Kazuo Fujihara
Professor
Department of Neurology
Tohoku University
Japan
Biography
Dr. Kazuo Fujihara, is a Professor of Neurology, at Tohoku University School of medicine. He is M.D. and Ph.D.
Research Interest
Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutics
Publications
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Misu, T., Fujihara, K., Nakashima, I., Miyazawa, I., Okita, N., Takase, S., & Itoyama, Y. (2002). Pure opticâ€spinal form of multiple sclerosis in Japan. Brain, 125(11), 2460-2468.
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Bradl, M., Misu, T., Takahashi, T., Watanabe, M., Mader, S., Reindl, M., ... & Itoyama, Y. (2009). Neuromyelitis optica: pathogenicity of patient immunoglobulin in vivo. Annals of neurology, 66(5), 630-643.
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Wingerchuk, D. M., Banwell, B., Bennett, J. L., Cabre, P., Carroll, W., Chitnis, T., ... & Jarius, S. (2015). International consensus diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. Neurology, 85(2), 177-189.
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Takahashi, T., Fujihara, K., Nakashima, I., Misu, T., Miyazawa, I., Nakamura, M., ... & Sato, S. (2007). Anti-aquaporin-4 antibody is involved in the pathogenesis of NMO: a study on antibody titre. Brain, 130(5), 1235-1243.
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Lennon, V. A., Wingerchuk, D. M., Kryzer, T. J., Pittock, S. J., Lucchinetti, C. F., Fujihara, K., ... & Weinshenker, B. G. (2004). A serum autoantibody marker of neuromyelitis optica: distinction from multiple sclerosis. The Lancet, 364(9451), 2106-2112.
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Polman, C. H., Reingold, S. C., Banwell, B., Clanet, M., Cohen, J. A., Filippi, M., ... & Lublin, F. D. (2011). Diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: 2010 revisions to the McDonald criteria. Annals of neurology, 69(2), 292-302.