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Case report: Rapid improvement of crossed cerebellar diaschisis after intravascular laser irradiation of blood in a case of stroke
Rationale: Crossed cerebellar diaschisis (CCD) is a poor prognostic factor after stroke because without immediate cerebral reperfusion no further improvements in the patient's condition can be achieved. We investigated the clinical effects of intravascular laser irradiation therapy (ILIB) on CCD and evaluated the therapeutic effect in the sub-acute post-stroke stage. Patient concerns: The 77-year-old male with cerebral infarction in the territory of the right anterior cerebral artery only underwent conservative treatment including hydration and aspirin in the acute post-stroke stage. Diagnosis: He was diagnosed as stroke...
Source: Medicine - January 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Brain perfusion single photon emission computed tomography abnormality in MRI-negative stroke-like patients post COVID-19 vaccination
Stroke-like symptoms after COVID-19 vaccination was thought to be functional if there was no anatomical image abnormality. We aimed to analyze brain perfusion changes in these patients. A case-control study of brain perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of 12 vaccinated patients with left-sided stroke-like symptoms were compared with 12 age- and gender-matched normal interictal brain SPECTs using voxel-based analysis. Significant hyperperfusion was seen on the right side in postcentral, inferior parietal, mid temporal, parahippocampal, and caudate regions, and on the left side in the thalamus, hippoc...
Source: Medicine - November 25, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Degeneration of paramedian nuclei in the thalamus induces Holmes tremor in a case of artery of Percheron infarction
Abstract Rationale: Holmes’ tremor is an uncommon neurologic disorder following brain insults, and its pathogenesis is undefined. The interruption of the dento-rubro-thalamic tract and secondary deterioration of the nigrostriatal pathway are both required to initiate Holmes’ tremor. We used nuclear medicine imaging tools to analyze a patient with concurrent infarction in different zones of each side of the thalamus. Finding whether the paramedian nuclear groups of the thalamus were injured was a decisive element for developing Holmes’ tremor. Patient concerns: A 36-year-old woman was admitted to our department d...
Source: Medicine - November 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Risk Stratification of Cardiovascular Events in Very Elderly Patients with Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease Who had Normal Single-photon Emission Computed Tomographic Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Findings.
Conclusion The MCV event rate was high in very elderly patients despite their normal SPECT MPI findings at baseline. Therefore, very elderly patients with multivariate risks should be carefully followed to avoid a poor prognosis. PMID: 31366795 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Internal Medicine - August 3, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Intern Med Source Type: research

Retropharyngeal ectopic parathyroid adenoma versus lymph node: Problem solving with CT neck angiogram
PP Batchala, PK RehmJournal of Postgraduate Medicine 2019 65(4):237-240 A 66-year-old female underwent preoperative evaluation for primary hyperparathyroidism. Ultrasound (US) neck and technetium (Tc)-99m-sestamibi planar scintigraphy were negative, but single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) demonstrated a tracer-avid retropharyngeal nodule compatible with parathyroid adenoma (PTA). A retrospective review of CT neck angiogram (CTA) and neck magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed 4 months earlier for stroke evaluation revealed arterial phase hyperenhancing retropharyngeal tissue, whic...
Source: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine - October 13, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: PP Batchala PK Rehm Source Type: research