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View article: A Case of Incomplete Heerfordt Syndrome Diagnosed Following Fever Onset
A Case of Incomplete Heerfordt Syndrome Diagnosed Following Fever Onset Open
View article: A Case of Pneumocystis Pneumonia Caused by Long-Term Low-Dose Steroid Therapy
A Case of Pneumocystis Pneumonia Caused by Long-Term Low-Dose Steroid Therapy Open
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an opportunistic infection caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii. It typically occurs in patients with advanced HIV infection and severely reduced CD4+ T cell counts, but it is also seen in other immunocom…
View article: Isolated Celiac Artery Dissection Detected by Non-contrast CT
Isolated Celiac Artery Dissection Detected by Non-contrast CT Open
Isolated celiac artery dissection (ICAD) is a rare condition commonly detected using contrast-enhanced CT (CE-CT). We report the case of a middle-aged Asian man with a history of hypertension, ureterolithiasis, and tobacco use who presente…
View article: Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH) Triggered by Heat Stroke: A Case Report
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH) Triggered by Heat Stroke: A Case Report Open
We present the first documented case of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) triggered by heat stroke in a man in his mid-50s with no medical history. After experiencing acute symptoms during a heatwave, he …
View article: Subarachnoid Fat Deposition After Lumber and Sacral Fractures: Case Imaging
Subarachnoid Fat Deposition After Lumber and Sacral Fractures: Case Imaging Open
A 28-year-old man suffered multiple injuries, including a burst fracture of the L2 vertebra and bilateral sacral fractures, after a fall from a height. On day 5 of hospitalization, head computed tomography unexpectedly revealed fat deposit…
View article: Successful Conservative Treatment of Tracheobronchial Injury as a Complication After Emergency Tracheal Intubation in an Infant: A Case Report
Successful Conservative Treatment of Tracheobronchial Injury as a Complication After Emergency Tracheal Intubation in an Infant: A Case Report Open
BACKGROUND Tracheal intubation is a routine but potentially hazardous procedure, with complications ranging from mild mucosal injury to severe tracheobronchial trauma. Tracheobronchial injuries are particularly critical, with high morbidit…
View article: Prostate Abscess Associated With Severe Constipation: A Rare Case
Prostate Abscess Associated With Severe Constipation: A Rare Case Open
View article: Life-Threatening Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Caused by Lower Rib Fractures: A Case Report on Successful Management With Transcatheter Arterial Embolization
Life-Threatening Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Caused by Lower Rib Fractures: A Case Report on Successful Management With Transcatheter Arterial Embolization Open
Rib fractures are commonly associated with pulmonary complications; however, they may occasionally cause retroperitoneal hemorrhage, which is a rare but life-threatening condition. We report the case of a 77-year-old male individual who pr…
View article: Jesaconitine monitoring in a case of severe aconitum poisoning with torsade de pointes treated via extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Jesaconitine monitoring in a case of severe aconitum poisoning with torsade de pointes treated via extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Open
Background Aconitum poisoning can cause severe arrhythmias. We report, for the first time, the detailed blood and urine concentrations of four aconitine alkaloids in a male patient in his 20s who ingested aconite roots with suicidal intent…
View article: Exacerbation of Hepatic Damage in Endothelial Aquaporin 1 Transgenic Mice after Experimental Heatstroke
Exacerbation of Hepatic Damage in Endothelial Aquaporin 1 Transgenic Mice after Experimental Heatstroke Open
Heatstroke induces fluid loss and electrolyte abnormalities owing to high ambient temperature (AT) and relative humidity (RH). Aquaporin 1 (AQP1) is a key protein for water homeostasis; however, its role in heatstroke remains unclear. This…
View article: Abdominal aortic injury caused by a sharp osteophyte displaced by a compression fracture: A case report and literature review
Abdominal aortic injury caused by a sharp osteophyte displaced by a compression fracture: A case report and literature review Open
View article: Reply to Maxwell, A. Comment on “Miyamoto et al. Laryngopharyngeal Mucosal Injury Due to Nasogastric Tube Insertion during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 261”
Reply to Maxwell, A. Comment on “Miyamoto et al. Laryngopharyngeal Mucosal Injury Due to Nasogastric Tube Insertion during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 261” Open
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View article: Bronchial arterial embolization for an unruptured bronchial artery aneurysm in patient with hemoptysis
Bronchial arterial embolization for an unruptured bronchial artery aneurysm in patient with hemoptysis Open
View article: Therapeutic challenges in transcatheter arterial embolization for an enlarging subcutaneous hematoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report
Therapeutic challenges in transcatheter arterial embolization for an enlarging subcutaneous hematoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report Open
A 60-year-old woman with a history of neurofibromatosis type 1, who was admitted with pulmonary hypertension, developed buttock pain and anemia, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a large subcutaneous hematoma with minimal ac…
View article: Laryngopharyngeal Mucosal Injury Due to Nasogastric Tube Insertion during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Laryngopharyngeal Mucosal Injury Due to Nasogastric Tube Insertion during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study Open
Background: Patients under cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are at high risk of aspirating gastric contents. Nasogastric tube insertion (NGTI) after tracheal intubation is usually performed blindly. This sometimes causes laryngopharynge…
View article: Simultaneous analysis of caffeine and paraxanthine provides potentially useful indexes in the treatment of acute caffeine intoxication
Simultaneous analysis of caffeine and paraxanthine provides potentially useful indexes in the treatment of acute caffeine intoxication Open
Caffeine (CFF) is efficiently absorbed after ingestion, and approximately 80% of ingested CFF is metabolized to paraxanthine (PXT). Although PXT has approximately twice the adenosine receptor antagonist activity of CFF, there are few repor…
