Individualized Nutritional Management Using Dishcook Improves Nutrition Status Markers in Patients with Intellectual Disability.

Dishcook is a new cooking system that allows individual cooking using a dedicated induction heater. This study investigated whether Dishcook use affects the nutritional value of individuals with intellectual disabilities. This study was conducted on users receiving support from a continuous-employment office in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, in 2022.

Miller-Fisher Syndrome Following Influenza A Infection.

Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS), characterized by ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia, is a Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) variant. It is well-known that the causative antibody for MFS is anti-GQ1b antibody. This report describes a rare case of MFS with not only anti-GQ1b antibodies but also anti-GT1a antibodies following Influenza A infection.

Efficacy of Trihexyphenidyl on Apraxia of Eyelid Opening in Parkinsonism: A Case Report.

Apraxia of eyelid opening (AEO) is occasionally seen in Parkinson's disease (PD) or related diseases. However, many clinicians have trouble with the management of AEO by Parkinsonism. In this report, we describe a case of AEO in Parkinsonism improved by trihexyphenidyl (THP).

Treatment of Subcortical Aphasia Due to Putaminal Hemorrhage With the Japanese Version of Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT-J).

Melodic intonation therapy (MIT) is one of the rehabilitation methods for patients with non-fluent or dysfluent aphasia, mainly caused by stroke or brain injury. Although MIT is conducted in various languages, reports on the Japanese version of MIT (MIT-J) are limited. In this report, we describe a case about the efficacy of MIT-J in the subacute phase after stroke on subcortical aphasia.

Magnetic resonance imaging findings of the lower limb muscles in anti-mitochondrial M2 antibody-positive myositis.

Anti-mitochondrial M2 antibody (AMA-M2)-positive myositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). Of all patients with myositis, 2.5-19.

Autoimmune basal ganglia encephalitis associated with anti-recoverin antibodies: A case report.

Autoimmune basal ganglia encephalitis causes neurological symptoms such as parkinsonism associated with basal ganglia lesions. Here, we report a case of autoimmune basal ganglia encephalitis without retinal lesions or malignancy harboring anti-recoverin antibodies. The patient was a 67-year-old Japanese woman who developed anorexia, parkinsonism, and disturbance of consciousness 7 days before admission.