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

Sonoko Misawa, Satoshi Kuwabara, Yasunori Sato, +76

The Lancet Neurology

MedicineNeurologyGuillain-barré SyndromePhase 2

Identification of plasma microRNAs as a biomarker of sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Ikuko Takahashi, Yuka Hama, Masaaki Matsushima, +6

Molecular Brain

Increased prevalence, incidence, and female predominance of multiple sclerosis in northern Japan

Hideki Houzen, Masaaki Niino, Makoto Hirotani, +4

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Neurological DisorderNeuroepidemiologyNorthern JapanNeurologyPrevalence +6

A nationwide survey of combined central and peripheral demyelination in Japan

Hidenori Ogata, Dai Matsuse, Ryo Yamasaki, +6

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Peripheral DemyelinationNeurological DisorderClinical NeurologyCommon Neurological DisordersNeurological Functioning +17

Decreased IL-10 production mediated by Toll-like receptor 9 in B cells in multiple sclerosis

Makoto Hirotani, Masaaki Niino, Toshiyuki Fukazawa, +5

Journal of Neuroimmunology

InflammationCytokineAutoimmune DiseaseAllergyAdaptive Immune System +9

Brain 3D-SSP SPECT analysis in dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease with and without dementia, and Alzheimer's disease

Yasunori Mito, Kazuto Yoshida, Ichiro Yabe, +5

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Neuroimaging BiomarkersAlzheimer's DiseaseDementiaFrontotemporal DementiaNeuroimaging +6

Memory and naïve B-cell subsets in patients with multiple sclerosis

Masaaki Niino, Makoto Hirotani, Yusei Miyazaki, +1

Neuroscience Letters

Neurobiology Of DiseaseNeurological DisorderMedicineImmunologyNeurological Progress +7

Correlation between DJ-1 levels in the cerebrospinal fluid and the progression of disabilities in multiple sclerosis patients

Makoto Hirotani, Chinatsu Maita, Masaaki Niino, +4

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Expansion of CD4+CD28− T cells producing high levels of interferon-γ in peripheral blood of patients with multiple sclerosis

Yusei Miyazaki, K Iwabuchi, Seiji Kikuchi, +5

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Reliability of the Japanese version of the scales for outcomes in Parkinson's disease-autonomic questionnaire

Masaaki Matsushima, Ichiro Yabe, Makoto Hirotani, +2

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

ReliabilityDisease-autonomic QuestionnaireReliability AnalysisNeuropsychologyPsychiatry +7