Complex striate-frontal projection and specific frontal gyrus dysfunctions concern with the delusional misidentification syndrome: A case report and literature review.

Delusional misidentification, a rare syndrome in which a patient displays persistent delusional misidentification of individuals or objects, occurs in several types of dementia. However, the pathology of delusional misidentification is still unclear, and there was no data pertaining to striate-frontal projection. Here, we report a case of delusional misidentification following frontotemporal dementia in which complex striate-frontal and some specific frontal gyrus dysfunction were observed.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mortality and cognitive function of dementia patients: Tochigi Dementia Cohort Study.

Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic significantly affected Japanese society and the health of its population. Despite this, few studies have evaluated the influence of the pandemic on patients with neurological diseases or dementia, which we assessed through the Tochigi Dementia Cohort Study.

Methods: Participants were divided into two groups.

Spontaneous Echo Contrast in the Left Atrium and Aortic-Arch Atheroma, Detected by Transesophageal Echocardiography, Was Negatively Correlated with Cognitive Function.

Background: The relationship between transesophageal echocardiography findings and cognitive function.

Objective: This study aimed to establish an association between transesophageal echocardiography findings and cognitive function in stroke survivors.

Methods: A single-center study was conducted between April 1, 2017 and March 31, 2022.

Real-time data on the prognosis of acute ischemic stroke patients in the Tochigi Clinical ObservatioNal registry for 1-year mortality of aCute ischEmic stRoke patieNt (T-CONCERN) study.

Background: It is important to gauge mortality in real time following an ischemic stroke. However, there is limited in-hospital and post-discharge clinical data that focuses on the real-time prognosis of acute ischemic strokes.

Purpose: To comprehensively analyze ischemic stroke mortality during a hospital stay and 1 year after the onset of a stroke.

Coexisting of aortic arch atheroma and atrial fibrillation for short-term recurrence and poor functional outcome in acute stroke.

Background And Purpose: Multiple embolic sources are sometimes observed simultaneously in patients with embolic stroke. The present study investigated the effects of coexisting aortic arch atheroma ≥ 4 mm thick and atrial fibrillation (AF) on short-term stroke recurrence and functional outcome.

Methods: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed in consecutive embolic stroke patients, and 395 patients were classified into 4 groups according to the presence of aortic arch atheroma ≥ 4 mm thick and AF: AF - /ARCH - group, AF + /ARCH - group, AF - /ARCH + group, and AF + /ARCH + group.

Characteristics of aged ischemic stroke patients indicative of cardioembolism.

The treatment of ischemic stroke has recently witnessed dramatic developments. However, there are limited data on ischemic stroke characteristics in aged patients. As part of the South Tochigi Acute Ischemic Stroke Registry, we prospectively enrolled 636 consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients (within 7 days after the onset) who were ≥ 60 years of age and who were admitted to two independent institutes from April 1, 2016 to February 28, 2019.

Data on characteristics of reported cases of unilateral posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES).

Data presented in this article are related to our article entitled "Unilateral posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A case report" [1]. Cases of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) involving unilateral lesions are very rare. We searched the PubMed database using keywords such as PRES, unilateral, and asymmetric and found a small number of cases to include in our review.