Search Results - "TOKUMARU, Aya M."

Brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment in older Japanese: Validation of the Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment by Fujiwara, Yoshinori, Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Yasunaga, Masashi, Sugiyama, Mika, Ijuin, Mutsuo, Sakuma, Naoko, Inagaki, Hiroki, Iwasa, Hajime, Ura, Chiaki, Yatomi, Naomi, Ishii, Kenji, Tokumaru, Aya M, Homma, Akira, Nasreddine, Ziad, Shinkai, Shoji

“…Aim:  The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), developed by Dr Nasreddine (Nasreddine et al. 2005), is a brief cognitive screening tool for detecting older…”
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MMSE Cutoff Discriminates Hippocampal Atrophy: Neural Evidence for the Cutoff of 24 Points by Sakurai, Ryota, Kim, Yuri, Inagaki, Hiroki, Tokumaru, Aya M., Sakurai, Keita, Shimoji, Keigo, Kitamura, Akihiko, Watanabe, Yutaka, Shinkai, Shoji, Awata, Shuichi

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Brain PET Imaging of 11C-Methionine, 18F-FDG, and 18F-THK5351 in a Case of Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis by Higashihara, Mana, Ishibashi, Kenji, Tokumaru, Aya M., Ishii, Kenji, Iwata, Atsushi

“…A 52-year-old woman complained of upper respiratory symptoms and subsequently developed Wallenberg syndrome. Chest CT and brain MRI revealed multiple nodular…”
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Altered functional connectivity of the default mode network by glucose loading in young, healthy participants by Ishibashi, Kenji, Sakurai, Keita, Shimoji, Keigo, Tokumaru, Aya M, Ishii, Kenji

“…The functional connectivity of the default mode network (DMN) decreases in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) as well as in patients with type 2 diabetes…”
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18F-THK5351 PET Can Identify Core Lesions in Different Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Phenotypes by Higashihara, Mana, Ishibashi, Kenji, Tokumaru, Aya M., Iwata, Atsushi, Ishii, Kenji

“…Two patients with different amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) phenotypes underwent 18 F-THK5351 PET to visualize lesions undergoing astrogliosis by measuring…”
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Characteristic asymmetric limbic and anterior temporal atrophy in demented patients with pathologically confirmed argyrophilic grain disease by Sakurai, Keita, Tokumaru, Aya.M, Ikeda, Toshimasa, Morimoto, Satoru, Inui, Shohei, Sumida, Kaoru, Oba, Hiroshi, Nakagawa, Motoo, Matsukawa, Noriyuki, Hashizume, Yoshio

“…Purpose The purpose of this study is to clarify the characteristic structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in demented patients with…”
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Possibility of Enlargement in Left Medial Temporal Areas Against Cerebral Amyloid Deposition Observed During Preclinical Stage by Imabayashi, Etsuko, Ishii, Kenji, Toyohara, Jun, Wagatsuma, Kei, Sakata, Muneyuki, Tago, Tetsuro, Ishibashi, Kenji, Kojima, Narumi, Kohda, Noriyuki, Tokumaru, Aya M, Kim, Hunkyung

“…Neurodegenerative changes in the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have recently been the focus of attention because they may present a range of…”
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Beyond the midbrain atrophy: wide spectrum of structural MRI finding in cases of pathologically proven progressive supranuclear palsy by Sakurai, Keita, Tokumaru, Aya M, Shimoji, Keigo, Murayama, Shigeo, Kanemaru, Kazutomi, Morimoto, Satoru, Aiba, Ikuko, Nakagawa, Motoo, Ozawa, Yoshiyuki, Shimohira, Masashi, Matsukawa, Noriyuki, Hashizume, Yoshio, Shibamoto, Yuta

“…Purpose Recently, it has been recognized that pathologically proven progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) cases are classified into various clinical subtypes…”
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Associations between sarcopenia and white matter alterations in older adults with diabetes mellitus: A diffusion tensor imaging study by Tamura, Yoshiaki, Shimoji, Keigo, Ishikawa, Joji, Tachibana, Aya, Kodera, Remi, Oba, Kazuhito, Toyoshima, Kenji, Chiba, Yuko, Tokumaru, Aya M, Araki, Atsushi

“…Aims/Introduction Older adults with diabetes mellitus are susceptible to sarcopenia. Diffusion tensor imaging studies have also shown that patients with…”
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Association between white matter alterations on diffusion tensor imaging and incidence of frailty in older adults with cardiometabolic diseases by Tamura, Yoshiaki, Shimoji, Keigo, Ishikawa, Joji, Murao, Yuji, Yorikawa, Fumino, Kodera, Remi, Oba, Kazuhito, Toyoshima, Kenji, Chiba, Yuko, Tokumaru, Aya M., Araki, Atsushi

“…Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can be used for the early detection of abnormal changes in the integrity of cerebral white matter tracts, and we have previously…”
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Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Vascular Risk Factors, and White Matter Alterations in Diffusion Tensor Imaging Findings of Older Adults With Cardiometabolic Diseases by Tamura, Yoshiaki, Shimoji, Keigo, Ishikawa, Joji, Matsuo, Yoshinori, Watanabe, So, Takahashi, Hisae, Zen, Shugo, Tachibana, Aya, Omura, Takuya, Kodera, Remi, Oba, Kazuhito, Toyoshima, Kenji, Chiba, Yuko, Tokumaru, Aya M., Araki, Atsushi

