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Chierato MER, Silveira VBV, Pavani DFP, Fahl WO, Iamamoto K, Asano KM, Batista HBCR, Scheffer KC, Maiorka PC, Mori E. Evaluation of LN34 Pan-Lyssavirus RT-qPCR assay for rabies diagnosis in Brazil. J Virol Methods 2024; 327:114948. [PMID: 38718900 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2024.114948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Rabies, a fatal zoonotic viral disease affecting mammals, including humans, remains a significant global health concern, particularly in low-income countries. The disease, primarily transmitted through infected animal saliva, prompts urgent diagnosis for timely post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). The gold standard diagnostic test, direct fluorescent antibody test (dFAT), while sensitive, suffers from limitations such as subjective interpretation and high costs. As a confirmatory technique, the LN34 Pan-Lyssavirus RT-qPCR assay has emerged as a promising tool for universal Lyssavirus detection. This study evaluated its performance using 130 rabies virus isolates representing eleven Brazilian variants and 303 clinical samples from surveillance operations. The LN34 assay demonstrated 100% sensitivity and 98% specificity compared to dFAT. Additionally, it detected all samples, including those missed by dFAT, indicating superior sensitivity. The assay's specificity was confirmed through Sanger nucleotide sequencing, with only a minimal false-positive rate. Comparative analysis revealed higher accuracy and concordance with dFAT than traditional rabies tissue culture infection tests (RTCIT). False-negative RTCIT results were attributed to low viral load or suboptimal sampling. These findings underscore the LN34 assay's utility as a confirmatory technique, enhancing rabies surveillance and control in Brazil. Its widespread adoption could significantly improve diagnostic sensitivity, crucial for effective PEP and public health interventions.
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- M E R Chierato
- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑ 000, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑ 000, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑ 000, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑ 000, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑ 000, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑ 000, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑ 000, Brazil.
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Di Lorenzo T, Tabilio Di Camillo A, Mori E, Viviano A, Mazza G, Pontalti A, Rogora M, Fiasca B, Di Cicco M, Galassi DMP. Effects of a beaver dam on the benthic copepod assemblage of a Mediterranean river. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8956. [PMID: 38637569 PMCID: PMC11026539 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59456-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
Abstract
As known "ecosystem engineers", beavers influence river hydrology, geomorphology, biochemistry, and biological assemblages. However, there is a lack of research regarding the effects of beaver activities on freshwater meiofauna. In this study, we investigated the taxonomic and functional composition of the benthic copepod assemblage of a segment of the Tiber River (Italy) where a beaver dam, created about 7 weeks before our survey, had formed a semi-lentic habitat upstream and a lotic habitat downstream of the dam. We also analyzed the copepod assemblage before and after a flood event that destroyed the beaver dam, providing a unique opportunity to observe changes in a naturally reversing scenario. Our analyses revealed that, while the taxonomic composition and functional traits of the copepod assemblage remained largely unchanged across the recently formed semi-lentic and lotic habitats, substantial differences were evident between the dammed and undammed states. The dammed state showed lower copepod abundances, biomass, and functionality than the undammed one. These results highlight the role of beaver dams in changing the composition and functionality of meiofaunal assemblages offering insights into the dynamic interactions within aquatic ecosystems.
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Grants
- Project code CN_00000033, Concession Decree No. 1034 of 17 June 2022 adopted by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, CUP B83C22002930006, Project title "National Biodiversity Future Center-NBFC National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.4-Call for tender No. 3138 of 16 December 2021, rectified by Decree n.3175 of 18 December 2021 of the Italian Ministry of University and Research funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU
- Project code CN_00000033, Concession Decree No. 1034 of 17 June 2022 adopted by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, CUP B83C22002930006, Project title "National Biodiversity Future Center-NBFC National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.4-Call for tender No. 3138 of 16 December 2021, rectified by Decree n.3175 of 18 December 2021 of the Italian Ministry of University and Research funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU
- Project code CN_00000033, Concession Decree No. 1034 of 17 June 2022 adopted by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, CUP B83C22002930006, Project title "National Biodiversity Future Center-NBFC National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.4-Call for tender No. 3138 of 16 December 2021, rectified by Decree n.3175 of 18 December 2021 of the Italian Ministry of University and Research funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU
- National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.4-Call for tender No. 3138 of 16 December 2021, rectified by Decree n.3175 of 18 December 2021 of the Italian Ministry of University and Research funded by the European Union–NextGenerationEU
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- T Di Lorenzo
- National Research Council of Italy, Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (CN-IRET), Florence, Italy.
- NBFC (National Biodiversity Future Center), 90133, Palermo, Italy.
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- National Research Council of Italy, Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (CN-IRET), Florence, Italy
- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (CN-IRET), Florence, Italy
- NBFC (National Biodiversity Future Center), 90133, Palermo, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (CN-IRET), Florence, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (CN-IRET), Florence, Italy
- NBFC (National Biodiversity Future Center), 90133, Palermo, Italy
- CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA‑DC), Florence, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (CN-IRET), Florence, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), Verbania Pallanza, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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Miwa T, Mori E, Sekine R, Kimura Y, Kobayashi M, Shiga H, Tsuzuki K, Suzuki M, Kondo K, Suzaki I, Inokuchi G, Aiba T, Chujo K, Yagi-Nakanishi S, Tsukatani T, Nakanishi H, Nishijo M, Iinuma Y, Yokoyama A. Olfactory and taste dysfunctions caused by COVID-19: a nationwide study. Rhinology 2023; 61:552-560. [PMID: 37690065 DOI: 10.4193/rhin23.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Olfactory dysfunctions (OD) and taste dysfunctions (TD) are widely recognized as characteristic symptoms of COVID-19; however, the frequency and mode of occurrence has varied depending on the viral mutation. The prevalence and characteristics of OD/TD in Japan have not been definitively investigated. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of OD/TD in Japan during the Alpha variant epidemic, and measure symptom prolongation at 6 months and 1 year later following initial infection. METHODS Patients treated for COVID-19 between February to May 2021 were evaluated for OD/TD symptoms and provided with a QOL questionnaire. Olfactory tests and taste tests were performed using Open Essence and Taste Strips, respectively. RESULTS Among the 251 COVID-19 patients who participated, 119 underwent both olfactory and taste tests. Prevalence of subjective OD and TD at the time of survey was 57.8% and 40.2%, respectively. After 12 months, the prevalence fell to 5.8% for OD and 3.5% for TD. Among the OD/TD patients, 36.6% experienced parosmia, and 55.4% experienced parageusia. Prevalence of parosmia and parageusia was higher at 6 and 12 months than at the time of survey. Patients with long-lasting disease reported qualitative dysfunctions and scored significantly higher in food-related QOL problems. Most patients who were aware of their hyposmia had low scores on the olfactory test (83.1%). In contrast, only 26.7% of patients who were aware of their hypogeusia had low scores on the taste test. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of COVID-19-related OD and TD at the time of survey was 57.8% and 40.2%, respectively. Subjective symptoms of OD and TD persisted for one year in 5.8% and 3.5% of patients, respectively. More than half of the patients with OD or TD complained of qualitative dysfunction and a decrease in their QOL related to eating and drinking. Most patients with TD did not have true TD, but rather developed flavour disorders associated with OD. This conclusion is supported by the finding that patients with subjective OD had low scores on the olfactory test, whereas most patients with subjective TD had normal scores on the taste test.
