Acute Mitral Regurgitaion Initially Misdiagnosed As Pneumonia: A Case Report.

Heart failure due to acute mitral regurgitation (MR) may present with atypical findings on physical examination and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), making the diagnosis difficult. A 72-year-old male was transferred to our hospital with severe cardiorespiratory failure and was initially suspected to have severe pneumonia based on the acute onset and imaging findings. The patient was eventually diagnosed with acute heart failure secondary to MR.

Current research of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment.

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is caused by impaired cerebrospinal fluid absorption in the elderly; it is a surgically treatable form of dementia. Gait disturbance, dementia, and urinary incontinence are the triad of signs for iNPH. In addition to these clinical findings, imaging studies show characteristic ventricular enlargement.

A case report of an alcoholic with delirium tremens diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer: Psychiatrists played important roles in the smooth diagnosis and treatments.

Background: Alcohol use increases the risk of developing several types of cancer. Of these, hypopharyngeal cancer has one of the worst prognoses. Moreover, treating an alcoholic patient with hypopharyngeal cancer is often difficult.

A case report of nonsurgical idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus differentiated from Alzheimer's dementia: Levetiracetam was effective in symptomatic epilepsy.

Background: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a common form of dementia that causes gait disturbance, cognitive impairment, and urinary incontinence. iNPH is a "treatable dementia" that can be treated with shunt surgery, but this can be ineffective in some cases and can be accompanied by complications. As a result, many patients with iNPH do not undergo surgery.

Determination of Cloud-top Height through Three-dimensional Cloud Reconstruction using DIWATA-1 Data.

Cloud-top height is a useful parameter with which to elucidate cloud vertical growth, which often indicates severe weather such as torrential rainfall and thunderstorms; it is widely used in meteorological research. However, general cloud-top height estimation methods are hindered by observational and analytical constraints. This study used data from DIWATA-1, the Philippines' first microsatellite, to overcome these limitations and successfully produce sophisticated three-dimensional cloud models via stereo-photogrammetry.