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There were no reoperation cases.

We perform minimally invasive combined anterior and posterior surgery with VATS for re-collapse after PVA. This procedure is useful in elderly patients with less reserve capacity.

We perform minimally invasive combined anterior and posterior surgery with VATS for re-collapse after PVA. This procedure is useful in elderly patients with less reserve capacity.

The purpose of the present study was to determine, in a mid-term follow-up 5 years or more after surgery, the forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), and expiratory flow in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) who underwent posterior spinal fusion (PSF) with or without thoracoplasty.

The subjects were 134 patients with AIS who underwent PSF between 2004 and 2013. Forty-five patients agreed to participate in the study. We divided the patients into two groups as follows 24 patients who underwent PSF with thoracoplasty from 2004 to 2010 in the TP group and 21 patients who underwent PSF without thoracoplasty from 2011 to 2013 in the non-TP group. Linsitinib We evaluated whole spine X-ray imaging and pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in these patients. PFTs measured FVC, FEV1, peak expiratory flow (PEF), maximum expiratory flow at 50% FVC (V50), maximum expiratory flow at 25% FVC (V25), and the ratio of V50 to V25 (V50/V25).

The main thoracic curves were 53.6 ± 10.1° before surgery, 19.8 ± 7.6° 1 week after surgery, 22.3 ± 8.3° 2 years after surgery, and 23.3 ± 7.6° at the most recent observation. Compared with preoperative values, FVC, FEV1, and % FEV1 were improved significantly at the most recent observation. No significant difference was observed between % FVC before surgery and at the most recent observation. Compared with preoperative values, PEF, V50, and V25 were improved significantly at the most recent observation. V50/V25 did not change significantly. The changes in PFT values in the TP group and the non-TP group were compared. No significant differences were observed in FVC, % FVC, FEV1, % FEV1, PEF, V50, or V25.

Regardless of whether thoracoplasty was performed or not, FVC, FEV1, and expiratory flow were improved 5 years or later after PSF.

Regardless of whether thoracoplasty was performed or not, FVC, FEV1, and expiratory flow were improved 5 years or later after PSF.

Delirium after spine surgery is an important complication; identification of risk factors associated with postoperative delirium (PD) is essential for reducing its incidence. Prophylactic intervention for PD has been reported to be effective. This study aimed to identify risk factors for PD and determine the efficacy of a prevention program using a delirium risk scoring system for PD after spine surgery.

This study was conducted in two stages. First, 294 patients (167 males, 127 females) who underwent spine surgery from 2013 to 2014 were assessed to examine the incidence and risk factors of PD and to establish a novel PD screening tool (Group A). Second, preoperative intervention was performed on 265 patients who underwent surgery from 2016 to 2017 (Group B) for the purpose of preventing PD using a delirium risk scoring system. Outcomes, including PD incidence and rates of adverse events, were compared between Group A and Group B.

A logistic regression analysis revealed that psychiatric disorders (odds ndependent risk factors associated with PD. With the introduction of the delirium risk score, the onset of delirium was delayed, and adverse outcomes of delirium were reduced.

Postoperative respiratory complications (PRC) are one of the most serious complications. Potentially life-threatening accidents can occur after an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ADF), such as airway obstruction and aspiration pneumonia. Despite numerous studies, preoperative predictive and preventive methodology has yet to be established. As reported in our previous study, the evaluation of preoperative dysphagia using the eating assessment tool (EAT-10) and a flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is useful for predicting the incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after ADF.

This prospective study comprised 60 consecutive patients who underwent ADF. An otolaryngologist and a speech-language-hearing therapist preoperatively and 1 week postoperatively evaluated dysphagia using EAT-10 and Hyodo-Komagane (H-K) scores during FEES. Patient demographics, comorbidities, and pre- and postoperative dysphagia were compared between patients with and without PRC.

Seven of 60 (11.6%) patientsC. Level of Evidence 3.Lumbar lateral interbody fusion (LLIF) has been gaining popularity among the spine surgeons dealing with degenerative spinal diseases while LLIF on L5-S1 is still challenging for its technical and anatomical difficulty. OLIF51 procedure achieves effective anterior interbody fusion based on less invasive anterior interbody fusion via bifurcation of great vessels using specially designed retractors. The technique also achieves seamless anterior interbody fusion when combined with OLIF25. A thorough understanding of the procedures and anatomical features is mandatory to avoid perioperative complications.

Ataxia channelopathies share common features such as slow motor progression and variable degrees of cognitive dysfunction. Mutations in potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily D member 3 (

), encoding the K+ channel, Kv4.3, are associated with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) 19, allelic with SCA22. Mutations in potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily C member 3 (

), encoding another K+ channel, Kv3.3, cause SCA13. First, a comprehensive phenotype assessment was carried out in a family with autosomal dominant ataxia harboring 2 genetic variants in

and

. To evaluate the physiological impact of these variants on channel currents, in vitro studies were performed.