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- T Miwa
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Metropolitan Ebara Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hyogo Medical University, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nagoya City University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolarygology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Osaka City Juso Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St. Luke s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kanazawa Municipal Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Public Central Hospital of Matto Ishikawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nagoya City University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
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Whitcroft KL, Altundag A, Balungwe P, Boscolo-Rizzo P, Douglas R, Enecilla MLB, Fjaeldstad AW, Fornazieri MA, Frasnelli J, Gane S, Gudziol H, Gupta N, Haehner A, Hernandez AK, Holbrook EH, Hopkins C, Hsieh JW, Huart C, Husain S, Kamel R, Kim JK, Kobayashi M, Konstantinidis I, Landis BN, Lechner M, Macchi A, Mazal PP, Miri I, Miwa T, Mori E, Mullol J, Mueller CA, Ottaviano G, Patel ZM, Philpott C, Pinto JM, Ramakrishnan VR, Roth Y, Schlosser RJ, Stjärne P, Van Gerven L, Vodicka J, Welge-Luessen A, Wormald PJ, Hummel T. Position paper on olfactory dysfunction: 2023. Rhinology 2023; 61:1-108. [PMID: 37454287 DOI: 10.4193/rhin22.483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Since publication of the original Position Paper on Olfactory Dysfunction in 2017 (PPOD-17), the personal and societal burden of olfactory disorders has come sharply into focus through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinicians, scientists and the public are now more aware of the importance of olfaction, and the impact of its dysfunction on quality of life, nutrition, social relationships and mental health. Accordingly, new basic, translational and clinical research has resulted in significant progress since the PPOD-17. In this updated document, we present and discuss currently available evidence for the diagnosis and management of olfactory dysfunction. Major updates to the current version include, amongst others: new recommendations on olfactory related terminology; new imaging recommendations; new sections on qualitative OD and COVID-19 OD; updated management section. Recommendations were agreed by all co-authors using a modified Delphi process. CONCLUSIONS We have provided an overview of current evidence and expert-agreed recommendations for the definition, investigation, and management of OD. As for our original Position Paper, we hope that this updated document will encourage clinicians and researchers to adopt a common language, and in so doing, increase the methodological quality, consistency, and generalisability of work in this field.
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- K L Whitcroft
- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- and UCL Ear Institute, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK
- and The Centre for Olfactory Research and Applications, Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Studies, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Surgery Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- and Hôpital Provincial Général de Référence de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Luke's Medical Center, Global City, Philippines
- and Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Muntinlupa, Philippines
- and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Center Taguig, Taguig, Philippines
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- The Centre for Olfactory Research and Applications, Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Studies, University of London, London, UK
- and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinic for Flavour, Balance and Sleep, Regional Hospital Gødstrup, Herning, Denmark
- and Department of Clinical Medicine, Flavour Institute, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- and Center for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing, Linacre College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Clinical Surgery, Universidade Estadual de Londrina and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Londrina, Brazil
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- Research Chair in Chemosensory Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
- and Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- The Centre for Olfactory Research and Applications, Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Studies, University of London, London, UK
- and Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, UCLH, London
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- and Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Muntinlupa, Philippines
- and Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines - Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Rhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
- and Institute of Neuroscience, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Konkuk University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Second Academic Otorhinolaryngology Department, Papageorgiou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Rhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK
- and UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
- and ENT Department, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- ENT Clinic, University of Insubria, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy
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- Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Service Médecine Physique Réadaptation fonctionnelle, Institut Mohamed Kassab d'Orthopédie, Mannouba, Tunisia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Rhinology Unit and Smell Clinic, ENT Department, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona
- IDIBAPS
- CIBERES. Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neurosciences DNS, Otolaryngology Section, University, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
- and The Smell and Taste Clinic, James Paget University Hospital, Gorleston, UK
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- Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University of School Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- The Institute for Nose and Sinus Therapy and Clinical Investigations, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Tel Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Holon, Israel
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Section of Rhinology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, UZ Leuven, Belgium
- and Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, KU Leuven, Belgium
- and Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Unit, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Pardubice, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- University Hospital Basel - Otorhinolaryngology, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery-Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Miyamura K, Mori E, Nakashima D, Miura M, Chiba S, Otori N. Relationship of Lesion Location to Postoperative Steroid Use in Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope 2023; 133:2511-2516. [PMID: 36692200 DOI: 10.1002/lary.30586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) is known to recur after surgery. The treatment choice for recurrent ECRS, such as oral steroids or biological agents, must be chosen carefully, and identifying the lesion location may be useful. This study aimed to evaluate the postoperative course of ECRS patients and assess the relationship between endoscopic lesion location and postoperative oral steroid use. METHODS Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis who underwent bilateral endoscopic sinus surgery from April 2018 to March 2020 were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of oral steroid use after surgery. The primary endpoint was the lesion location on endoscopic findings during surgery: middle turbinate, middle meatus, superior turbinate, superior meatus, nasal septum, and sphenoethmoidal recess. Subjective symptoms, blood tests, and computerized tomography (CT) findings (Lund-Mackay score) were evaluated as secondary endpoints. RESULTS Among 264 patients, 88 were diagnosed histologically with ECRS (mean 48.98 ± 1.40 years, 67 males/21 females). Twenty-three patients were steroid-using, 65 were steroid-free, and six stopped attending their appointments. Patients with sphenoethmoidal recess lesions were significantly more likely to require steroids (p = 0.019). There was a significant association between steroid use and younger age (p = 0.041), olfactory dysfunction (p = 0.021), and all sinuses (Frontal sinus: p < 0.001, Anterior ethmoid sinus: p = 0.002, Posterior ethmoid sinus: p = 0.011, Maxillary sinus: p = 0.018, Sphenoid sinus: p = 0.034, Total score: p < 0.001). CONCLUSION A sphenoethmoidal recess lesion was a risk factor for requiring postoperative steroids. Young age, olfactory dysfunction, and preoperative severe CT findings were also significant risk factors. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3 Laryngoscope, 133:2511-2516, 2023.
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- K Miyamura
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Mori E, Aoyagi Y, Kono Y, Asai H, Tomita H, Izawa H. Exploring the factors associated with decreased dynamic balance ability in older patients with heart failure. Heart Lung 2023; 58:139-143. [PMID: 36512879 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Older patients with heart failure (HF) have a higher prevalence of frailty and poorer dynamic balance ability than other community-dwelling older adults. However, the association of frailty and other clinical characteristics with dynamic balance ability in these patients remains unclear. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the clinical characteristics associated with decreased dynamic balance ability in older patients with HF. METHODS This observational study included patients aged ≥65 years who could walk independently and were admitted to our university hospitals to undergo a cardiac rehabilitation. The timed up and go test (TUG) was used to evaluate dynamic balance ability. Pearson's and Spearman's correlation analyses were performed to determine the relationships between TUG scores and clinical characteristics. A multiple regression model based on the forced entry method was used to determine independent predictors of TUG scores. RESULTS Of the 183 participants in this study (94 women; mean age, 82.5 ± 8.1 years), 116 (61.7%) had frailty. Pearson's and Spearman's correlation analyses revealed that age, frailty, sex, knee extensor muscle strength, maximum calf circumference, and Mini-Mental State Examination-Japanese version (MMSE-J) score were significantly correlated with TUG score (p < 0.001). Further, multiple regression analysis showed that age (p < 0.001), frailty (p = 0.041), knee extensor muscle strength (p = 0.002), and MMSE-J score (p = 0.048) were independent predictors of TUG scores. CONCLUSION Multiple factors, including age, frailty, knee extensor muscle weakness, and cognitive function impairment are independently associated with decreased dynamic balance ability in older patients with HF.
