High-convexity tightness predicts the shunt response in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

W Narita, Y Nishio, T Baba, O Iizuka… - American Journal …, 2016 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although neuroimaging plays an important role in the
diagnosis of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, its predictive value for response to shunt …

Amyloid deposits and response to shunt surgery in idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus

K Hiraoka, W Narita, H Kikuchi, T Baba, S Kanno… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives In previous studies, patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH)
occasionally showed Alzheimer's pathology in frontal lobe cortical biopsy during …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for unfavourable outcomes after shunt surgery in patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus

E Kobayashi, S Kanno, N Kawakami, W Narita… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
A number of vascular risk factors (VRFs) have been reported to be associated with idiopathic
normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), but it remains unclear whether these VRFs are …

Validity study of the standing test for imbalance and disequilibrium (SIDE): Is the amount of body sway in adopted postures consistent with item order?

…, S Sonoda, Y Wada, H Miyasaka, G Tanino, W Narita… - Gait & posture, 2011 - Elsevier
The standing test for imbalance and disequilibrium (SIDE) is a discriminative measure
developed for the purpose of identifying balance deficits that may cause falls. The purpose of the …

Assessment of nutritional status of patients with hepatitis C virus‐related liver cirrhosis

…, N Komura, H Ito, A Niwa, W Narita… - Hepatology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: Nutrition support for patients with liver cirrhosis, such as late evening snacks and
branched‐chain amino acids, has been demonstrated to be effective. However, the assessment of …

Utility of delayed gadolinium‐enhanced MRI (dGEMRIC) for qualitative evaluation of articular cartilage of patellofemoral joint

…, N Watanabe, T Namura, W Narita… - Knee Surgery …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Delayed gadolinium‐enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) was used for the measurement
of relative proteoglycan depletion of articular cartilage in the patellofemoral (PF) joint …

Fabrication of periodically-inverted AlGaAs waveguides for quasi-phase-matched wavelength conversion at 1.55 µm

J Ota, W Narita, I Ohta, T Matsushita… - Japanese Journal of …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
We have improved fabrication processes of periodically inverted AlGaAs waveguides for
highly efficient quasi-phase-matched wavelength conversion. In order to reduce propagation …

[HTML][HTML] Negative mood invites psychotic false perception in dementia

H Watanabe, Y Nishio, Y Mamiya, W Narita, O Iizuka… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background There is increasing evidence for predictive coding theories of psychosis, which
state that hallucinations arise from abnormal perceptual priors or biases. However, …

Clinical characteristics of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus with Lewy body diseases

H Odagiri, T Baba, Y Nishio, O Iizuka, W Narita… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Comorbidity of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and neurodegenerative
diseases presents a diagnostic challenge. The aim of this study was to elucidate the …

A discriminative measure for static postural control ability to prevent in-hospital falls: Reliability and validity of the Standing Test for Imbalance and Disequilibrium …

…, Y Wada, H Miyasaka, G Tanino, W Narita… - Japanese Journal of …, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Teranishi T, Kondo I, Sonoda S, Kagaya H, Wada Y, Miyasaka H, Tanino G, Narita W, Sakurai
H, Okada M, Saitoh E. A discriminative measure for static postural control ability to prevent …