著者
Sosho KAJIWARA Yu HASEGAWA Tetsuya NEGOTO Kimihiko ORITO Takayuki KAWANO Munetake YOSHITOMI Kiyohiko SAKATA Nobuyuki TAKESHIGE Yukako YAMAKAWA Hirofumi JONO Hideyuki SAITO Nobuhisa HIRAYU Osamu TAKASU Masaru HIROHATA Motohiro MORIOKA
出版者
The Japan Neurosurgical Society
雑誌
Neurologia medico-chirurgica (ISSN:04708105)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.61, no.9, pp.528-535, 2021 (Released:2021-09-15)
参考文献数
21
被引用文献数
3

This study aimed to examine the beneficial effects of a novel prophylactic barbiturate therapy, step-down infusion of barbiturates, using thiamylal with normothermia (NOR+sdB), on the poor outcome in the patients with severe traumatic brain injuries (sTBI), in comparison with mild hypothermia (MD-HYPO). From January 2000 to March 2019, 4133 patients with TBI were admitted to our hospital. The inclusion criteria were: a Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score of ≤8 on admission, age between 20 and 80 years, intracranial hematoma requiring surgical evacuation of the hematoma with craniotomy and/or external decompression, and patients who underwent management of body temperature and assessed their outcome at 6–12 months. Finally, 43 patients were included in the MD-HYPO (n = 29) and NOR+sdB (n = 14) groups. sdB was initiated intraoperatively or immediately after the surgical treatment. There were no significant differences in patient characteristics, including age, sex, past medical history, GCS on admission, type of intracranial hematoma, and length of hospitalization between the two groups. Although NOR+sdB could not improve the patient’s poor outcome either at discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) or at 6–12 months after admission, the treatment inhibited composite death at discharge from the ICU. The mean value of the maximum intracranial pressure (ICP) in the NOR+sdB group was <20 mmHg throughout the first 120 h. NOR+sdB prevented composite death in the ICU in patients with sTBI, and we may obtain novel insights into the beneficial role of prophylactic barbiturate therapy from suppression of the elevated ICP during the first 120 h.
著者
Yusuke OTSU Sosho KAJIWARA Aya HASHIMOTO Kiyohiko SAKATA Tetsuya NEGOTO Yu HASEGAWA Hideo NAKAMURA Masaru HIROHATA Motohiro MORIOKA
出版者
The Japan Neurosurgical Society
雑誌
Neurologia medico-chirurgica (ISSN:04708105)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.2022-0288, (Released:2023-04-06)
参考文献数
22
被引用文献数
2

Pharmacotherapy is frequently selected over surgical interventions for late elderly patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN). However, medication may affect these patients' activities of daily living (ADL). Hence, we investigated the effect of the surgical treatment of TN on ADL in older patients. This study included 11 late elderly patients >75 years old and 26 nonlate elderly patients who underwent microvascular decompression (MVD) for TN at our hospital from June 2017 to August 2021. We evaluated pre- and postsurgical ADL using the Barthel Index (BI) score, side effects of antineuralgic drugs, the BNI pain intensity score, and perioperative medication. The BI score of late elderly patients significantly improved postoperatively, particularly in transfer (pre: 10.5; post: 13.2), mobility (pre: 10; post: 12.7), and feeding (pre: 5.9 points; post: 10 points). Additionally, antineuralgic drugs caused preoperative disturbances of transfer and mobility. Trends of a longer disease duration and frequent occurrence of side effects were observed in all patients in the elderly group, compared to only 9 out of 26 patients in the younger group (100% vs. 35%, p = 0.0002). In addition, drowsiness was observed more frequently in the late elderly group (73% vs. 23%, p = 0.0084). However, the change in scores indicating improvement after surgery was significantly greater in the late elderly group, although both pre- and postoperative scores were higher in the nonlate elderly group (11.4 ± 1.9 vs. 6.9 ± 0.7, p = 0.027). Surgical treatment can improve older patients' ADL because it relieves pain and facilitates discontinuation of antineuralgic drugs. Consequently, MVD can be positively recommended for older patients with TN if general anesthesia is acceptable.
著者
Sosho KAJIWARA Yu HASEGAWA Tetsuya NEGOTO Kimihiko ORITO Takayuki KAWANO Munetake YOSHITOMI Kiyohiko SAKATA Nobuyuki TAKESHIGE Yukako YAMAKAWA Hirofumi JONO Hideyuki SAITO Nobuhisa HIRAYU Osamu TAKASU Masaru HIROHATA Motohiro MORIOKA
出版者
The Japan Neurosurgical Society
雑誌
Neurologia medico-chirurgica (ISSN:04708105)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.oa.2021-0097, (Released:2021-06-01)
参考文献数
21
被引用文献数
3

This study aimed to examine the beneficial effects of a novel prophylactic barbiturate therapy, step-down infusion of barbiturates, using thiamylal with normothermia (NOR+sdB), on the poor outcome in the patients with severe traumatic brain injuries (sTBI), in comparison with mild hypothermia (MD-HYPO). From January 2000 to March 2019, 4133 patients with TBI were admitted to our hospital. The inclusion criteria were: a Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score of ≤8 on admission, age between 20 and 80 years, intracranial hematoma requiring surgical evacuation of the hematoma with craniotomy and/or external decompression, and patients who underwent management of body temperature and assessed their outcome at 6–12 months. Finally, 43 patients were included in the MD-HYPO (n = 29) and NOR+sdB (n = 14) groups. sdB was initiated intraoperatively or immediately after the surgical treatment. There were no significant differences in patient characteristics, including age, sex, past medical history, GCS on admission, type of intracranial hematoma, and length of hospitalization between the two groups. Although NOR+sdB could not improve the patient’s poor outcome either at discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) or at 6–12 months after admission, the treatment inhibited composite death at discharge from the ICU. The mean value of the maximum intracranial pressure (ICP) in the NOR+sdB group was <20 mmHg throughout the first 120 h. NOR+sdB prevented composite death in the ICU in patients with sTBI, and we may obtain novel insights into the beneficial role of prophylactic barbiturate therapy from suppression of the elevated ICP during the first 120 h.
著者
Yu HASEGAWA Nozomu SAITOU Shoichi TAKEDA
出版者
日本感性工学会
雑誌
International Journal of Affective Engineering (ISSN:21875413)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.12, no.2, pp.53-58, 2013 (Released:2013-06-24)
参考文献数
7

This paper describes an electroencephalogram (EEG) response while imaging music with and without listening to it. It is reported that, by performing actions (such as singing, imaging, etc.) in synchronization with music, we can feel more pleasant than when not performing these actions. We think that emotions (such as pleasantness, sadness, etc.) may be different between imaging music with and without listening to it. Taking these issues into consideration, we investigate activated parts of the brain while listening or not listening to known and unknown music to explore the source of emotions evoked by past experiences. As a result, the visual cortex is activated while listening to known music, but it is not activated while listening to unknown music. In conclusion, we know that the subjects tend to perceive known music more visually when imaging music with listening than when doing without listening to it. This may suggest that the activation of visual cortex is related to the emotions evoked by past experiences.