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- Etsuko Mori
- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; School of Health Sciences, Graduate of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan.
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Course of Rehabilitation Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Toyohashi SOZO University, Toyohashi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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Aoyagi Y, Mori E, Ishii H, Kono Y, Sato A, Okochi Y, Funahashi R, Kagaya H. Poor walking ability outcome and activities of daily living improvement in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation during COVID-19 pandemic. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2022; 58:606-611. [PMID: 34870386 PMCID: PMC9980481 DOI: 10.23736/s1973-9087.21.07054-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has had wide-ranging impacts across international healthcare systems and direct impacts on rehabilitation professionals. Few outcome data for cardiac patients undergoing rehabilitation programs during the COVID-19 pandemic are available. AIM We conducted a study to compare the effect of modified rehabilitation therapies mainly performed in wards versus conventional therapies mainly performed in rehabilitation units in which exercise on a treadmill and cardiopulmonary exercise testing were available. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING University hospital. POPULATION Fifty-five consecutive inpatients admitted to a university hospital and underwent a cardiac rehabilitation program from August 2019 to June 2020. METHODS The patients were divided into two groups: those admitted during the COVID-19 outbreak (Group A, N.=28) and those admitted before the COVID-19 outbreak (Group B, N.=27). The evaluation included age, sex, duration of the rehabilitation intervention program, days before initiation of the rehabilitation program, functional status, and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) Score. RESULTS A higher proportion of patients in Group A than B underwent a cardiac rehabilitation program provided in wards (88.5% vs. 48.8%, respectively). Group A showed a significantly lower 6-minute walking distance and walking speed than Group B at discharge (P=0.031 and 0.014, respectively). Group A showed a significantly shorter exercise time using an ergometer than Group B (P=0.028). CONCLUSIONS The difference in the cardiac rehabilitation location during the COVID-19 pandemic may affect the rehabilitation contents and lead to less improvement in physical function. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT A cardiac rehabilitation program was performed mainly in wards instead of in rehabilitation units during the COVID-19 pandemic. Walking abilities were adversely affected by the modified cardiac rehabilitation program.
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- Yoichiro Aoyagi
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan - .,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan -
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health Bantane University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health Bantane University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health Bantane University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health Bantane University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health Bantane University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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Oleszkiewicz A, Schriever VA, Valder C, Agosin E, Altundag A, Avni H, Cao Van H, Cornejo C, Fishman G, Guarneros M, Gupta N, Kamel R, Knaapila A, Konstantinidis I, Landis BN, Larsson M, Lundström JN, Macchi A, Marino-Sanchez F, Mori E, Mullol J, Parma V, Propst EJ, Sandell MA, Sorokowska A, Vodicka J, Hummel T, Gellrich J. Hedonic perception of odors in children aged 5-8 years is similar across 18 countries: Preliminary data. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2022; 157:111129. [PMID: 35443229 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Olfactory preference emerges very early in life, and the sense of smell in children rapidly develops until the second decade of life. It is still unclear whether hedonic perception of odors is shared in children inhabiting different regions of the globe. METHODS Five-hundred ten healthy children (N = 510; ngirls = 256; nboys = 254) aged from 5 to 8 years from 18 countries rated the pleasantness of 17 odors. RESULTS The hedonic perception of odors in children aged between 5 and 8 years was rather consistent across 18 countries and mainly driven by the qualities of an odor and the overall ability of children to label odorants. CONCLUSION Conclusions from this study, being a secondary analysis, are limited to the presented set of odors that were initially selected for the development of U-Sniff test and present null findings for the cross-cultural variability in hedonic perception of odors across 18 countries. These two major issues should be addressed in the future to either contradict or replicate the results presented herewith. This research lays fundament for posing further research questions about the developmental aspects of hedonic perception of odors and opens a new door for investigating cross-cultural differences in chemosensory perception of children.
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- A Oleszkiewicz
- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Abteilung Neuropädiatrie, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Chronically Sick Children (Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum, SPZ), Berlin, Germany.
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- Systema Natura GmbH, Flintbek, Germany.
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- College of Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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- Otorhinolaryngology Department of Biruni University Medical Faculty, Acibadem Taksim Hospital Otorhinolaryngology Department, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Pediatric Feeding Disorders Clinic, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Pediatric ENT Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngologie Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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- Pediatric Otolaryngology, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Fisiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- 2nd Otorhinolaryngology Department of Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Rhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngologie Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Gösta Ekman Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- ENT Clinic, University of Insubriae Varese, ASST Settelaghi, Italy.
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- Unidad de Rinología y Cirugía de Base de Cráneo, Servicio de Otorrinolaringología. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Rhinology Unit & Smell Clinic, ENT Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, CIBERES, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Temple University, Department of Psychology, Philadelphia, USA; Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, USA.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada.
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic.
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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- Abteilung Neuropädiatrie, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany; Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany.
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Takeda T, Omura K, Mori E, Mori R, Ishii Y, Otori N. Endoscopic modified transseptal bi-nostril approach for pituitary tumors. Efficacy of complex preservation of every turbinate and olfaction: A STROBE analysis. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2022; 139:337-342. [PMID: 35597759 DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2022.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AIMS Endoscopic modified transseptal bi-nostril approach minimizes turbinate and olfactory mucosal invasion and ensures preservation of the turbinates and bilateral olfaction. The main objective of this study was to investigate the pre- and postoperative variations in olfactory function in patients using this approach, and the secondary objective was to investigate the complications associated with the surgical procedure. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study is a single-center prospective cohort study using STROBE analysis. To completely protect the bilateral turbinates and olfactory epithelium, this procedure provided access to the sphenoid sinus by a transseptal approach via the left nasal cavity and by the olfactory cleft approach via the right nasal cavity without any turbinate resection. A T&T olfactometer was used to assess the mean recognition threshold of the left, right, and bilateral nasal passages before and after surgery, and complications associated with the surgical approach were investigated. OBJECTIVES We included 27 patients who underwent endoscopic modified transseptal pituitary surgery with an olfactory and turbinate preservation approach at our hospital between April 2018 and December 2019. RESULTS The mean postoperative recognition threshold of the right, left, and bilateral nasal cavities did not worsen (P<0.001 for all) relative to the preoperative values, and there was no difference in values between the right and left nasal cavities (P=0.85). The nasal turbinates were preserved in all patients during the study period, and no recurrence was observed. CONCLUSION Our modified EETSA could be implemented as an approach for turbinate and olfaction preservation.
