First Report of Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. ozaenae Meningitis in Japan.

Although the frequency of community-acquired infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. ozaenae (K. ozaenae) is low, they are often detected in sputum specimens.

Validation of fatty liver index as a predictor of hepatic steatosis in Asian populations: Impact of alcohol consumption and sex.

Aim: This study was undertaken to investigate the utility of the fatty liver index (FLI) as a noninvasive tool for predicting hepatic steatosis based on alcohol consumption and sex in a large Asian population.

Methods: We carried out a single-center observational cohort study at the HITO Medical Center in Japan and enrolled 1976 Asian subjects. The subjects were categorized into nondrinkers and light drinkers (0-19 g/day) and moderate drinkers (20-59 g/day) based on their self-reported alcohol intake.

[A case of primary progressive multiple sclerosis with improvement in cognitive impairment by anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapy].

The patient was a 44-year-old man who developed cognitive impairment beginning at the age of 35 years that gradually worsened. The cognitive impairment led to a difficult social life, and he retired from his company. After hospitalization and workup, he was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) that presented only with cognitive impairment for 10 years.

[Absence of cortical lesions after the first seizure in a patient with anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-associated cortical encephalitis].

A 31-year-old man developed headache and generalized convulsions. At the time of the first seizure, there was no distinct MRI abnormality. He was admitted to the hospital with repeated seizures, left-sided hemiparesis, and left-sided neglect.