Yonago Acta Medica 2020; Volume 63: Number 1

Original Articles
P. 1 Predictors for Incident Mild Parkinsonian Signs in Older Japanese
Masafumi Kishi, Kenji Wada-Isoe, Ritsuko Hanajima and Kenji Nakashima
 Key words: cerebral white matter lesions; exercise habits; sleeping disorder; subjective motor symptoms
P. 8 Prognostic Significance of C-reactive Protein-to-prealbumin Ratio in Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Tomoyuki Matsunaga, Hiroshi Miyata, Keijiro Sugimura, Masaaki Motoori, Kei Asukai, Yoshitomo Yanagimoto, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Hirofumi Akita, Junichi Nishimura, Hiroshi Wada, Hidenori Takahashi, Masayoshi Yasui, Takeshi Omori, Masayuki Ohue, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara and Masahiko Yano
 Key words: C-reactive protein-to-prealbumin ratio; esophageal cancer; esophagectomy; inflammatory marker; prognosis
P. 20 Relationship Between Difficulties Encountered in School Life or Daily Life by Professional Training College Students and Their Sources of Advice
Noriko Fujihara and Shin-ichi Yoshioka
 Key words: consultation; developmental disabilities; questionnaire; students with educational needs
P. 28 A Single-institution Study on Predictors of Short-term Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease to Parkinson’s Disease with Dementia
Yuki Tajiri, Kenji Wada-Isoe, Kenichiro Tanaka, Tadashi Adachi, Ritsuko Hanajima and Kenji Nakashima
 Key words: cognition; dementia; impulse control disorders; light-headedness; Parkinson’s disease
P. 34 Alternative Activation of Macrophages in Mice Peritoneal Cavities and Diaphragms by Newborn Larvae of Trichinella spiralis
Nanase Itami, Yoko Kondo, Sayuri Tademoto, Daisuke Ito, Soji Fukumoto and Hitoshi Otsuki
 Key words: alternative activation; gene expression; macrophage; semi-quantitative RT-PCR; Trichinella spiralis
P. 42 Impact of Screening for Salivary Gland by Ultrasonography
Kanna Onda, Takahiro Fukuhara, Eriko Matsuda, Ryohei Donishi, Yasuaki Hirooka, Hiromi Takeuchi and Masahiko Kato
 Key words: alivary gland; sialadenitis; Sjögren’s syndrome; thyroid; ultrasonography
P. 47 Investigation of the Utility and Safety of Dynamic Computed Tomography with Vasodilators
Jun Watanabe, Kanenori Endo, Yasutaka Tanaka, Keisuke Goto, Shoichi Urushibara, Tomohiro Osaki, Shigeru Tatebe, Seiichi Nakamura, Yasuaki Hirooka and Masahide Ikeguchi
 Key words: abdomen; computed tomography; liver; vasodilator agents
P. 55 Health Related Quality of Life in Japanese Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer: Comparative Retrospective Study of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Versus Radiation Therapy
Yoko Miyoshi, Shuichi Morizane, Masashi Honda, Katsuya Hikita, Hideto Iwamoto, Tetsuya Yumioka, Yusuke Kimura, Shin-ichi Yoshioka and Atsushi Takenaka
 Key words: health related quality of life; Medical Outcome Study 8-Item Short Form Health Survey; prostate cancer; prostatectomy; radiation therapy
P. 63 Characteristics of Advanced Colorectal Cancer Detected by Fecal Immunochemical Test Screening in Participants with a Negative Result the Previous Year
Ryosuke Hasegawa, Kazuo Yashima, Yuichiro Ikebuchi, Shuji Sasaki, Akira Yoshida, Koichiro Kawaguchi and Hajime Isomoto
 Key words: colorectal cancer; fecal immunochemical test; interval cancer; Japanese
P. 70 Prognostic Impact of Pre- and Post-operative P-CRP Levels in Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Masaki Morimoto, Soichiro Honjo, Teruhisa Sakamoto, Takuki Yagyu, Ei Uchinaka, Takehiko Hanaki, Joji Watanabe, Tomoyuki Matsunaga, Manabu Yamamoto, Yoji Fukumoto, Naruo Tokuyasu and Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
 Key words: CRP; pancreatic cancer; platelet; prognosis
P. 79 Identification of a Novel Deactivating Small-Molecule Compound for Fibrogenic Hepatic Stellate Cells
Takuki Sakaguchi, Yohei Kono, Noriko Itaba, Minoru Morimoto, Hajime Isomoto and Goshi Shiota
 Key words: deactivation; hepatic stellate cells; liver fibrosis; small-molecule compound
Patient Reports
P. 88 Brain Abscess as a Rare Complication of Primary Extranodal Nasal-type Natural Killer/T-cell Lymphoma
Nobuo Ohta, Takayoshi Waki, Tsukasa Ito, Yusuke Suzuki, Seiji Kakehata and Masaru Aoyagi
 Key words: brain abscess; natural killer/T-cell lymphoma
P. 92 Is X-linked Recessive Ichthyosis a High Risk for Basal Cell Carcinoma?
Keiko Wakumoto, Yuichi Yoshida and Osamu Yamamoto
 Key words: basal cell carcinoma; inherited ichthyosis; X-linked recessive ichthyosis

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