Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is one of the hereditary optic neuropathies and is principally caused by three frequent mitochondria deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) pathogenic variants (m.11778 G>A, m.3460 G>A, and m.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 29-year-old female with no family history presented with bilateral progressive blurred vision. Her symptoms appeared at 12-years-old and her visual acuity had since deteriorated from 0.6 to 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackgrouind: Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a mitochondrial disease characterized by bilateral severe subacute central vision loss and a mutation in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The findings on cranial magnetic resonance imaging of patients with LHON vary from subtle to multiple white matter changes. However, they rarely present with diffuse infiltrative white matter changes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe assessed the relationship between health literacy and participation in health checkups among middle-aged Japanese community residents. Additionally, we explored the health information sources related to participation in health checkups among those with low, medium, and high health literacy. This mail survey using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted in 2020 and included 33,902 community residents with National Health Insurance (NHI), aged 40-64 years from five cities in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Participation in specific health checkups is low in Japan, especially among middle-aged community residents with municipal National Health Insurance (NHI). This study explored associations between recommendations from public health nurses, medical professionals, and family members and participation in specific health checkups among middle-aged Japanese community residents with NHI.
Methods: This mail survey was conducted in 2020, and it included 33,902 community residents with NHI aged 40-64 years from five cities in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.