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- T Takeda
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan
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- R Sekine
- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Takeda T, Yanagi N, Fukasawa N, Mori E, Maeda M, Sakaguchi R, Tei M, Omura K, Otori N. Respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma with nasal polyps affects dupilumab efficacy. Rhinology 2022; 60:148-151. [PMID: 35174813 DOI: 10.4193/rhin21.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- T Takeda
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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Mori E, Sekine R, Tsurumoto Y, Sakurai R, Tei M, Kojima H, Otori N. Maturation of odour identification ability and related factors in children. Rhinology 2021; 59:511-516. [PMID: 34726671 DOI: 10.4193/rhin21.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Olfaction plays an important role in our daily and social lives, both as adults and as children. This study assessed whether the ability to identify odours increases with age, as well as the ability in various age groups and the factors involved. METHODS The survey was performed in 2017 on 697 Japanese children (366 girls and 331 boys) aged 6-18 years who lived in Tsunan, Niigata Prefecture, Japan by using the 'Open Essence', a card-type odour identification test. We collected information regarding age, sex, and physical characteristic. We also inquired whether participants had siblings or if members of the family smoked, and whether they had conversations about odour at home. Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate the factors affecting odour identification abilities. RESULTS The results showed that the odour identification abilities of children increase with age, and children who have daily conversations about odours at home have better odour identification abilities. CONCLUSIONS Odour identification ability increases with age. In addition, our findings suggest that conversation may positively affect odour identification. Hence, it is important for children to be exposed to an environment where they develop an interest in smells for better growth of their olfactory identification ability.
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- E Mori
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Nakashima D, Mori E, Takeda T, Hosokawa Y, Takaishi S, Omura K, Kojima H, Otori N. Preemptive analgesia for endoscopic sinus surgery: a retrospective study. Rhinology 2021; 59:398-401. [PMID: 34185822 DOI: 10.4193/rhin20.624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common disease, and endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is widely performed. However, there is no consensus regarding postoperative pain control after ESS, and postoperative opioid abuse is a problem in many countries. Acetaminophen is reportedly effective for postoperative pain control. Preemptive analgesia has received more attention lately, wherein pain is prevented before it occurs. In this study, we assessed the use of acetaminophen for preemptive analgesia during the perioperative period in ESS. METHODOLOGY This is a retrospective study of 175 patients who underwent ESS, septoplasty, and bilateral inferior turbinate mucosal resection at our hospital from April 2016 to February 2018. In total, 82 patients received 1,000 mg of acetaminophen during surgery and 4 hours after the first dose, while 93 patients did not receive it routinely. We compared these two groups. The primary outcome was the need to use additional analgesics prescribed by the ward physician and the secondary outcomes included postoperative pain, postoperative bleeding, reoperation, blood pressure, and body temperature. RESULTS The use of additional oral and intravenous analgesics was significantly reduced in the patients who received acetaminophen perioperatively. CONCLUSION Preemptive analgesia during the perioperative period of ESS could lead to satisfactory postoperative pain control.
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- D Nakashima
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Mori E, Lazzeri L, Ferretti F, Gordigiani L, Rubolini D. The wild boar
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as a threat to ground‐nesting bird species: an artificial nest experiment. J Zool (1987) 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- E. Mori
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri Sesto Fiorentino (FI) Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita Università di Siena Siena Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita Università di Siena Siena Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita Università di Siena Siena Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita Università di Siena Siena Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali Università degli Studi di Milano Milano Italy
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Tei M, Mori E, Kojima H, Otori N. A case of cavernous carotid aneurysm diagnosed when diplopia developed after endoscopic sinus surgery. RHINOL 2020. [DOI: 10.4193/rhinol/20.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Background: Visual complications of endoscopic sinus surgery usually occur during or immediately after the surgery. We report a case of cavernous carotid aneurysm which developed and gradually worsened after endoscopic sinus surgery was performed. Case presentation: A 63-year-old woman with chronic rhinosinusitis resistant to conservative treatment underwent endoscopic sinus surgery. Despite the surgery being successful and without complications, diplopia developed 2 weeks later. Intracranial ima- ging revealed a giant cavernous carotid aneurysm as a likely cause of the diplopia. The patient underwent endovascular stenting treatment, and the diplopia was consequently reduced. Conclusions: We experienced a rare case of cavernous carotid aneurysm which started to develop 2 weeks after endoscopic sinus surgery. Possible causes of the aneurysm in this patient are an indirect effect of surgery, such as perioperative hypertension, and bacterial sinusitis.
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Scanavino M, Nisida I, Segurado A, Mori E. PM-02 Erectile Dysfunction and Hormonal Variation Among Heterosexual Men that Search Treatment for HIV/AIDS. J Sex Med 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.07.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Centoamore NHF, Chierato MER, Silveira VBV, Asano KM, Iamamoto K, Fahl WO, Scheffer KC, Achkar SM, Mesquita LP, Maiorka PC, Mori E. Comparison of five different laboratory techniques for the rabies diagnosis in clinically suspected cattle in Brazil. J Virol Methods 2020; 283:113918. [PMID: 32554044 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The direct-fluorescent antibody test (dFAT) is considered the "gold standard" assay to diagnose rabies. However, it is crucial to develop molecular techniques, such as RT-PCR and RT-qPCR, since many laboratories lack the needed supplies for performing complementary methods (viral isolation, for example). For this purpose, diagnostic techniques must be specific and sensitive to guarantee accuracy. This present investigation aimed to detect rabies virus (RABV) in 126 clinically suspected cattle in Brazil using different diagnostic tests [dFAT, mouse inoculation test (MIT), immunohistochemistry (IHC), RT-PCR and RT-qPCR] and to compare those results obtained under routine laboratory conditions. The results of the present investigation demonstrate that the molecular techniques are more sensitive and may detect low viral load, even though the non-homogeneous viral distribution caused a false-negative result in dFAT. We also observed a usual alteration in antigens distribution among regions of the central nervous system (CNS). By both dFAT and IHC assays, the most reliable CNS structures were thalamus and midbrain. Although this investigation demonstrated diagnostic sensitivity and specificity close to 100 % in all laboratory techniques employed, a dFAT auxiliary test is required for bovine specimens, such as molecular techniques, when there are poor sampling conditions (low viral load combined with unavailability of brainstem structures).
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- N H F Centoamore
- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑000, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑000, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑000, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑000, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑000, Brazil
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- Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑000, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo, Avenida Paulista 393, Sao Paulo, SP 01311‑000, Brazil.
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Mori E, Malfatti L, Le Louarn M, Hernández–Brito D, ten Cate B, Ricci M, Menchetti M. 'Some like it alien': predation on invasive ring–necked parakeets by the long–eared owl in an urban area. Anim Biodiv Conserv 2020. [DOI: 10.32800/abc.2020.43.0151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Predation pressure by native species may limit the spread of alien invasive species, thus playing a pivotal role in the impact and implementation of management strategies. The ring–necked parakeet Psittacula krameri is one of the most widespread alien bird species in Europe, with nearly 70 established populations. Predators of this species include diurnal raptors, synanthropic corvids, and rodents. Here we report for the first time that long–eared owls Asio otus might have preyed upon parakeets in their night roosts. Analysis of 167 owl pellets showed that ring–necked parakeets made up over 10 % of the total volume of the diet of these owls in winter (32.93 % of absolute frequency), representing the most important prey species after murid rodents and passerine birds. Further studies are needed to investigate whether parakeet consumption by long–eared owls is only a local occurrence or whether it is widespread in European cities. If so, predation by long–eared owl may eventually lead to a form of parakeet control and may limit the impact of this introduced parakeet on native biodiversity.