Clinical and psychometric evaluations, neuroimaging, and genotyping of a family (mother and son) affected by ataxia were carried out. Heterozygous and homozygous Kv3.3 A671V and Kv4.3 V374A variants were evaluated in

oocytes using 2-electrode voltage-clamp. The influence of Kv4 conductance on neuronal activity was investigated computationavariant, thus suggesting an impairment of channel function, rather than of expression. Computational modeling predicted an increased Purkinje neuron firing frequency upon reduced Kv4.3 conductance.

Our findings suggest that Kv4.3 V374A is likely pathogenic and associated with paroxysmal ataxia exacerbations, a new trait for SCA19/22. The present FDG PET findings contrast with a previous study demonstrating widespread brain hypometabolism in SCA19/22.

Our findings suggest that Kv4.3 V374A is likely pathogenic and associated with paroxysmal ataxia exacerbations, a new trait for SCA19/22. The present FDG PET findings contrast with a previous study demonstrating widespread brain hypometabolism in SCA19/22.[This corrects the article on p. e492 in vol. 6, PMID 32802953.].The 2011 discovery of the pathogenic hexanucleotide repeat expansion (HRE) in C9orf72, the leading genetic cause of both amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), marked a breakthrough in the effort to unravel the etiology of these conditions. Ten years later, clinicians are still working to integrate the implications of this discovery into the care of individuals with ALS and/or FTD. Consensus management guidelines for ALS do not comprehensively address the issue of genetic testing, and questions remain about whom to test, what counseling should be provided before and after testing, laboratory methods, and test interpretation. These challenges have contributed to inconsistent clinical practices and present barriers to patients wishing to access testing. This review summarizes the clinical impact of the discovery of the C9orf72 HRE, outlines ongoing challenges, and provides recommendations for C9orf72 testing, counseling, and research.

Myotonic dystrophy is a multisystem disorder caused by a trinucleotide repeat expansion on the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase (

) gene. To determine whether wildtype DMPK expression patterns vary as a function of age, we analyzed DMPK expression in the brain from 99 donors ranging from 5 postconceptional weeks to 80 years old.

We used the BrainSpan messenger RNA sequencing and the Yale Microarray data sets, which included brain tissue samples from 42 and 57 donors, respectively. Collectively, donors ranged in age from 5 postconceptional weeks to 80 years old.

expression was normalized for each donor across regions available in both data sets. Restricted cubic spline linear regression models were used to analyze the effects of log-transformed age and sex on normalized

expression data.

Age was a statistically significant predictor of normalized

expression pattern in the human brain in the BrainSpan (

< 0.005) and Yale data sets (

< 0.005). Sex was not a significant predictor. Across both data sets, normalized wildtype

expression steadily increases during fetal development, peaks around birth, and then declines to reach a nadir around age 10.

Peak expression of

coincides with a time of dynamic brain development. Abnormal brain

expression due to myotonic dystrophy may have implications for early brain development.

Peak expression of DMPK coincides with a time of dynamic brain development. Abnormal brain DMPK expression due to myotonic dystrophy may have implications for early brain development.The dominant theory of Alzheimer disease (AD) has been that amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation in the brain is the initial cause of the degeneration leading to cognitive and functional deficits. Autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease (ADAD), in which pathologic mutations of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) or presenilins (PSENs) genes are known to cause abnormalities of Aβ metabolism, should thus offer perhaps the best opportunity to test anti-Aβ drugs. Two long-term preventive studies (Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit Adaptive Prevention Trial [DIAN-TU-APT] and Alzheimer Preventive Initiative-ADAD) were set up to evaluate the efficacy of monoclonal anti-Aβ antibodies (solanezumab, gantenerumab, and crenezumab) in carriers of ADAD, but the results of the DIAN-TU-APT study have shown that neither solanezumab nor gantenerumab slowed cognitive decline in 144 subjects with ADAD followed for 4 years, despite one of the drugs (gantenerumab) significantly affected biomarkers relevant to their intended mechanism of action. Surprisingly, solanezumab significantly accelerated cognitive decline of both asymptomatic and symptomatic subjects. These failures further undermine the Aβ hypothesis and could support the suggestion that ADAD is triggered by accumulation of other APP metabolites, rather than Aβ.Breast cancer has a high risk of metastasis; however, no effective treatment has been established. We developed a novel immunotherapy for breast cancer to enhance cytotoxic T lymphocytes against cancer cells using N1-type neutrophils with anti-tumor properties. For this purpose, we combined CXCL2 (CXC chemokine ligand 2) plasmid DNA with inactivated Sendai virus (hemagglutinating virus of Japan)-envelope (HVJ-E). The combination of CXCL2 DNA and HVJ-E (C/H) suppressed the growth of murine breast cancers in orthotopic syngeneic models by enhancing cytotoxic T lymphocytes and inhibited lung metastasis of breast cancer from primary lesions. N1-type neutrophils (CD11b+ Ly6G+ FAS+) increased in the tumor microenvironment with C/H treatment, and tumor suppression and cytotoxic T lymphocyte activation from C/H was blocked after administrating anti-neutrophil antibodies, which indicates the role of N1-type neutrophils in cancer immunotherapy. We also demonstrated that the anti-tumor activities of C/H treatment were enhanced by the administration of anti-PD-1 antibodies through neutrophil-mediated cytotoxic T lymphocyte activation.