[Factors Affecting Resumption of Oral Intake of Food in Patients Undergoing Swallowing Rehabilitation].

In this study, we investigated for a period of 8 years, 884 patients who underwent swallowing rehabilitation in our hospital, and evaluated the factors affecting resumption of oral intake of food. We found that the number of patients undergoing swallowing rehabilitation in our hospital increased over time. Of the included patients, 82.

Case of three delayed complications of radiotherapy: bilateral vocal cord immobility, esophageal obstruction and ruptured pseudoaneurysm of carotid artery.

We report the first case of three delayed complications following irradiation for laryngeal carcinoma: bilateral vocal cord immobility, obstruction of esophagus and spontaneously ruptured pseudoaneurysm of common carotid artery. Medial fixation of bilateral vocal cords and stenosis of cervical esophagus were noted at 28 years after radiotherapy. Spontaneous rupture of a pseudoaneurysm bulging into the hypopharynx and obstruction of the esophagus occurred at 35 years after irradiation.

Neuroprotective effects of vitamin E on adult rat motor neurones following facial nerve avulsion.

Conclusion: The present study demonstrates the neuroprotective effect of vitamin E after peripheral facial nerve injury. Antioxidants may have therapeutic potential in traumatic facial nerve dysfunction resulting from traumatic temporal bone injury and ear surgery.

Objective: We investigated the possible neuroprotective effect of vitamin E on the facial motor nucleus (FMN) motor neurones after peripheral nerve avulsion.

Effects of Japanese herbal medicine, Juzen-taiho-to, in otitis-prone children--a preliminary study.

Conclusion: Juzen-taiho-to (JTT, TJ-48), a Japanese herbal medicine that improves immune function, was found to be effective in otitis-prone in children.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of JTT against intractable and recurrent infections in immature immune systems, we administered JTT to otitis-prone infants and investigated clinical changes before and during JTT administration.

Subjects And Methods: Twenty-four otitis-prone infants were administered JTT at 0.