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- Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy
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- AMU–IRD, UMR 151, Aix–Marseille Université, France
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- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC–UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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Mori E, Malfatti L, Le Louarn M, Hernández–Brito D, ten Cate B, Ricci M, Menchetti M. ‘Some like it alien’: predation on invasive ring–necked parakeets by the long–eared owl in an urban area. Anim Biodiv Conserv 2020. [DOI: 10.32800/abc.2020.43.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Predation pressure by native species may limit the spread of alien invasive species, thus playing a pivotal role in the impact and implementation of management strategies. The ring–necked parakeet Psittacula krameri is one of the most widespread alien bird species in Europe, with nearly 70 established populations. Predators of this species include diurnal raptors, synanthropic corvids, and rodents. Here we report for the first time that long–eared owls Asio otus might have preyed upon parakeets in their night roosts. Analysis of 167 owl pellets showed that ring–necked parakeets made up over 10 % of the total volume of the diet of these owls in winter (32.93 % of absolute frequency), representing the most important prey species after murid rodents and passerine birds. Further studies are needed to investigate whether parakeet consumption by long–eared owls is only a local occurrence or whether it is widespread in European cities. If so, predation by long–eared owl may eventually lead to a form of parakeet control and may limit the impact of this introduced parakeet on native biodiversity.
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- E. Mori
- Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy
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- Libero Professionista, Empoli (Florence), Italy
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- AMU–IRD, UMR 151, Aix–Marseille Université, France
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- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC–UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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Mori E, Bagnato S, Serroni P, Sangiuliano A, Rotondaro F, Marchianò V, Cascini V, Poerio L, Ferretti F. Spatiotemporal mechanisms of coexistence in an European mammal community in a protected area of southern Italy. J Zool (1987) 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- E. Mori
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita Università degli Studi di Siena Siena Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita Università degli Studi di Siena Siena Italy
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- Ente Parco Nazionale del Pollino Complesso Monumentale Santa Maria della Consolazione Rotonda Italy
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- Ente Parco Nazionale del Pollino Complesso Monumentale Santa Maria della Consolazione Rotonda Italy
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- Ente Parco Nazionale del Pollino Complesso Monumentale Santa Maria della Consolazione Rotonda Italy
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- Ente Parco Nazionale del Pollino Complesso Monumentale Santa Maria della Consolazione Rotonda Italy
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- A.S.D. Pollino Discovery Viggianello Italy
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- A.S.D. Pollino Discovery Viggianello Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita Università degli Studi di Siena Siena Italy
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Donato SD, Vignoli A, Mori E, Tenori L, Malorni L, Cantafio S, Mottino G, Becheri D, Mccartney A, Biagioni C, De Monte F, Leo AD, Luchinat C, Biganzoli L. A metabolomic recurrence score for risk-stratification of elderly patients (pts) with early colorectal cancer (eCRC). Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz246.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kono Y, Izawa H, Aoyagi Y, Ishikawa A, Sugiura T, Mori E, Yanohara R, Ishiguro T, Yamada R, Okumura S, Fujiwara W, Hayashi M, Saitoh E. Predictive impact of early mobilization on rehospitalization for elderly Japanese heart failure patients. Heart Vessels 2019; 35:531-536. [PMID: 31559458 PMCID: PMC7222093 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-019-01517-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The aim of this study was to determine whether early mobilization was associated with rehospitalization among elderly heart failure patients. We measured the time from admission to mobilization and other clinical characteristics for 190 heart failure patients (mean age, 80.7 years). The primary outcome was heart failure rehospitalization. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were plotted and the hazard ratios for rehospitalization were determined using Cox proportional hazards regression models. During a median follow-up period of 750 days, 58 patients underwent rehospitalization. The time from admission to mobilization was significantly longer for these patients than for those who were not rehospitalized. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards analyses showed that the time from admission to mobilization was an independent predictor of rehospitalization, and receiver-operating characteristic analysis determined an optimal cutoff value of 3 days for differentiating the patients more likely to experience a subsequent cardiac event (sensitivity, 76%; specificity, 69%; area under the curve, 0.667). Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis showed a significantly lower event rate in the ≤ 3-day group (p = 0.001, log-rank test). In conclusion, the time from admission to mobilization may be one of the strongest predictors of rehospitalization in elderly heart failure patients. Early mobilization within 3 days may be an initial target for the acute phase treatment of heart failure.
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- Yuji Kono
- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, 3-6-10, Otobashi, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, 3-6-10, Otobashi, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, 3-6-10, Otobashi, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, 3-6-10, Otobashi, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, 3-6-10, Otobashi, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, 3-6-10, Otobashi, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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Kono Y, Izawa H, Aoyagi Y, Ishikawa A, Sugiura T, Mori E, Ueda S, Fujiwara W, Hayashi M, Saitoh E. The difference in determinant factor of six-minute walking distance between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic elderly patients with heart failure. J Cardiol 2019; 75:42-46. [PMID: 31387751 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2019.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to identify the factors determining exercise capacity in elderly patients with heart failure (HF) with and without sarcopenia. METHODS We studied 186 consecutive patients with HF who met the criteria of being >60 years, with no physical disability. During hospitalization, we measured the 6-min walking distance (6MWD) and other physical functional parameters and evaluated echocardiographic and laboratory measurements indicating the severity of HF. First, we divided patients into two groups (the sarcopenia group and the nonsarcopenia group) according to the presence of sarcopenia defined as fulfilling more than or equal to two criteria-body mass index <18.5, walking speed <0.8m/s, and grip strength <26kg in males, or <18kg in females. Then the association between the 6MWD and the clinical variables mentioned above was analyzed by univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses. RESULTS The sarcopenia group comprised 77 patients (41.2%). In univariate analysis, age, grip strength, walking speed, and knee extensor muscle strength were significantly correlated with the 6MWD (p<0.05), whereas other clinical parameters were not. In multivariate analysis, walking speed was selected as an independent factor determining the 6MWD in both groups; however, knee extensor muscle strength was selected as an independent factor determining the 6MWD only in the sarcopenia group. CONCLUSION We demonstrated that knee extensor muscle strength was an independent factor determining exercise capacity-especially in elderly patients with HF with sarcopenia, and provided useful information in terms of exercise prescription.
