The history of the Japanese Society for Neuro-infectious Diseases: Foundation, objectives, and legacy.

The Japanese Research Group for Neuro-infectious Diseases was founded in August 1996, and by 2004 it had evolved into the Japanese Society for Neuro-infectious Diseases. The Society focuses on neuroinfectious conditions (., encephalitis/encephalopathy, myelitis, and meningitis), providing a venue for academic presentations and exchanges.

Proteomic study of retinal proteins associated with transcorneal electric stimulation in rats.

Background. To investigate how transcorneal electric stimulation (TES) affects the retina, by identifying those proteins up- and downregulated by transcorneal electric stimulation (TES) in the retina of rats. Methods.

[Anticoagulant therapy and obstetric management in a pregnant patient with mechanical prosthetic valve].

A 30-year-old female whose mitral valve had been replaced with a mechanical prosthetic valve 23 years ago gave birth to a healthy baby by cesarian section under controlled anticoagulant therapy. Warfarin was replaced with intravenous heparin just one week before cesarian section and heparin administration was stopped several hours prior to the operation which was successfully carried out without excessive blood loss. Although warfarin carries a risk of teratogenecity, fortunately, the baby had not any somatic malformation.

[Indication and method of chest wall reconstruction].

Fifty two patients with chest wall resection were reviewed, with emphasis upon 16 patient with chest wall reconstruction. The latter 16 patient consisted of 6 with metastatic tumor, 3 of primary lung cancer, 2 of breast cancer, one of primary chest wall tumor, and others. Before 1985, reconstruction after chest wall resection was conducted in four cases by using methyl methacrylate (Resin).

[Surgical treatment of posterior mediastinal teratoma].

A 22-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital because of an abnormal shadow on a chest X-ray taken for routine examination. Preoperative diagnostic work up including chest computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging suggested that the tumor would most likely to be a posterior mediastinal lipoma. Through a right thoracotomy the tumor was removed successfully.

Bilateral intralobar pulmonary sequestration.

A 34-year-old male presented with an infected intralobar pulmonary sequestration of the left lower lobe. Aortography revealed bilateral anomalous systemic arteries, originating in the lower level of the descending thoracic aorta, to the lower lobe on each side. The portion of the right lower lobe, which was perfused by the anomalous systemic artery was seen otherwise normal in anatomy without any recognizable sequestered lung tissue.

Dumbbell neurogenic tumor of the mediastinum: a report of three cases undergoing single-staged complete removal without thoracotomy.

Of a total thirteen patients who underwent surgery for a neurogenic tumor in the posterior mediastinum 4 (30.8 per cent) presented with dumbbell type development of the tumor. Along with a comparatively greater incidence in the number of cases of dumbbell neurogenic tumors in the posterior mediastinum, resection has also recently become more popular, necessitating the establishment of a standard operative approach for this type of tumor.