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Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) ; 64(6): 222-229, 2024 Jun 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38719578

ABSTRACT

The detailed changes in disc properties after intradiscal injection of condoliase remain controversial. At 3 and 9 months after administration, radiographic changes in discs were investigated. A total of 41 patients (men, 25; median age, 46 years) who underwent regular follow-up magnetic resonance imaging at 3 and 9 months after administration without additional invasive therapy were retrospectively investigated. The intensity changes of the nucleus pulposus based on the Pfirrmann disc grading system, midsagittal disc height, and maximum protrusion length of herniation were assessed. In addition, disc height changes were compared between 24 patients aged <50 years (young group) and 17 patients aged ≥50 years (over 50s group). The overall mean disc heights were 9.1, 7.5, and 7.6 mm preoperatively, at 3 months, and at 9 months, respectively, with a significant reduction at 3 months (P < 0.001) and no significant changes thereafter. The mean maximum protrusion length of herniation significantly and gradually decreased. The overall proportions of Pfirrmann disc grades after administration were equivalent between 3 and 9 months. However, the recovery from Pfirrmann disc grades IV to III was confirmed in 8 of 17 cases (47.1%) between 3 and 9 months, whereas 6 of 20 cases (30.0%) showed a decline from III to IV. Patients in the young group with pretreatment disc height >11 mm had the greatest reduction in disc height than the over 50s group. In conclusion, the clinical outcomes in the over 50s group were comparable to those in the young group after injection of condoliase, whereas young patients with higher disc were more susceptible to disc height reduction.


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Intervertebral Disc Displacement , Lumbar Vertebrae , Humans , Intervertebral Disc Displacement/diagnostic imaging , Male , Middle Aged , Female , Adult , Lumbar Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging , Retrospective Studies , Aged , Intervertebral Disc/diagnostic imaging , Hyaluronoglucosaminidase/administration & dosage , Hyaluronoglucosaminidase/therapeutic use , Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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J UOEH ; 42(2): 209-216, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32507844

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Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement is commonly performed for the treatment of hydrocephalus, and several complications of this procedure are well known. Radiating shoulder tip pain after VP shunt placement has been reported as an unusual complication in a few cases, associated with dislocation of the peritoneal catheter. We described the case of a 9-year-old girl who presented with recurrent radiating shoulder tip pain after VP shunt placement. The pain recurred after peritoneal catheter repositioning because of peritoneal inflammation and adhesion due to peritonitis with Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes). This bacterium was isolated using 16S ribosomal RNA gene polymerase chain reaction (16S rRNA gene PCR), and anaerobic and prolonged culture tests. After antibacterial treatment, ventriculoarterial (VA) shunt placement was successfully performed. Hemidiaphragm irritation by the peritoneal catheter leads to radiating shoulder tip pain, and peritoneal inflammation and adhesion caused by infectious peritonitis may cause recurrence of this despite catheter repositioning. Clinicians should be aware of shoulder pain as a complication of VP shunt placement, and should consider VA shunt placement as an alternative treatment if this symptom recurs after catheter repositioning. Furthermore, 16S rRNA gene PCR and anaerobic and prolonged culture tests should be considered to detect P. acnes infection.


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Pain, Postoperative/etiology , Peritonitis/etiology , Peritonitis/microbiology , Propionibacterium acnes , Recurrence , Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt/adverse effects , Female , Humans
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ISA Trans ; 56: 155-64, 2015 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25433942

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we proposed a robust discrete-time controller. This control system, which is derived from the idea of the normalized plant, does not include plant parameters. Thus, we obtain a control system independent of plant parameters and that has the same structure as a conventional optimal servo control system. Simulation and experimental results show that the proposed method is fairly robust to plant parameter variations and external disturbances.

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