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- Yuji Kono
- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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Ancillotto L, Mori E, Bosso L, Agnelli P, Russo D. The Balkan long-eared bat (Plecotus kolombatovici) occurs in Italy – first confirmed record and potential distribution. Mamm Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2019.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Nakamori S, Hiromi M, Mori E, Saita C, Onishi M, Goto R, Iwamoto N, Honda Y, Aruga T. The clinical outcomes of sentinel node-positive breast cancer patients treated without axillary lymph node dissection. Eur J Surg Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2018.10.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Mori E, Miyamoto H, Nakamori S, Saita C, Onishi M, Iwamoto N, Goto R, Honda Y, Aruga T, Horio H. The pathological assessment of pulmonary nodules in breast cancer patients by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Eur J Surg Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2018.10.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mori E, Ancillotto L, Lovari S, Russo D, Nerva L, Mohamed WF, Motro Y, Di Bari P, Plebani M. Skull shape and Bergmann's rule in mammals: hints from Old World porcupines. J Zool (1987) 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- E. Mori
- Unità di Ricerca in Ecologia Comportamentale Etologia e Gestione della Fauna Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita Università di Siena Siena Italy
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- Wildlife Research Unit Dipartimento di Agraria Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Portici Italy
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- Unità di Ricerca in Ecologia Comportamentale Etologia e Gestione della Fauna Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita Università di Siena Siena Italy
- Museo di Storia Naturale della Maremma Grosseto Italy
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- Wildlife Research Unit Dipartimento di Agraria Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Portici Italy
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- Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology CREA Conegliano Veneto (Treviso) Italy
- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection Torino Italy
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- Department of Biological and Geological Sciences Faculty of Education Ain Shams University Roxy, Cairo Egypt
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- Vertebrate and Snail Division Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Rishon Leziyyon Israel
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche Geologiche e Ambientali – Università di Catania Catania Italy
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- School of Life Sciences University of KwaZulu‐Natal Pietermaritzburg South Africa
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Mori E, Menchetti M, Zozzoli R, Milanesi P. The importance of taxonomy in species distribution models at a global scale: the case of an overlooked alien squirrel facing taxonomic revision. J Zool (1987) 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- E. Mori
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita Università degli Studi di Siena Siena Italy
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Roma Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Università degli Studi di Firenze Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale Università degli Studi di Parma Parma Italy
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- Swiss Ornithological Institute Sempach Switzerland
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Favaro PF, Reischak D, Brandao PE, Villalobos EMC, Cunha EMS, Lara MCC, Benvenga GU, Dias RA, Mori E, Richtzenhain LJ. Comparison among three different serological methods for the detection of equine influenza virus infection. REV SCI TECH OIE 2018; 36:789-798. [PMID: 30160701 DOI: 10.20506/rst.36.3.2714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The equine influenza virus (EIV) H3N8 subtype is responsible for all EIV outbreaks worldwide while the H7N7 subtype is less pathogenic and is considered extinct as it has not been confirmed in outbreaks since 1980. Although EIV is enzootic in Brazil, few reports describe the actual EIV antibody status in the country. The aims of this study were: - to evaluate the efficiency of different serum treatments described by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to remove non-specific haemagglutination inhibitors for the haemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay for EIV - to evaluate the presence of EIV antibodies by HI, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and agar gel immunodiffusion in 83 non-vaccinated equines from São Paulo State - to evaluate a strategy to better analyse equine sera for EIV antibodies. Although there was no statistical difference among treatments, receptor-destroying enzyme treatment followed by chicken erythrocyte adsorption showed more consistent results, which corroborate the OIE and WHO recommendation to use this treatment preferentially. The HI results suggest equine H3N8 virus circulation among the animals tested from São Paulo State. The algorithm suggested here could be used to guide antibody detection against equine influenza virus in equines, improving the test specificity by aiming to avoid false positive results.
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Ancillotto L, Studer V, Howard T, Smith VS, McAlister E, Beccaloni J, Manzia F, Renzopaoli F, Bosso L, Russo D, Mori E. Environmental drivers of parasite load and species richness in introduced parakeets in an urban landscape. Parasitol Res 2018; 117:3591-3599. [PMID: 30167793 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6058-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Introduced species represent a threat to native wildlife worldwide, due to predation, competition, and disease transmission. Concurrent introduction of parasites may also add a new dimension of competition, i.e. parasite-mediated competition, through spillover and spillback dynamics. Urban areas are major hotspots of introduced species, but little is known about the effects of urban habitat structure on the parasite load and diversity of introduced species. Here, we investigated such environmental effects on the ectoparasite load, richness, and occurrence of spillback in two widespread invasive parakeets, Psittacula krameri and Myiopsitta monachus, in the metropolitan area of Rome, central Italy. We tested 231 parakeets and found that in both species parasite load was positively influenced by host abundance at local scale, while environmental features such as the amount of natural or urban habitats, as well as richness of native birds, influenced parasite occurrence, load, and richness differently in the two host species. Therefore, we highlight the importance of host population density and habitat composition in shaping the role of introduced parakeets in the spread of both native and introduced parasites, recommending the monitoring of urban populations of birds and their parasites to assess and manage the potential occurrence of parasite-mediated competition dynamics as well as potential spread of vector-borne diseases.
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- L Ancillotto
- Wildlife Research Unit, Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Centro Recupero Fauna Selvatica Lipu Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum of London, London, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum of London, London, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum of London, London, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum of London, London, UK
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- Centro Recupero Fauna Selvatica Lipu Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Centro Recupero Fauna Selvatica Lipu Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Wildlife Research Unit, Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Wildlife Research Unit, Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy. .,School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100, Siena, Italy.,Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Palazzo Corsini, Via della Lungara 10, 00165, Rome, Italy
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Marmorino F, Cremolini C, Bergamo F, Pella N, Antoniotti C, Rossini D, Dell'Aquila E, Masi G, Salvatore L, Loupakis F, Marcucci L, Gemma D, Cardellino G, Borelli B, Ricci V, Delfanti S, Mori E, Tonini G, Lonardi S, Fontanini G, Boni L, Falcone A. FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab (bev) followed by maintenance with bev alone or bev plus metronomic chemotherapy (metroCT) in mCRC: Final results of the phase II randomized MOMA trial by GONO. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy149.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kurosu S, Nakai Y, Yamada S, Chujo T, Mori E, Nakao J, Uemura K. [A Case of Kanji Agraphia Resulting from Intracerebral Hemorrhage on the Left Temporal Lobe Associated with Multiple Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas]. Brain Nerve 2017; 69:1435-1441. [PMID: 29282347 DOI: 10.11477/mf.1416200931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A 60-year-old, right-handed man suffered from mild word finding difficulties and kanji agraphia. Brain computed tomography revealed left temporal lobe hemorrhage, and cerebral angiogram revealed multiple dural arteriovenous fistulas (d-AVFs) in the left anterior cranial fossa and middle cranial fossa. Surgical shunt ablation was performed, and the lesions were obliterated completely. Analysis of the kanji agraphia during neuropsychological rehabilitation showed similar symptoms to those of the left posterior inferior temporal lobe lesion. Re-evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple microbleeds on the left inferior temporal lobe, which could be responsible for the kanji agraphia. In this case, analysis of clinical symptoms with careful neuropsychological examination was important for understanding these pathologies. (Received March 21, 2017; Accepted June 21, 2017; Published December 1, 2017).
