Publications by authors named "Toko Fukao"

Introduction: Uterine adenomyosis is a benign disorder in which endometrial glands and stroma are present within the myometrium. There have been several case reports of cerebral infarction associated with adenomyosis, but their clinical characteristics, optimal treatment, and prognosis have not been systematically reviewed.

Methods: A case of cerebral infarction with adenomyosis is reported, and a comprehensive systematic literature search using the PubMed database was conducted.

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A 55-year-old man presented a slowly progressive sensory disorder, predominantly in both lower limbs, and gait disturbance. Neurological examinations revealed abnormal sensation and spasticity in both lower limbs, and a wide-based gait. Although examination revealed mild hyperchloremia and decreased motor conduction velocity in the peroneal nerve, head and whole spine MRI, and spinal fluid examination were normal.

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We herein report a 47-year-old man with autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy (GFAP-A) revealed by periventricular radial linear enhancement on repeated brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). He presented with a history of headache and a fever followed by somnolence and worsening of consciousness. On admission (16 days from the onset), although lymphocytic pleocytosis and hypoglycorrhachia in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were noted, initial brain MRI demonstrated non-specific findings.

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In 2012, a 69-year-old man noticed slowness in his movements and was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD). In December 2017, he was admitted to a hospital with a diagnosis of hypothermia. One month later, in January 2018, he had difficulty moving around at home and was admitted to our hospital because of impaired consciousness.

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Familial dementia is a rare inherited disease involving progressive impairment of memory, thinking, and behavior. We report a novel heterozygous pathogenic variant (c.199G > A, p.

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We herein describe a Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) family with a MFN2 mutation with atypical ocular manifestations. The proband, his mother, his third daughter, and his deceased maternal grandfather all had symptoms of CMT and a visual impairment (either cataracts or severe astigmatism). On whole-exome sequencing for the proband having CMT and congenital cataracts, we identified a c.

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This study evaluated yearly changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and heart rates (HR) for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Data were collected for the last 10 years from medical records of 28 PD patients and 30 non-PD patients with other neurological disorders. Age-related changes in each group were analyzed by year using mean values of SBP, DBP, and HR obtained at their bi-monthly visits.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to evaluate cutaneous vasomotor neural function in patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) to assess the severity of central autonomic dysfunction.
  • Researchers measured several parameters, including skin sympathetic nerve activity (SSNA) and skin blood flow responses, in 24 MSA patients at rest and after stimulation.
  • Findings indicated correlations between resting SSNA reflex latency and disease duration, suggesting that poorer thermoregulatory function may be present even in patients with shorter disease duration, highlighting the potential of measuring sympathetic activity as a predictive tool for autonomic dysfunction in MSA.
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