dysarthria/dental caries

To evaluate dysarthria in patients with ALS, we used MRI (gradient rephasing echo method) and compared it with the computed acoustic analysis. Five ALS male patients of progressive bulbar palsy type and five normal male were asked to phonate the five Japanese vowels, /a/./i/./u/./e/./o/. MRI of the

Dysarthria and aphasia represent primary symptoms of cerebral nerve dysfunction, and may particularly involve the facial and the hypoglossal nerves. In order for management to be effective, careful examination of the muscular functions of the oral cavity is required, with particular emphasis placed

We investigated the supranuclear tracts involved in speech production in 8 patients with dysarthria associated with a single lacunar stroke. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the lesion site in 7 out of 8 patients. We tested corticobulbar tract function using transcranial magnetic stimulation and

OBJECTIVE To present a case of mucosal melanoma of the Eustachian tube with a focus on surgical technique and to review the literature on treatment of mucosal melanoma of the head and neck, and review cases involving the middle ear and/or Eustachian tube. METHODS A 67-year-old man was diagnosed with

We present the case of a 40-year-old woman who experienced dysarthria and, numbness in her upper extremities and posterior region of her neck. Upon admission to our hospital, neurological examination revealed rhinolalia aperta and an incomplete palatoplegia; however, muscle strength in the neck and

A case of hypertensive intracerebellar hematoma surgically treated and cured was reported. The 41-year-old male had two cerebrovascular attacks with headache and vomiting followed by left hemiparesis. Drowsiness and dysarthria appeared the next day. The patient was admitted to a hospital, where

Although spontaneous thrombosis of a giant intracranial aneurysm is relatively common, occlusion of its parent artery is rare. We describe two recent patients in whom the parent artery spontaneously occluded. One patient had severe stenosis of the left internal carotid artery, with delayed

BACKGROUND Evaluation of speech disorders in PD taking into account sociodemographic conditions is not frequent. This paper aims to establish correlations between articulation disorders in PD patients and factors such as the patients' sex, age, education and residence. METHODS The study included 92

We report the case of a ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm that showed pseudoaneurysm formation in an intracerebral hematoma. A 61-year-old man who was taking warfarin complained of dysarthria. Three days later, he was found unconscious, and computed tomography on admission showed subarachnoid

Tongue movement during production of the speech sounds /a/, /i/, and /k/ was examined with a real-time sector scanner positioned submentally. With this technique, it is possible to obtain excellent visualization of the tongue surface and to identify much of the intrinsic soft tissue anatomy of the

A previously healthy 61-year-old man presented with basal ganglia hemorrhage caused by rupture of a small aneurysm arising from the distal lenticulostriate artery associated with moyamoya-like disease and manifesting as left hemiparesis and dysarthria. The patient underwent frontotemporal

We report on a Japanese family having an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease with chromosomal instability and radiosensitivity. Clinical manifestations of affected members included short stature, osteoporosis, severe dental caries, and various neurological abnormalities, such as mental

OBJECTIVE Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is extremely difficult to treat. Approximately 70% of patients are poorly controlled diabetics, and many of the remainder are immunocompromised as a consequence of cytotoxic drugs, burn injuries, or end-stage renal disease. Despite standard treatment consisting

Solitary fibrous tumor is a generally benign spindle-cell neoplasm that has been predominantly described in the visceral pleura and other serosal sites and is extremely rare in the head and neck area. We report the first known case of malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the tongue in a 57-year-old

OBJECTIVE We encountered 2 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with tongue enlargement and protrusion outside the oral cavity (macroglossia). To our knowledge, the relationship between macroglossia and ALS has not been reported in the literature. The objective of this article was to