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- Sakura Kurosu
- Department of Rehabilitation Therapy, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital
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Itabashi R, Nishio Y, Kataoka Y, Saito T, Shigehatake Y, Fukuma K, Endo K, Yazawa Y, Mori E. Cognitive impairment in acute stroke patients with isolated infarcts in the territory of lenticulostriate arteries. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Baba T, Kawasaki I, Mori E, Takeda A. Mechanisms underlying loss of awareness of hyposmia in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mori E. Normal pressure hydrocephalus: From mechanism to management. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mori E, Bozzi R, Laurenzi A. Feeding habits of the crested porcupine Hystrix cristata L. 1758 (Mammalia, Rodentia) in a Mediterranean area of Central Italy. The European Zoological Journal 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2017.1329358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- E Mori
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Yamada S, Ishikawa M, Miyajima M, Atsuchi M, Kimura T, Kazui H, Mori E. Disease duration: the key to accurate CSF tap test in iNPH. Acta Neurol Scand 2017; 135:189-196. [PMID: 26923727 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The cerebrospinal fluid tap test for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is one of the good predictors of the shunt treatment, although this test has a low sensitivity. We aimed to identify key parameters that could be used to improve this sensitivity. MATERIALS & METHODS During 2010-2011, we recruited and then followed 93 patients with possible iNPH for 12 months after shunt. Among them, 82 patients were finally enrolled in this study. The modified Rankin Scale, iNPH grading scale, and several quantitative measurements were evaluated at entry, after the tap test, before and after shunt. Area under the receiver-operating characteristic curves (AUCs), sensitivities, and specificities of the tap test for predicting shunt effectiveness were calculated for each measurement. They were additionally assessed after stratification by disease duration since the initial presentation of iNPH symptoms. RESULTS The gait disturbance on the iNPH grading scale had the highest accurate scale at the tap test for predicting effectiveness 12 months after shunt: AUC 0.74, sensitivity 56.5%, specificity 91.7%. This AUC increased to 0.76, 0.91 and 0.94 in the subgroup of disease duration <24, <12, and <6 months, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the gait disturbance on the iNPH grading scale in the subgroup of <12 months' duration were 92.3% and 90.0%. CONCLUSIONS The shorter period of clinical symptoms, for example, <12 months, made the tap test sufficiently accurate examination for predicting improvement 12 months after shunt surgery. The findings imply that the tap test should be applied to patients being considered for shunt surgery as soon as possible.
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- S. Yamada
- Department of Neurosurgery & Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Center; Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital; Yamashina-ku Kyoto-city Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery & Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Center; Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital; Yamashina-ku Kyoto-city Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery; Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine; Bunkyo-Ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery; Atsuchi Neurosurgical Hospital; Kagoshima-city Kagoshima Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery; Dohtoh Neurosurgical Hospital; Kitami-city Hokkaido Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine; Suita-city Osaka Japan
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- Department of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience; Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine; Aoba-ku Sendai-city Miyagi Japan
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Mori E, Ancillotto L, Menchetti M, Strubbe D. ‘The early bird catches the nest’: possible competition between scops owls and ring-necked parakeets. Anim Conserv 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- E. Mori
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita; Università di Siena; Siena Italy
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- Wildlife Research Unit; Laboratorio di Ecologia Applicata; Dipartimento di Agraria; Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Portici, Naples Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia; Università di Firenze; Sesto Fiorentino Florence Italy
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- Terrestrial Ecology Unit; Ghent University; Ghent Belgium
- Evolutionary Ecology Group; University of Antwerp; Antwerp Belgium
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Mori E, Grandi G, Menchetti M, Tella JL, Jackson HA, Reino L, van Kleunen A, Figueira R, Ancillotto L. Worldwide distribution of non–native Amazon parrots and temporal trends of their global trade. Anim Biodiv Conserv 2017. [DOI: 10.32800/abc.2017.40.0049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Takao T, Kubota K, Maeda T, Okada S, Morishita Y, Mori E, Yugue I, Kawano O, Sakai H, Ueta T, Shiba K. A radiographic evaluation of facet sagittal angle in cervical spinal cord injury without major fracture or dislocation. Spinal Cord 2016; 55:515-517. [DOI: 10.1038/sc.2016.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Di Donato S, Mislang A, Vignoli A, Mori E, Vitale S, Biagioni C, Hart C, Becheri D, Del Monte F, Luchinat C, Di Leo A, Mottino G, Tenori L, Biganzoli L. Serum metabolomic as biomarkers to differentiate early from metastatic disease in elderly colorectal cancer (crc) patients. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw335.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Narita W, Nishio Y, Baba T, Iizuka O, Ishihara T, Matsuda M, Iwasaki M, Tominaga T, Mori E. High-Convexity Tightness Predicts the Shunt Response in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2016; 37:1831-1837. [PMID: 27365329 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although neuroimaging plays an important role in the diagnosis of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, its predictive value for response to shunt surgery has not been established. The purpose of the current study was to identify neuroimaging markers that predict the shunt response of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus underwent presurgical brain MR imaging and clinical evaluation before and 1 year after shunt surgery. The assessed MR imaging features included the Evans index, high-convexity tightness, Sylvian fissure dilation, callosal angle, focal enlargement of the cortical sulci, bumps in the lateral ventricular roof, and deep white matter and periventricular hyperintensities. The idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus grading scale total score was used as a primary clinical outcome measure. We used measures for individual symptoms (ie, the idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus grading scale subdomain scores, such as gait, cognitive, and urinary scores), the Timed Up and Go test, and the Mini-Mental State Examination as secondary clinical outcome measures. The relationships between presurgical neuroimaging features and postoperative clinical changes were investigated by using simple linear regression analysis. To identify the set of presurgical MR imaging features that best predict surgical outcomes, we performed multiple linear regression analysis by using a bidirectional stepwise method. RESULTS Simple linear regression analyses demonstrated that presurgical high-convexity tightness, callosal angle, and Sylvian fissure dilation were significantly associated with the 1-year changes in the clinical symptoms. A multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that presurgical high-convexity tightness alone predicted the improvement of the clinical symptoms 1 year after surgery. CONCLUSIONS High-convexity tightness is a neuroimaging feature predictive of shunt response in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
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- W Narita
- From the Departments of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (W.N., Y.N., T.B., O.I., T.I., M.M., E.M.)
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- From the Departments of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (W.N., Y.N., T.B., O.I., T.I., M.M., E.M.)
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- From the Departments of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (W.N., Y.N., T.B., O.I., T.I., M.M., E.M.)
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- From the Departments of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (W.N., Y.N., T.B., O.I., T.I., M.M., E.M.)
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- From the Departments of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (W.N., Y.N., T.B., O.I., T.I., M.M., E.M.)
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- From the Departments of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (W.N., Y.N., T.B., O.I., T.I., M.M., E.M.)
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- Neurosurgery (M.I., T.T.), Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Neurosurgery (M.I., T.T.), Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Departments of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (W.N., Y.N., T.B., O.I., T.I., M.M., E.M.)
