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Sonoko Misawa

Sonoko Misawa

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Neuroscience

D-Index
53
Citations
8613
World Ranking
5159
National Ranking
163

Overview

Sonoko Misawa is affiliated with Chiba University in Japan and specializes in medical research, primarily in the field of neurology. Their work extensively covers peripheral neuropathies, hereditary neurological disorders, and amyloidosis, reflecting a focused expertise in both clinical and molecular aspects of neurological diseases.

Their main research fields include Medicine, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Hematology, Molecular Biology, and Rheumatology. This interdisciplinary approach supports investigations ranging from genetic profiles to disease pathology and treatment outcomes.

Sonoko Misawa has contributed to numerous scientific publications, with notable papers including:

  • Clinical and genetic profile of patients enrolled in the Transthyretin Amyloidosis Outcomes Survey (THAOS): 14-year update, 2022, Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • Cranial nerve involvement in typical and atypical chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies, 2020, European Journal of Neurology
  • Clinical and Genotype Characteristics and Symptom Migration in Patients With Mixed Phenotype Transthyretin Amyloidosis from the Transthyretin Amyloidosis Outcomes Survey, 2023, Cardiology and Therapy
  • Efficacy and safety of eculizumab in Guillain-Barré syndrome: A phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial, 2024, Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System
  • Patients with transthyretin amyloidosis enrolled in THAOS between 2018 and 2021 continue to experience substantial diagnostic delay, 2023, Amyloid

The frequent co-authors in Sonoko Misawa's research include Satoshi Kuwabara, Tomoki Suichi, Keigo Nakamura, Kazumoto Shibuya, and Yoichi Suzuki. Collaboration with these researchers suggests engagement with leading experts in neurology and related subfields.

Sonoko Misawa's publications often appear in journals and venues such as Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology, PubMed-indexed journals, BMC Neurology, Rinsho Shinkeigaku, and Muscle & Nerve, indicating a consistent presence in peer-reviewed neurological and clinical research literature.

The primary topics addressed in their body of work include:

  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Hereditary Neurological Disorders
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

This profile reflects a scientific career strongly directed toward understanding complex neurological diseases with a combination of clinical observation, genetic study, and therapeutic evaluation. Their ongoing research efforts contribute to the evolving knowledge of neurological disorder mechanisms and patient management strategies.

Best Publications

  • Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis and Fisher syndrome form a continuous spectrum: clinical analysis of 581 cases.

    Masafumi Ito;Satoshi Kuwabara;Masaaki Odaka;Sonoko Misawa

  • Altered axonal excitability properties in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: impaired potassium channel function related to disease stage

    Kazuaki Kanai;Satoshi Kuwabara;Sonoko Misawa;Noriko Tamura

  • Different neurological and physiological profiles in POEMS syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

    Saiko Nasu;Sonoko Misawa;Yukari Sekiguchi;Kazumoto Shibuya

  • DISSOCIATED SMALL HAND MUSCLE ATROPHY IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS: FREQUENCY, EXTENT, AND SPECIFICITY

    Satoshi Kuwabara;Masahiro Sonoo;Tetsuo Komori;Toshio Shimizu

  • Ultrasonographic Detection of Fasciculations Markedly Increases Diagnostic Sensitivity of ALS

    S. Misawa;Y. Noto;K. Shibuya;S. Isose

  • Long term prognosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: a five year follow up of 38 cases

    S Kuwabara;S Misawa;M Mori;N Tamura

  • Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in Guillain-Barré syndrome: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised phase 2 trial

    Sonoko Misawa;Satoshi Kuwabara;Yasunori Sato;Nobuko Yamaguchi

  • Diagnosis and management of transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy in Japan: red-flag symptom clusters and treatment algorithm

    Yoshiki Sekijima;Mitsuharu Ueda;Haruki Koike;Sonoko Misawa

  • Antiganglioside antibodies are associated with axonal Guillain–Barré syndrome: A Japanese–Italian collaborative study

    Yukari Sekiguchi;Antonino Uncini;Nobuhiro Yuki;Sonoko Misawa

  • Patterns and serial changes in electrodiagnostic abnormalities of axonal Guillain–Barré syndrome

    A. Hiraga;S. Kuwabara;K. Ogawara;S. Misawa

  • Autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for POEMS syndrome.

    S. Kuwabara;S. Misawa;K. Kanai;Y. Kikkawa

  • Different electrophysiological profiles and treatment response in ‘typical’ and ‘atypical’ chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

    Satoshi Kuwabara;Sagiri Isose;Masahiro Mori;Satsuki Mitsuma

  • Does Campylobacter jejuni infection elicit “demyelinating” Guillain–Barré syndrome?

    S. Kuwabara;K. Ogawara;S. Misawa;M. Koga

  • Thalidomide reduces serum VEGF levels and improves peripheral neuropathy in POEMS syndrome

    S Kuwabara;S Misawa;K Kanai;S Sawai

  • Motor axonal excitability properties are strong predictors for survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Kazuaki Kanai;Kazumoto Shibuya;Yasunori Sato;Sonoko Misawa

  • Reconstruction magnetic resonance neurography in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

    Kazumoto Shibuya;Atsuhiko Sugiyama;Sho-ichi Ito;Sonoko Misawa

  • Treatment for POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M‐protein, and skin changes) syndrome

    Satoshi Kuwabara;Angela Dispenzieri;Kimiyoshi Arimura;Sonoko Misawa

  • Neurologic improvement after peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in POEMS syndrome.

    S. Kuwabara;S. Misawa;K. Kanai;Y. Suzuki

  • Low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation for epilepsia partialis continua due to cortical dysplasia

    Sonoko Misawa;Satoshi Kuwabara;Kazumoto Shibuya;Kenji Mamada

  • Increased nodal persistent Na+ currents in human neuropathy and motor neuron disease estimated by latent addition

    Noriko Tamura;Satoshi Kuwabara;Sonoko Misawa;Kazuaki Kanai

Frequent Co-Authors

Takanori Yokota
Takanori Yokota Institute of Science Tokyo
Tatsushi Toda
Tatsushi Toda University of Tokyo
Gen Sobue
Gen Sobue Aichi Medical University
Hugh Bostock
Hugh Bostock University College London
Hidehiro Mizusawa
Hidehiro Mizusawa Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Jun-ichi Kira
Jun-ichi Kira Kyushu University
Satoru Miyano
Satoru Miyano Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Seishi Ogawa
Seishi Ogawa Kyoto University
Jaime Kulisevsky
Jaime Kulisevsky Autonomous University of Barcelona

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