6 results match your criteria: "Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute Osaka Japan.[Affiliation]"
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- Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a hereditary heart condition marked by unusual heart muscle structure, and this study specifically focused on biventricular noncompaction (BiVNC) in children to understand its clinical characteristics and genetic factors.
- The research involved 234 pediatric patients and revealed that BiVNC often leads to serious complications, including a higher incidence of congenital heart disease and reduced survival rates compared to other heart conditions.
- Findings indicated that patients with BiVNC frequently exhibited left ventricular dysfunction and a notable percentage had genetic variants linked to mitochondrial and developmental issues, emphasizing the need for thorough genetic screening for better patient outcomes.
Background And Aim: Recently, the use of various endoscopic procedures performed under X-ray fluoroscopy guidance has increased. With the popularization of such procedures, diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) have been widely accepted as the global standard for various procedures with ionizing radiation. The Radiation Exposure from Gastrointestinal Fluoroscopic Procedures (REX-GI) study aimed to prospectively collect actual radiation exposure (RE) data and establish DRLs in gastrointestinal endoscopy units.
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- This study compares the effectiveness of short vs. long attachment caps in colonoscopy for identifying causes of acute hematochezia, specifically looking at recent hemorrhage.
- Using data from over 6,400 patients, researchers found that long cap users had significantly higher rates of diagnosing colonic diverticular bleeding and identifying active bleeding, compared to short cap users.
- The conclusion suggests that long cap-assisted colonoscopy is more effective for diagnosing acute hematochezia and recognizing bleeding compared to short caps.
Background And Aim: Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP) is the most serious adverse event of ERCP. Therefore, it is important to identify high-risk patients who require prophylactic measures. The aim of this study was to develop a practical prediction model for PEP that identifies high-risk patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJapanese Familial Cases of Frontotemporal Dementia and Parkinsonism with N279K Tau Gene Mutation.
Mov Disord Clin Pract
January 2021
Department of Neurology Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute Osaka Japan.
Background: Mutations in the tau gene linked to chromosome 17 cause frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism (FTDP-17).
Objective: This study presents 3 Japanese familial cases diagnosed with N279K tau gene mutation, including 1 autopsy-confirmed case.
Methods: We compared the clinical presentations, cognitive functions, and images between the 3 familial cases diagnosed with N279K mutation.
Background: Nonmotor symptoms (NMSs) of Parkinson's disease (PD) impair health-related quality of life.
Objectives: To identify changes in NMSs during 52 weeks in Japanese PD patients exhibiting motor fluctuations.
Methods: In PD patients with ≥1 NMS and wearing-off, changes in total/subscore of the Movement Disorder Society Unified PD Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part I and 8-item PD Questionnaire were assessed.