[Rehabilitation therapy for aquaporin-4 antibody positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders].

Forty-five cases with aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) who underwent convalescent rehabilitation were studied. After excluding three cases with recurrence during rehabilitation treatment, the Expanded Disability Status Scale of Kurtzke improved a median of 1 point. Corticosteroids were the most used disease-modifying drugs (DMDs).

[Burnout in Japanese neurologists: comparison of male and female physicians].

A questionnaire survey was conducted on 8,402 members of the Japanese Neurological Society to examine the current status and countermeasures for physician burnout, and 1,261 respondents (15.0%) responded. In this paper, we report the results of a comparison between male and female physicians.

[Current and future strategies for burnout in Japanese neurologists].

To identify factors associated with burnout among Japanese physician and to use them in future measures, the Japanese Society of Neurology conducted a survey of neurologists on burnout using a web-based questionnaire in October 2019. A total of 1,261 respondents, 15.0% of the 8,402 members, responded to the survey.

Decreased stimulus-driven connectivity of the primary visual cortex during visual motion stimulation in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: An fMRI study.

Motion perceptual deficits are common in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although the posterior parietal cortex is thought to play a critical role in these deficits, it is currently unclear whether the primary visual cortex (V1) contributes to these deficits in AD. To elucidate this issue, we investigated the net activity or connectivity within V1 in 17 amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) patients, 17 AD patients and 17 normal controls (NC) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Therapeutic effects of intensive inpatient rehabilitation in advanced Parkinson's disease.

Background: The importance of rehabilitation therapy in Parkinson's disease is well recognized. However, the effects of an inpatient rehabilitation program for advanced Parkinson's disease have not been fully investigated.

Aim: To assess the effects of intensive inpatient rehabilitation.