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Hiroaki Kazui

Hiroaki Kazui

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Neuroscience

D-Index
54
Citations
11378
World Ranking
4899
National Ranking
151

Overview

Hiroaki Kazui is affiliated with Kōchi University in Japan and has a research focus predominantly in medicine and neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including neurology, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and public health.

Their research topics include cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances, dementia and cognitive impairment research, neurosurgical procedures and complications, functional brain connectivity studies, spinal dysraphism and malformations, as well as Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Hiroaki Kazui has contributed to multiple publications in notable venues. The primary journals where their work appears most frequently include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • International Psychogeriatrics
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Research Square

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • "Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Third Edition): Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus" (2021, Neurologia medico-chirurgica)
  • "A multi-center, prospective study on the progression rate of asymptomatic ventriculomegaly with features of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus on magnetic resonance imaging to idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus" (2020, Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
  • "Tap Test Can Predict Cognitive Improvement in Patients With iNPH-Results From the Multicenter Prospective Studies SINPHONI-1 and -2" (2021, Frontiers in Neurology)
  • "A deep learning model for the detection of various dementia and MCI pathologies based on resting-state electroencephalography data: A retrospective multicentre study" (2023, Neural Networks)
  • "Thalamic pulvinar metabolism, sleep disturbances, and hallucinations in dementia with Lewy bodies: Positron emission tomography and actigraphy study" (2020, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

Hiroaki Kazui frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors. These include Hideki Kanemoto, Manabu Ikeda, Tetsuo Kashibayashi, Kenji Yoshiyama, and Kazunari Ishii.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for management of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: second edition.

    Etsuro Mori;Masatsune Ishikawa;Takeo Kato;Hiroaki Kazui

  • Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Third Edition): Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.

    Madoka Nakajima;Shigeki Yamada;Masakazu Miyajima;Kazunari Ishii

  • Validation of Grading Scale for Evaluating Symptoms of Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus

    Yoshihiko Kubo;Hiroaki Kazui;Tetsuihiko Yoshida;Yumiko Kito

  • Lumboperitoneal shunt surgery for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (SINPHONI-2): an open-label randomised trial

    Hiroaki Kazui;Masakazu Miyajima;Etsuro Mori;Masatsune Ishikawa

  • The DYRK1A gene, encoded in chromosome 21 Down syndrome critical region, bridges between beta-amyloid production and tau phosphorylation in Alzheimer disease.

    Ryo Kimura;Kouzin Kamino;Mitsuko Yamamoto;Aidaralieva Nuripa

  • Does donepezil treatment slow the progression of hippocampal atrophy in patients with Alzheimer's disease?

    Mamoru Hashimoto;Hiroaki Kazui;Keiji Matsumoto;Yoko Nakano

  • Guidelines for management of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

    Masatsune Ishikawa;Masaaki Hashimoto;Nobumasa Kuwana;Etsuro Mori

  • [Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-III)].

    Daisuke Yamamoto;Hiroaki Kazui;Masatoshi Takeda

  • Visuoperceptual impairment in dementia with Lewy bodies.

    Etsuro Mori;Tatsuo Shimomura;Misato Fujimori;Nobutsugu Hirono

  • Impact of White Matter Changes on Clinical Manifestation of Alzheimer’s Disease A Quantitative Study

    Nobutsugu Hirono;Hajime Kitagaki;Hiroaki Kazui;Mamoru Hashimoto

  • Functional connectivity assessed by resting state EEG correlates with cognitive decline of Alzheimer’s disease – An eLORETA study

    Masahiro Hata;Hiroaki Kazui;Toshihisa Tanaka;Ryouhei Ishii

  • Regional cerebral glucose metabolism in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease: a comparative study using positron emission tomography

    Toru Imamura;Kazunari Ishii;Masahiro Sasaki;Hajime Kitagaki

  • Apolipoprotein E ε4 and the pattern of regional brain atrophy in Alzheimer’s disease

    M. Hashimoto;M. Yasuda;S. Tanimukai;M. Matsui

  • Medial temporal and whole-brain atrophy in dementia with Lewy bodies A volumetric MRI study

    Mamoru Hashimoto;H. Kitagaki;T. Imamura;N. Hirono

  • The value of the cerebrospinal fluid tap test for predicting shunt effectiveness in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

    Masatsune Ishikawa;Masaaki Hashimoto;Etsuro Mori;Nobumasa Kuwana

  • Cortical activation during retrieval of arithmetical facts and actual calculation: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Hiroaki Kazui;Hajime Kitagaki;Etsuro Mori

  • Impact of emotion on memory. Controlled study of the influence of emotionally charged material on declarative memory in Alzheimer's disease.

    Hiroaki Kazui;Etsuro Mori;Mamoru Hashimoto;Nobutsugu Hirono

  • Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

    Atsushi Ogino;Hiroaki Kazui;Noriko Miyoshi;Mamoru Hashimoto

  • Cognitive Loss in Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Alzheimer Disease

    Tatsuo Shimomura;Etsuro Mori;Hikari Yamashita;Toru Imamura

  • One-year outcome in patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus: comparison of lumboperitoneal shunt to ventriculoperitoneal shunt

    Masakazu Miyajima;Hiroaki Kazui;Etsuro Mori;Masatsune Ishikawa

  • Cognitive impairment in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

    Hiroaki Kazui

Frequent Co-Authors

Masatoshi Takeda
Masatoshi Takeda Izumi University
Ryota Hashimoto
Ryota Hashimoto National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Manabu Ikeda
Manabu Ikeda Osaka University
Ryouhei Ishii
Ryouhei Ishii Osaka Metropolitan University
Haruhiko Kishima
Haruhiko Kishima Osaka University
Nakao Iwata
Nakao Iwata Fujita Health University
Masafumi Ihara
Masafumi Ihara Kyoto University
Masashi Ikeda
Masashi Ikeda Nagoya University
Roberto D. Pascual-Marqui
Roberto D. Pascual-Marqui University of Zurich
Masayuki Hirata
Masayuki Hirata Osaka University

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