Communication disorders following traumatic brain injuries are different from those caused by aphasia. These classified into formal and semantic problems of utterances, ego-centric disinhibited remarks. analyzed discourse analysis pragmatics, but standardized assessment methods have not been developed. Among the neuropsychological symptoms, executive functions, especially planning, monitoring, abstraction skill, inhibition, attention, visual perception associated with these communication...

Shimizu S, Hanayama K, Metani H, Sugiyama T, Abe Seki Hiraoka Tsubahara A. Retest reliability of ultrasonic geniohyoid muscle measurement. Jpn J Compr Rehabil Sci 2016; 7: 55-60.

The rare hereditary disorder Fanconi anemia (FA) can be caused by mutations in components of the FA core complex (FancA/B/C/E/F/G/L/M), a key regulator FancD2, breast cancer susceptibility protein BRCA2/FancD1, or newly identified FancJ/BRIP1 helicase. By performing yeast two‐hybrid (Y2H) screens using N‐terminal chicken (ch) FancD2 as bait, we have chFancL, likely ubiquitin E3 ligase subunit complex. We also found that ectopically expressed and FancL co‐immunoprecipitated 293T cells, this...

Background: The incidence of low back pain (LBP) is high in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA). Evidence from previous studies suggests that lumbar alignments and range motion (ROM) are important etiological factors for LBP. However, no stu

The purpose of this study was to investigate the most suitable site and method effectively generate isometric hip flexion torque (torque value) using transcutaneous electrical or magnetic stimulation.Eleven healthy volunteers underwent value pain degree measurements during stimulation iliopsoas three coil placements. After that, peak values generated under conditions sartorius, tensor fasciae latae, rectus femoris that by were recorded at maximum tolerance intensity.No significant...

The aim of this study was to investigate oropharyngeal pressure flow dynamics during dry swallowing in ten healthy subjects. Tongue (TP) measured using a sensor sheet system with five measuring points on the hard palate, and pharyngeal (PP) manometric catheter four points. order correlations sequential events, such as onset, peak, offset times production, at each point were analyzed synchronized waveforms. Onset TP earlier than that PP. peak did not show significant differences onset PP, it...

The pixel values in fat/water suppression magnetic resonance (MR) images were measured for the thigh muscles of 18 healthy volunteers to investigate age-related changes muscle water and fat content. Prior human studies reproducibility data was confirmed using phantoms. standard deviations (SDs) one phantoms examined five times found be within a relatively narrow range. Both (PV1) (PV2) all tended higher oldest group. results indicate that content skeletal is aged persons. Moreover, PV1...

Summary Articulation is driven by various combinations of movements the lip, tongue, soft palate, pharynx and larynx, where tongue plays an especially important role. In patients with cerebrovascular disorder, lingual motor function often affected, causing dysarthria. We aimed to evaluate effect visual biofeedback posterior movement on articulation rehabilitation in dysarthria disorder. Fifteen (10 men 5 women; mean age, 70·7 ± 10·3 years) agreed participate this study. A device for...

Suzuki K, Hiraoka T, Tsubahara A, Ito Izumi S, Yashima Iwachidou N. Considerations for safety of high frequency repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation skeletal muscles in rats: Assessment by histological analysis and biochemical blood tests. Jpn J Compr Rehabil Sci 2015; 6: 56-63.Objective: The purpose the present study was to investigate high-frequency (rpMS) using analyses tests.Methods: Twenty male Wistar rats were divided into rpMS group that received control (CON group) did not...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) on muscle atrophy prevention in rectus femoris (RF) paretic limb acute stroke patients.Twelve patients with a National Institute Health Stroke Scale score >5 and motor lower >2 at admission were divided into an intervention group (rPMS: mean age, 75±6.4 years) conventional care (non-rPMS: 62±11.8 years). Baseline measurements performed within 4 days onset. In rPMS group, treatment applied...

ABSTRACT Objective The study aimed to determine the relationship between knee extension torque induced by repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) and characteristics of participants. Design This was a basic with non-invasive intervention. Knee rPMS (rPMS-induced torque) maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) were measured. Stepwise method multiple regression performed factors affecting rPMS-induced at 100% intensity divided MVC (%MVC). Subcutaneous fat thickness, VL muscle thickness...

Metani H, Tsubahara A, Hiraoka T, Seki S, Hasegawa T. Risk factors for patients who develop pneumonia either before or after hip fracture surgery. Jpn J Compr Rehabil Sci 2015; 6: 43-49.Objective: The objectives of this study were to examine the risk surgery and investigate utility dysphagia rehabilitation oral care.Methods: medical histories 145 hospitalized a new underwent surgical treatment retrospectively investigated, rate evaluated.Results: with was 14.5%. Psychiatric disorders,...

Tsubahara A, Kamiue M, Ito T, Kishimoto Kurozumi C. Measurement of maximal muscle contraction force induced by high-frequency magnetic stimulation: a preliminary study on the identification optimal stimulation site. Jpn J Compr Rehabil Sci 2021; 12: 27-31.To identify site and technique for inducing strong using stimulator.High-frequency was administered to right vastus lateralis (VL) eight healthy adults at intensity within range tolerable pain. The sites were as follows: section area...

Our previous single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) study revealed that excitability in the motor cortex can be altered by conscious control of walking relative to less normal walking. However, substantial elements and underlying mechanisms for inducing walking-related cortical plasticity are still unknown. Hence, this we aimed examine characteristics electromyographic (EMG) recordings obtained during different conditions, namely, symmetrical (SW), asymmetrical 1 (AW1), 2...

The relationship between Wallerian degeneration in the brain stem and degree of motor impairment is discussed. Using MRI we studied 172 supratentorial stroke patients, whose was graded according to Brunnstrom stage. represented by a T2 high-intensity area stem, its cross-sectional extent measured at cerebral peduncle level. detected 99 patients (57–6%). high intensity significantly correlated with Multiple regression analysis showed that upper extremity stage contributed most visualization...

Patients with Parkinson’s disease develop gait disturbances. Although the use of walkers is very effective for maintaining locomotive ability, patients who have symptoms such as frozen (FG) and festinating may fall even a walker equipped brake they cannot well in an emergency fail to follow accelerating walker. None studies on walking aids date addressed real-time detection FG or this information control aid, monitoring state improvement ambulatory function, evaluation effect In study, we...