Publications by authors named "Momoka Nishimura"
Background: Transurethral surgery is often accompanied by postoperative urinary tract infection. Although early detection and adequate treatment of bacteremia are required to prevent sepsis, it is usually undetectable during surgery. We report two cases with remarkable hypertension and tachycardia during transurethral surgery in which bacteremia was diagnosed by an intraoperative blood test.
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- Fidget spinners are popular toys claimed to help children with ADHD and improve hand motor skills, but scientific evidence supporting these benefits is limited.
- A study using functional MRI identified brain areas, including the pre/postcentral gyrus and supplementary motor area, that are activated during the rotation of fidget spinners, with easier-to-rotate spinners showing more activation in the SMA.
- The findings suggest that spinning a fidget spinner enhances fine motor control through specific brain circuits involved in movement planning and reward processing.
Background: There has been much discussion recently about the occurrence of neuropsychological complications during the perioperative period. Diabetes is known to be one of the metabolic risk factors. Although the number of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) has been increasing, the pathophysiology of postoperative neuropsychological dysfunction in DM patients is still unclear.
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