Eye movement training and gaze analysis for a patient with binocular diplopia after traumatic brain injury: a case report.

Background: Patients with traumatic brain injury often develop sequelae such as eye movement disorders, including diplopia. Eye movement training is effective in diplopia management. However, few longitudinal follow-up studies have been conducted from the subacute disease stage, owing to the complexity of methods for quantifying diplopia.

Prevalence of non-bronchial systemic culprit arteries in patients with hemoptysis with bronchiectasis and chronic pulmonary infection who underwent de novo bronchial artery embolization.

Objectives: To identify the prevalence of non-bronchial systemic culprit arteries and their relationship to bleeding lobes in patients with hemoptysis with bronchiectasis and chronic pulmonary infection who underwent de novo bronchial artery embolization (BAE).

Methods: Data of 83 consecutive patients with bronchiectasis and chronic pulmonary infection (non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis, aspergillosis, and tuberculosis) who underwent de novo BAE between January 2019 and December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. The prevalence of culprit arteries was investigated.

Successful bronchial artery embolization using hydrogel coils for hemoptysis during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

A 58-year-old woman with bronchiectasis presented with massive hemoptysis and severe respiratory failure, which required long-term extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with continuous heparin infusion. Bronchial artery embolization using hydrogel coils, which provide a greater volume occlusion than bare platinum coils, was performed; hemoptysis stopped and she fully recovered. No recanalization was observed on follow-up computed tomography angiography 2 months postbronchial artery embolization, and there had been no recurrence of bleeding at the time of this report (at least 6 months).

Electrical stimulation and virtual reality-guided balance training for managing paraplegia and trunk dysfunction due to spinal cord infarction.

A 41-year-old woman presented with spinal cord infarction and paraplegia after acute thoracoabdominal aortic dissection. Clinical evaluation revealed the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) lower limb exercise score of 0 points and the Functional Assessment for Control of Trunk (FACT) score of 0 points. Conventional physical therapy for 60 days did not significantly improve the paraplegia or FACT score; therefore, belt electrode skeletal muscle electrical stimulation (B-SES) and virtual reality (VR)-guided sitting balance training were introduced for 30 days.

Transcranial direct electrical stimulation for hand function in a stroke patient with severe upper limb paralysis due to lenticulostriate artery occlusion: a case report.

Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation, a therapeutic modality to modulate the excitability of injured and uninjured brain hemispheres in stroke patients, is expected to be effective in treating upper limb paralysis. We describe the use of transcranial direct current stimulation to improve the function and frequency of use of the paralyzed hand of a patient with lenticulostriate artery occlusion.

Case Presentation: A Japanese man in his fifties developed a left internal hindfoot perforator branch infarction owing to lenticulostriate artery occlusion, and presented with severe right upper and lower limb paralysis.

Bronchial Artery Aneurysm: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Long-Term Prognosis Following Bronchial Artery Embolization.

Purpose: To investigate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and long-term prognosis of bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) following bronchial artery embolization (BAE).

Materials And Methods: The medical records of consecutive patients who underwent bronchial artery angiography between August 2013 and December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients who were diagnosed with BAA during this period were included in this study.

Case of cerebellar ataxia successfully treated by virtual reality-guided rehabilitation.

A male patient in his 40s was transferred to our hospital for rehabilitation of ataxia after right cerebellar and brainstem infarction. After 3 weeks of conventional physical therapy, his activities of daily life successfully improved with an increase in the functional impedance measure from 101 to 124. However, he still fell short of gaining a higher level of balance function, which was necessary for his job as a standup forklift driver.

Spinal Cord Infarction after Bronchial Artery Embolization for Hemoptysis: A Nationwide Observational Study in Japan.

Background The most serious complication of bronchial artery embolization (BAE) for hemoptysis is spinal cord infarction. However, because it is rare, previous reports from single institutions have been insufficient to determine the actual prevalence of spinal cord infarction after BAE. Purpose To investigate the actual prevalence of spinal cord infarction as a complication of BAE using a nationally representative inpatient database.

The impact of bronchial artery embolisation on the quality of life of patients with haemoptysis: a prospective observational study.

Objectives: Patients with haemoptysis often experience daily physical and mental impairment. Bronchial artery embolisation is among the first-line treatment options used worldwide; however, no evidence exists regarding the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after bronchial artery embolisation. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of bronchial artery embolisation on the HRQoL of patients with haemoptysis.

Erratic coil migration in the bronchus after bronchial artery embolization.

Herein, we report two cases of erratic coil migration from the bronchial artery to the bronchus after bronchial artery embolization (BAE). Neither patient exhibited haemoptysis recurrence, but chest radiographs revealed that part of the coil had disappeared. In Case 1, the patient coughed up the coil 4.

Virtual Reality-guided, Dual-task, Body Trunk Balance Training in the Sitting Position Improved Walking Ability without Improving Leg Strength.

Background: Virtual reality (VR) technology has been recently introduced in a variety of clinical settings, such as physical, occupational, cognitive, and psychological rehabilitation or training. However, the clinical efficacy of VR rehabilitation compared with traditional training techniques remains to be elucidated.

Case: A 90-year-old man underwent VR-guided, dual-task, body trunk balance training in the sitting position using a newly developed medical device (mediVR KAGURA, mediVR, Inc.