A 68-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease, who had previously undergone Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy for early gastric cancer, complained of wearing-off and troublesome dyskinesia that had progressed over 7-years. After the introduction of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel therapy (LCIG) by nasojejunal tube, she had a good clinical response. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with a jejunal extension tube was difficult in this case, due to lack of gastrostomy site and fibrous postoperative adhesion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: In patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), prognosis strongly depends on the onset-to-recanalization time. The Ishinomaki protocol for rapid recanalization has been used since October 2017. This protocol determines the indication for reperfusion therapy based on computed tomography (CT)/three-dimensional CT angiography (3DCTA) findings and intends to reduce the onset-to-recanalization time.
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