[A Case of Diabetic Macular Edema with Improvement in Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy following Frequent Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment].

Background: Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drug injections are the gold standard for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). We report a case of DME in which frequent anti-VEGF treatment resulted in improvement of diabetic retinopathy. Case: A 73-year old woman with DME who had previously undergone bilateral posterior subtenon injections of triamcinolone acetonide and vitrectomy OD presented at Kyushu University Hospital.

Speaking Tracheostomy Tube and Modified Mouthstick Stylus in a Ventilator-Dependent Patient with Spinal Cord Injury.

Communication is a serious problem for patients with ventilator-dependent tetraplegia. A 73-year-old man was presented at the emergency room in cardiopulmonary arrest after falling from a height of 2 m. After successful resuscitation, fractures of the cervical spine and cervical spinal cord injury were found.