Search Results - "NAKAI, Kunio"

Validity of a model using routinely collected data for identifying infections following gastric, colon, and liver cancer surgeries by Yamana, Hayato, Tsuchiya, Asuka, Horiguchi, Hiromasa, Morita, Shigeki, Kuroki, Tamotsu, Nakai, Kunio, Nishimura, Hideo, Jo, Taisuke, Fushimi, Kiyohide, Yasunaga, Hideo

“…Purpose Validating outcome measures is a prerequisite for using administrative databases for comparative effectiveness research. Although the Japanese…”
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Dopaminergic neuroprotection and regeneration by neurturin assessed by using behavioral, biochemical and histochemical measurements in a model of progressive Parkinson’s disease by Oiwa, Yoshitsugu, Yoshimura, Ryo, Nakai, Kunio, Itakura, Toru

“…Trophic effects of neurturin, a member of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor-family, have been demonstrated on mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons,…”
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Histological Effects of Intraputaminal Infusion of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Parkinson Disease Model Macaque Monkeys by OIWA, Yoshitsugu, NAKAI, Kunio, ITAKURA, Toru

“…Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a potent neuroprotection and regeneration molecule for dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra. A recent…”
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Promotion of survival and regeneration of nigral dopamine neurons in a rat model of Parkinson's disease after implantation of embryonal carcinoma-derived neurons genetically engineered to produce glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor by NAKAO, N, YOKOTE, H, NAKAI, K, ITAKURA, T

“…The P19 embryonal carcinoma-derived cell line consists of undifferentiated multipotential cells, which irreversibly differentiate into mature neurons after…”
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Microvascular Decompression of Cranial Nerves Using Sheets of a Dural Substitute: Technical Note by OIWA, Yoshitsugu, NAKAI, Kunio, TAKAYAMA, Motoharu, NAKA, Daisuke, ITAKURA, Toru

“…Several types of prosthesis are used for microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery for neurovascular compression syndrome. However, most prostheses adhere to…”
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Distant Metastasis of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Scalp: Case Report by UEMATSU, Yuji, FUKAI, Junya, TAMURA, Manabu, OWAI, Yoshihiro, OBAYASHI, Shinji, NAKAI, Kunio, ITAKURA, Tohru

“…A 49-year-old man presented with a rare dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) of the scalp associated with local recurrence and distant metastasis to the lung…”
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Presigmoid Approach for Cavernous Angioma in the Pons: Technical Note by OIWA, Yoshitsugu, NAKAI, Kunio, MASAKI, Yasutomo, MASUO, Osamu, KUWATA, Toshikazu, MORIWAKI, Hiroshi, ITAKURA, Toru

“…Surgical treatment of brainstem lesions has been encouraged after the development of magnetic resonance imaging. However, direct approaches to intra-axial…”
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Intraoperative hemorrhage in medulloblastoma: a case report and review of the literature by FUKAI, Junya, UEMATSU, Yuji, SHINTANI, Aki, NAKAI, Kunio, ITAKURA, Toru

“…We present the first case of intraoperative hemorrhage in a medulloblastoma. A 10-year-old girl presented with a 4-week history of headache, nausea, and…”
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Histogenesis and proliferative activity of central neurocytomas by Uematsu, Y, Tanaka, Y, Shimizu, M, Oobayashi, S, Fujita, K, Nakai, K, Itakura, T, Moriwaki, H, Kamei, I

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Regenerative catecholamine-containing terminals in kitten visual cortex: an ultrastructural study by Nakai, K

“…Ultrastructure of catecholaminergic (CA) terminals was studied in the kitten visual cortex which had been continuously infused with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)…”
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Choroid plexus papilloma in the posterior third ventricle in infancy: a case report by Tsumoto, T, Nakai, E, Uematsu, Y, Nakai, K, Itakura, T

“…Choroid plexus papillomas represent approximately 0.5% of all intracranial tumors, but they are found in the third ventricle only infrequently. We report a…”
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Ablation of the subthalamic nucleus supports the survival of nigral dopaminergic neurons after nigrostriatal lesions induced by the mitochondrial toxin 3-nitropropionic acid by Nakao, Naoyuki, Nakai, Ekini, Nakai, Kunio, Itakura, Toru

“…We investigated the role of the excitatory afferents from the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in the death of nigral dopamine (DA) neurons after nigrostriatal axon…”
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Thoracic arachnoid cyst presenting incomplete features of Brown-Séquard syndrome: a case report by Tsumoto, T, Imae, S, Ozaki, F, Nakai, K, Itakura, T

“…Spinal intradural arachnoid cyst presenting incomplete features of Brown-Séquard syndrome is very rare. Only 6 cases have been reported. We report one in a…”
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Spontaneous intracranial hypotension with severe headache and typical neuroradiological findings: report of two cases by Kinoshita, Y, Terashita, T, Terada, T, Nakai, K, Itakura, T

“…Intracranial hypotension causes the postural headache that sometimes follows lumbar puncture. When postural headache and associated symptoms occur after lumbar…”
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Patency of Perforating Arteries after Stent Placement? A Study Using an In Vivo Experimental Atherosclerosis-Induced Model by Masuo, Osamu, Terada, Tomoaki, Walker, Gary, Tsuura, Mitsuharu, Nakai, Kunio, Itakura, Toru

“…The recent advent of flexible stents has enabled their application in intracranial atherosclerotic disease. However, it is unclear whether perforating artery…”
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The distribution of adrenergic receptors in cerebral blood vessels: an autoradiographic study by Nakai, K, Itakura, T, Naka, Y, Nakakita, K, Kamei, I, Imai, H, Yokote, H, Komai, N

“…The first morphological evidence of the existence of adrenergic receptors (alpha 1, alpha 2 and beta) within the vascular walls of the central nervous system…”
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TWO TYPES OF CATECHOLAMINE CONTAINING TERMINALS IN CAT VISUAL CORTEX: AN ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY by NAKAI, KUNIO, KASAMATSU, TAKUJI

“…Using early signs of terminal degeneration caused by direct injection of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) as a specific marker for catecholamine (CA) terminal…”
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Study of the Patency of Small Arterial Branches after Stent Placement with an Experimental in Vivo Model by Masuo, Osamu, Terada, Tomoaki, Walker, Gary, Tsuura, Mitsuharu, Matsumoto, Hiroyuki, Tohya, Kazuo, Kimura, Michio, Nakai, Kunio, Itakura, Toru

“…The patency of intracranial perforating arteries after stent placement is unknown despite the general clinical use of intracranial arterial stenting. We…”
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Intrastriatal Mesencephalic Grafts Affect Neuronal Activity in Basal Ganglia Nuclei and Their Target Structures in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease by Nakao, Naoyuki, Ogura, Mitsuhiro, Nakai, Kunio, Itakura, Toru

“…Nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) lesions lead to changes of neuronal activity in basal ganglia nuclei such as the globus pallidus (GP, the rodent homolog of lateral…”
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Syringomyelia appearing in a short term after brain abscess by Matsumoto, H, Masuo, O, Kuwata, T, Moriwaki, H, Ozaki, F, Nakai, K, Itakura, T

“…We describe a rare case of syringomyelia that developed within only 4 months after the cure of the focal cerebritis and abscess. An 18-year-old man who had…”
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