Publications by authors named "Saeko Sasaki"
Background: Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is a newly-emerging disease, and it is known that early diagnosis with treatment is important for the improvement of prognosis.
Case Description: Here, we report the case of a previously healthy 13-year-old girl who presented with right eye abduction failure, attributed to isolated right sixth nerve palsy, as the initial symptom of PACNS. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) showed stenosis in the distal portion of the right internal carotid artery, and delay alternating with nutation for tailored excitation (DANTE)-prepared contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging confirmed vasculitis at the same site.
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- X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) leads to serious infections due to a lack of B cells and low immunity, making patients susceptible to specific pathogens like Helicobacter cinaedi.
- Two XLA patients experienced cellulitis and bacteremia from Helicobacter cinaedi despite receiving immunoglobulin therapy, highlighting the challenge of detecting this infection with standard blood cultures.
- Increasing cases of non-H. pylori Helicobacter infections underscore the need for thorough microbiological testing in XLA patients presenting with fever and skin issues for effective treatment.
Joubert syndrome is characterized by neonatal breathing disorders that are thought to improve with age, but recent findings indicate that sleep-related breathing disorders can occur even after infancy. A 15-year-old boy who had a breathing disorder during the neonatal period developed mental retardation and hypotonia. He was diagnosed with Joubert syndrome based on the clinical course and molar tooth sign on brain MRI at 9 years of age.
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