View article: Medical Care Management Based on Disaster Medicine for the Triathlon Events at the XXXII Olympiad and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Medical Care Management Based on Disaster Medicine for the Triathlon Events at the XXXII Olympiad and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Open
Planning the medical services for the triathlon competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games was predicted to be challenging because of possible last-minute changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic and abnormally high tempera…
View article: Sedation Therapy in Intensive Care Units: Harnessing the Power of Antioxidants to Combat Oxidative Stress
Sedation Therapy in Intensive Care Units: Harnessing the Power of Antioxidants to Combat Oxidative Stress Open
In critically ill patients requiring intensive care, increased oxidative stress plays an important role in pathogenesis. Sedatives are widely used for sedation in many of these patients. Some sedatives are known antioxidants. However, no s…
View article: Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) predicted neurological prognosis in heat stroke: A case report
Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) predicted neurological prognosis in heat stroke: A case report Open
Heat stroke may cause multi-organ dysfunction and death. Some patients with neurological abnormalities in the acute phase have neurological sequelae, particularly cerebellar ataxia, in the recovery phase. However, there is no method to pre…
View article: Temperature difference between jugular bulb and pulmonary artery is associated with neurological outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: A post hoc analysis of a brain hypothermia study
Temperature difference between jugular bulb and pulmonary artery is associated with neurological outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: A post hoc analysis of a brain hypothermia study Open
Background The purpose of this study was to examine whether the temperature difference between the jugular bulb and pulmonary artery (ΔT jb-pa ) is associated with the neurological outcome of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TB…
View article: Effect of PACAP on Heat Exposure
Effect of PACAP on Heat Exposure Open
Heat stroke is a life-threatening illness caused by exposure to high ambient temperatures and relative humidity. The incidence of heat stroke is expected to increase due to climate change. Although pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating po…
View article: Benign noninfectious subcutaneous emphysema with minor injury: A case report
Benign noninfectious subcutaneous emphysema with minor injury: A case report Open
Posttraumatic subcutaneous emphysema, which can be benign and noninfectious, is associated with necrotizing fasciitis. Rarely, extensive emphysema occurs after a minor traumatic injury. A 23-year-old man came to our hospital with extensive…
View article: Population Pharmacokinetic Model and Dosing Simulation of Meropenem Using Measured Creatinine Clearance for Patients with Sepsis
Population Pharmacokinetic Model and Dosing Simulation of Meropenem Using Measured Creatinine Clearance for Patients with Sepsis Open
Purpose: Creatinine clearance (CCr) and pharmacokinetic parameters are markedly affected by pathophysiological changes in patients with sepsis. However, only a few reports have assessed renal function in patients with sepsis using the meas…
View article: Effects of ANP and BNP on the generation of respiratory rhythms in brainstem–spinal cord preparation isolated from newborn rats
Effects of ANP and BNP on the generation of respiratory rhythms in brainstem–spinal cord preparation isolated from newborn rats Open
Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are a family of peptide hormones produced in cardiac muscle cells and consist mainly of three types: atrial NP (ANP), B-type (or brain) NP (BNP), and C-type NP. We herein report the effects of ANP and BNP on cent…
View article: Corrigendum to “Repeated hypocalcemia in a patient with “Hikikomori” following veganism” [Heliyon 8 (6), (July 2022), Article e09563]
Corrigendum to “Repeated hypocalcemia in a patient with “Hikikomori” following veganism” [Heliyon 8 (6), (July 2022), Article e09563] Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09563.].
View article: Benefits of Hypothermia for Young Patients with Acute Subdural Hematoma: A Computed Tomography Analysis of the Brain Hypothermia Study
Benefits of Hypothermia for Young Patients with Acute Subdural Hematoma: A Computed Tomography Analysis of the Brain Hypothermia Study Open
Therapeutic hypothermia for severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been repeatedly studied, but no past studies have assessed the detailed head computed tomography (CT) findings. We sought to investigate individual CT findings of severe T…
View article: Heatstroke-induced late-onset neurological deficits in mice caused by white matter demyelination, Purkinje cell degeneration, and synaptic impairment in the cerebellum
Heatstroke-induced late-onset neurological deficits in mice caused by white matter demyelination, Purkinje cell degeneration, and synaptic impairment in the cerebellum Open
Global warming increases heatstroke incidence. After heatstroke, patients exhibit neurological symptoms, suggesting cerebellar damage. However, the potential long-term adverse outcomes are poorly understood. We studied the cerebellum after…
View article: A Case of Acute Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Later Revealed by Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography
A Case of Acute Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Later Revealed by Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Open
BACKGROUND Acute coronary syndrome is life-threatening. The diagnosis can be confirmed by electrocardiography (ECG) and serum cardiac biomarkers. Early diagnosis and treatment of non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is i…
View article: Repeated hypocalcemia in a patient with “Hikikomori” following veganism
Repeated hypocalcemia in a patient with “Hikikomori” following veganism Open
Calcium absorption; Vitamin D deficiency; Lack of sunlight; Hikikomori; Vegan.
View article: Blind nasogastric tube insertion performed within one minute or for a maximum of three attempts minimize laryngopharyngeal injury during resuscitation
Blind nasogastric tube insertion performed within one minute or for a maximum of three attempts minimize laryngopharyngeal injury during resuscitation Open
Blind nasogastric (NG) is inserted for patients under resuscitation, however minimal trauma to the laryngopharynx can sometimes lead severe bleeding. Recently, NG tube placement under the assistance of a Video-laryngoscope (VLS) has report…