“…White matter abnormalities may reflect cerebral microvessel disease. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can help detect early changes in white matter integrity in…”
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Differences in the association between white matter hyperintensities and gait performance among older adults with and without cognitive impairment by Sakurai, Ryota, Inagaki, Hiroki, Tokumaru, Aya M, Sakurai, Keita, Shimoji, Keigo, Kobayashi‐Cuya, Kimi E, Kitamura, Akihiko, Watanabe, Yutaka, Shinkai, Shoji, Awata, Shuichi

“…Aim Gait impairment implies subtle cognitive impairment (CI) and is associated with severity of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs). However, cognitive…”
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Multifaceted structural magnetic resonance imaging findings in demented patients with pathologically confirmed TDP-43 proteinopathy by Sakurai, Keita, Morimoto, Satoru, Oguri, Takuya, Yuasa, Hiroyuki, Uchida, Yuto, Yamada, Kentaro, Muto, Masahiro, Saito, Yufuko, Aiba, Ikuko, Takao, Masaki, Inui, Shohei, Toyoda, Keiko, Yamamoto, Asako, Utsunomiya, Hidetsuna, Oba, Hiroshi, Tokumaru, Aya.M, Nakagawa, Motoo, Hashizume, Yoshio, Yoshida, Mari

“…This short report clarifies the heterogeneity of structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in seven demented patients due to pathologically…”
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White Matter Hyperintensity in Elderly Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Is Associated with Cognitive Impairment, Functional Disability, and a High Glycoalbumin/Glycohemoglobin Ratio by Tamura, Yoshiaki, Kimbara, Yoshiyuki, Yamaoka, Takuya, Sato, Ken, Tsuboi, Yuki, Kodera, Remi, Chiba, Yuko, Mori, Seijiro, Fujiwara, Yoshinori, Tokumaru, Aya M, Ito, Hideki, Sakurai, Takashi, Araki, Atsushi

“…Although evidence has accumulated that white matter hyperintensity (WMH) is associated with the deterioration of cognitive function and impairment of…”
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Nocturnal Blood Pressure Pattern Affects Left Ventricular Remodeling and Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Patients with Hypertension and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by Yokota, Hajime, Imai, Yasuko, Tsuboko, Yusuke, Tokumaru, Aya M, Fujimoto, Hajime, Harada, Kazumasa

“…Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent predictor of cardiac mortality, regardless of its etiology. Previous studies have shown that high…”
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Dinosaur Tail Sign: A Useful Spinal MRI Finding Indicative of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage by Sakurai, Keita, Kanoto, Masafumi, Nakagawa, Motoo, Shimohira, Masashi, Tokumaru, Aya M., Kameyama, Masashi, Shimoji, Keigo, Morimoto, Satoru, Matsukawa, Noriyuki, Nishio, Minoru, Shibamoto, Yuta

“…Objective To evaluate the imaging characteristics and diagnostic utility of the “Dinosaur tail sign” in the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage…”
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Japanese longitudinal biomarker study in progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration: Clinical features of the first registered patients and short-term follow-up analysis by Takigawa, Hiroshi, Hanajima, Ritsuko, Aiba, Ikuko, Shimohata, Takayoshi, Tokuda, Takahiko, Morita, Mitsuya, Onodera, Osamu, Murayama, Shigeo, Hasegawa, Kazuko, Tokumaru, Aya M., Kowa, Hisanori, Kanazawa, Masato, Naoi, Tameto, Nakashima, Kenji, Ikeuchi, Takeshi

“…•Japanese study collects data samples from 349 patients across 45 sites since 2014.•Examining PSP/CBS patients’ initial symptoms, revealing differences among…”
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Positive correlation between the degree of visual field defect and optic radiation damage in glaucoma patients by Murai, Hideki, Suzuki, Yukihisa, Kiyosawa, Motohiro, Tokumaru, Aya M., Ishii, Kenji, Mochizuki, Manabu

“…Purpose We evaluated optic radiation (OR) damage in patients with glaucoma by using fractional anisotropy (FA) of diffusion-tensor magnetic resonance imaging…”
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Volume of Interest Analysis of Spatially Normalized PRESTO Imaging to Differentiate between Parkinson Disease and Atypical Parkinsonian Syndrome by Sakurai, Keita, Imabayashi, Etsuko, Tokumaru, Aya M., Ito, Kimiteru, Shimoji, Keigo, Nakagawa, Motoo, Ozawa, Yoshiyuki, Shimohira, Masashi, Ogawa, Masaki, Morimoto, Satoru, Aiba, Ikuko, Matsukawa, Noriyuki, Shibamoto, Yuta

“…Purpose: Various magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques including T2*-weighted imaging, susceptibility-weighted imaging, and MR relaxometry had been…”
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Factors affecting radiation exposure dose in nursing staff during 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography / computed tomography by Ito, Kimiteru, Suzuki, Maki, Yamazaki, Aino, Suzuki, Yoshiko, Yokokawa, Naoki, Oosawa, Tatsufumi, Tokumaru, Aya M

“…[Abstract]: Factors affecting radiation exposure dose in nursing staff during 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography: Kimiteru…”
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