF-HI after surgery, with a slight but significant decrease in hearing levels at lower frequencies, while only a small percentage showed apparent changes in pure tone average.
- The analysis indicated that factors such as older age and the surgical side were linked to the occurrence of LF-HI, but symptoms typically improved within weeks, suggesting that while LF-HI is noteworthy, it generally does not lead to permanent issues.
Low-temperature and elastic properties of the quasicrystal approximant GdCdhave been investigated by means of an ultrasonic measurement. Salient elastic anomalies were observed in the temperature and magnetic field dependence of the principal elastic constants, most probably being associated with the successive multiple magnetic phase transitions showing up at low temperatures. Based on the experimental data, a magnetic field vs temperature phase diagram was constructed.
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- An 18-year-old female experienced a left temporal headache and fever a month after taking isotretinoin for acne; imaging showed bone damage in her left frontal area.
- A biopsy indicated osteomyelitis, which improved with 8 months of antibiotics and NSAIDs but flared up again when isotretinoin was restarted.
- Isotretinoin may cause excessive inflammation, potentially leading to osteomyelitis, and if the condition doesn't respond to antibiotics, a non-bacterial cause should be considered.
Background: Even in the era of advanced medical treatment, brain abscess still has a high mortality rate. At our institution, brain abscess has been treated mainly using stereotactic or echo-guided aspiration followed by relatively long-term antibiotic treatment, achieving favorable outcomes. To evaluate the efficacy of our strategy involving less-invasive aspiration surgery and long-term selective antibiotic administration for brain abscess, a single-institution series of cases was investigated.
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