Publications by authors named "S Nagaki"

We present two cases of epilepsy associated with Graves' disease. Case 1 is a 22-year-old woman. She had three epileptic seizures and was diagnosed with idiopathic generalized epilepsy.

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We report three sisters with self-limited familial infantile epilepsy, caused by a mutation in proline-rich transmembrane protein2. Self-limited familial infantile epilepsy has been established as a distinct epileptic syndrome characterized by focal seizures in clusters of infantile-onset. The seizure types of our cases were focal with or without secondary generalization.

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Arginase deficiency is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by episodic hyperammonemia crises. Our patient had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy (spastic paraplegia) in childhood and received rehabilitation. She had suffered parotid swelling since the age of 5 years, prior to liver dysfunction becoming apparent, and then developed hyperamylasemia at 8 years of age.

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We report a 21-year-old woman with Turner's syndrome, Graves' disease and primary hyperparathyroidism. At 12 years of age, she was of short stature, and was diagnosed with Turner's syndrome and treated with growth hormone. At the age of 17 years, she was diagnosed with Graves' disease.

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  • - Nyssorhynchus darlingi is the main malaria-carrying mosquito in the Brazilian Amazon, with other Anophelinae species also playing a role in malaria transmission within the region.
  • - The study utilized barrier screen sampling to analyze blood-feeding behavior and host preferences of these mosquitoes in 34 rural communities over a two-year period, highlighting the dominance of Ny. darlingi, which made up nearly 98% of the collected samples.
  • - Findings showed that Ny. darlingi is flexible in its choice of hosts, feeding on a variety of mammals, and confirmed that methods like using silica-dried females are effective for studying mosquito feeding patterns in remote areas.
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