BACKGROUND The results of recent studies on cognitive disability after traumatic brain injury-associated diffuse axonal injury (DAI) are inconsistent. In these studies, the diagnosis of DAI relied on cranial computed tomography. OBJECTIVE To further clarify the extent and severity of a possibly DAI-associated cognitive impairment by the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and detailed neu...

Herein, we report a case of nontraumatic bilateral rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) during external beam radiotherapy for nonocular tumor, presented as an observational case study in conjunction with a review of the relevant literature. A 65-year-old male was referred to our hospital due to bilateral RRD. He underwent a biopsy for a tumor of the left frontal lobe 4 months prior to presen...

I mage-guided, minimally invasive arterial interventions are increasingly performed in the treatment of nontraumatic splenic disorders as an alternative to surgery. This article reviews various nontraumatic clinical applications for splenic arterial interventions, including hypersplenism, sinistral portal hypertension, nontraumatic splenic hemorrhage, and vascular anomalies. Technical and anato...

BACKGROUND Clostridium perfringens is the most common causative organism of gas gangrene, a necrotizing infection of soft tissue classically associated with traumatic injuries. Recently, awareness of its occurrence in spontaneous nontraumatic contexts has been increasing. The authors report an unusual case of nontraumatic/spontaneous C perfringens gas gangrene localized to the adnexae. CASE A...

Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening syndrome characterized by muscle necrosis and the release of intracellular muscle contents into the circulation. The etiology of rhabdomyolysis can be classified into traumatic and nontraumatic causes. The latter is associated with alcohol and drug abuse, seizures, strenuous exercise, muscle hypoperfusion, hyperthermia, electrolyte disturbances, ...