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Mörtzell Henriksson M, Newman E, Witt V, Derfler K, Leitner G, Eloot S, Dhondt A, Deeren D, Rock G, Ptak J, Blaha M, Lanska M, Gasova Z, Hrdlickova R, Ramlow W, Prophet H, Liumbruno G, Mori E, Griskevicius A, Audzijoniene J, Vrielink H, Rombout S, Aandahl A, Sikole A, Tomaz J, Lalic K, Mazic S, Strineholm V, Brink B, Berlin G, Dykes J, Toss F, Axelsson CG, Stegmayr B, Nilsson T, Norda R, Knutson F, Ramsauer B, Wahlström A. Adverse events in apheresis: An update of the WAA registry data. Transfus Apher Sci 2016; 54:2-15. [PMID: 26776481 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2016.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Apheresis with different procedures and devices are used for a variety of indications that may have different adverse events (AEs). The aim of this study was to clarify the extent and possible reasons of various side effects based on data from a multinational registry. The WAA-apheresis registry data focus on adverse events in a total of 50846 procedures in 7142 patients (42% women). AEs were graded as mild, moderate (need for medication), severe (interruption due to the AE) or death (due to AE). More AEs occurred during the first procedures versus subsequent (8.4 and 5.5%, respectively). AEs were mild in 2.4% (due to access 54%, device 7%, hypotension 15%, tingling 8%), moderate in 3% (tingling 58%, urticaria 15%, hypotension 10%, nausea 3%), and severe in 0.4% of procedures (syncope/hypotension 32%, urticaria 17%, chills/fever 8%, arrhythmia/asystole 4.5%, nausea/vomiting 4%). Hypotension was most common if albumin was used as the replacement fluid, and urticaria when plasma was used. Arrhythmia occurred to similar extents when using plasma or albumin as replacement. In 64% of procedures with bronchospasm, plasma was part of the replacement fluid used. Severe AEs are rare. Although most reactions are mild and moderate, several side effects may be critical for the patient. We present side effects in relation to the procedures and suggest that safety is increased by regular vital sign measurements, cardiac monitoring and by having emergency equipment nearby.
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- Bone Marrow Transplant & Apheresis, New South Wales, Australia
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- St. Anna, Vienna, Austria
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- Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic
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- Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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Shimizu Y, Mori E, Wada K, Otori N, Kojima H. Airway intervention in cases of acute epiglottitis. B-ENT 2016; 12:279-284. [PMID: 29709131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Airway intervention in cases of acute epiglottitis.Problem/objectives: In cases of acute epiglottitis, indications for airway intervention have not been established. In the present study, we reviewed patients with acute epiglottitis to identify clinical factors, which suggest airway intervention should be performed. METHODOLOGY Patients with acute epiglottitis admitted to The Jikei University Daisan Hospital (Tokyo) from 2004 to 2013 were identified. Patients' characteristics, histories, laryngoscopic findings and laboratory findings were reviewed and analysed. RESULTS Of the 83 patients (82 adults and one adolescent) in the sample, 16 (19%) underwent airway intervention and conservative treatment. The factors that were significantly more likely to have been present in patients who received airway intervention were odynophagia, drooling, hoarseness, muffled voice, dyspnoea, swelling of the posterior side of the epiglottis, less than 50% of the glottis area being visible with laryngoscopy, and a high white blood cell (WBC) count. The only factor that was shown by multiple logistic regression analysis to be distinctively predictive of airway intervention was "less than 50% of the glottis area being visible" (P = .000, odds ratio = 23.630, sensitivity = 86.6%, specificity = 78.6%, predictive accuracy = 85.2%). CONCLUSIONS When considering whether airway intervention should be performed in cases of acute epiglottitis, the most important clinical factor is the laryngoscopic finding that "less than 50% of the glottis area being visible." Other important clinical factors to consider are odynophagia, drooling, hoarseness, muffled voice, dyspnoea, swelling of the posterior side of the epiglottis and a high WBC count.
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Tassi R, Perrone G, Brugia M, Simi L, Petreni P, Mori E, Landini I, Pazzagli M, Mazzei T, Mini E, Nobili S. Fluoropyrimidine-related toxicity in gastrointestinal cancer patients. Assessment of risk factors. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv340.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Short-term exposure to odours, also called "olfactory training" has been shown to improve olfactory function in healthy people but also in people with olfactory loss. Aim of this single center, prospective, controlled study was to investigate the change of olfactory function following twice-daily, short-term exposure to 4 odours over a period of approximately 12 weeks. MATERIAL AND METHODS We compared odour identification abilities and odour thresholds between an olfactory training group (TR group) and a group that did not perform such training (noTR group). Participants exposed themselves twice daily to 4 odours ("rose", "eucalyptus", "lemon", "clove"). Olfactory testing was performed before and after the training period using the "Sniffin' Sticks" test kit (odour identification plus odour thresholds). RESULTS At baseline the two groups were not significantly different in terms of age and measures of olfactory sensitivity. The TR group performed significantly better for odour thresholds for all 4 odours compared to the noTR group after 12 weeks of olfactory training. Also, with regard to odour identification the TR group outperformed the noTR group. No significant differences were found for diary-based intensity ratings. CONCLUSION Repeated exposure to odours seems to improve general olfactory sensitivity in children.
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Schriever V, Boerner C, Mori E, Smitka M, Hummel T. Changes of olfactory processing in childhood and adolescence. Neuroscience 2015; 287:15-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2014] [Revised: 10/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Shibata M, Uyeda M, Kido Y, Kinoshita M, Kosugi Y, Hashimoto Y, Takeshita Y, Mori E. Gentamicin Components, Produced by a New Isolate ofMicromonospora. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/00021369.1980.10864355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mugikura S, Kikuchi H, Fujii T, Murata T, Takase K, Mori E, Marinković S, Takahashi S. MR imaging of subcallosal artery infarct causing amnesia after surgery for anterior communicating artery aneurysm. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2014; 35:2293-301. [PMID: 25082820 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE During surgery to treat an aneurysm in the anterior communicating artery, injury to the subcallosal artery, a perforator of the anterior communicating artery, may lead to infarction that produces basal forebrain amnesia after surgery. Our purpose was to examine whether 3D MR imaging can detect subcallosal artery infarction in patients with amnesia after surgery for an anterior communicating artery aneurysm. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluated 3D-T2-weighted MR images obtained a median of 4 months after treatment of anterior communicating artery aneurysm for the presence of infarcted foci in 10 consecutive patients with postoperative amnesia. Because the subcallosal artery and its neighboring perforator, the recurrent artery of Heubner, were considered the most easily affected vessels during that surgery, we focused mainly on 8 regions of the subcallosal artery territory per hemisphere and 5 regions of the recurrent artery of Heubner territory per hemisphere. RESULTS All 10 patients had infarcts in the territory of the subcallosal artery (median, 9 regions per patient), and most were bilateral (9 of 10 patients). Five patients had additional infarcted foci in the territory of the recurrent artery of Heubner (median, 1 region per patient), all unilateral. Among the regions perfused by the subcallosal artery, the column of the fornix was involved in all patients; the anterior commissure, in 9; and the paraterminal gyrus, in 8 patients. CONCLUSIONS 3D MR imaging revealed subcallosal artery infarction, the distribution of which was mostly bilateral, presumably owing to the unpairedness of that artery, in patients with postoperative amnesia after anterior communicating artery aneurysm repair.
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (S. Mugikura, T.M., K.T., S.T.)
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- Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (H.K., T.F., E.M.), Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (H.K., T.F., E.M.), Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (S. Mugikura, T.M., K.T., S.T.)
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (S. Mugikura, T.M., K.T., S.T.)
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- Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (H.K., T.F., E.M.), Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Institute of Anatomy (S. Marinković), School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (S. Mugikura, T.M., K.T., S.T.)
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