Electrophysiological subtypes and prognosis of childhood Guillain–Barré syndrome in Japan

K Nagasawa, S Kuwabara, S Misawa… - Muscle & Nerve …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is classified into acute inflammatory demyelinating
polyneuropathy (AIDP) and acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN), but little is known about the …

MR imaging of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

…, K Kobayashi, K Nagasawa… - American Journal …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
We report the case of a 9-year-old male patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
without papilledema for which MR imaging of the optic nerves and pituitary gland provided …

Interaction of organogermanium compounds with saccharides in aqueous solutions: Promotion of aldose-to-ketose isomerization and its molecular mechanism

T Nagasawa, K Sato, T Kasumi - Journal of Applied Glycoscience, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
This review discusses sugar isomerization with organogermanium compounds.
Organogermanium compounds markedly increase the aldose-ketose (glucose-fructose or lactose-…

Empty sella in children as a key for diagnosis

J Takanashi, H Suzuki, K Nagasawa, K Kobayashi… - Brain and …, 2001 - Elsevier
We performed magnetic resonance imaging of the pituitary gland in 354 children who were
under the care of our pediatric neurological outpatient department. Among them, an empty …

Efficient conversion of D-glucose to D-fructose in the presence of organogermanium compounds

T Nagasawa, K Sato, Y Shimada… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
D-Glucose and D-fructose are isomers of commonly consumed monosaccharides. The ratio
of conversion of D-glucose to D-fructose by glucose isomerase (xylose isomerase) is not …

MR-revealed myelination in the cerebral corticospinal tract as a marker for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher's disease with proteolipid protein gene duplication

…, K Sugita, Y Tanabe, K Nagasawa… - American journal …, 1999 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Pelizaeus-Merzbacher's disease (PMD) is caused by
mutations in the proteolipid protein (PLP) gene. Recent studies have shown that an increased …

Efficient Alkaline Isomerization of Lactose to Lactulose in the Presence of an Organogermanium Compound Sugar Isomerization with an Organogermanium …

T Nagasawa, K Sato, T Kasumi - Journal of applied glycoscience, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Lactulose, a disaccharide widely used in pharmaceuticals and functional foods, is produced
by lactose isomerization. Lactose and lactulose have an aldose–ketose relationship. Less …

Efficient Continuous Production of Lactulose Syrup by Alkaline Isomerization Using an Organogermanium Compound Continuous Production of Lactulose Syrup …

T Nagasawa, K Sato, T Kasumi - Journal of Applied Glycoscience, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Lactulose, a keto-type disaccharide widely used in pharmaceuticals and functional foods, is
produced by the isomerization of lactose. The organogermanium compound poly-trans-[(2-…

An organogermanium compound enhances the initial reaction rate of alkaline isomerization of an aldose into a ketose through enediol complex formation

K Sato, T Nagasawa, T Kasumi - Journal of Applied Glycoscience, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
We previously demonstrated that the organogermanium compound 3-(trihydroxygermyl)
propanoic acid (THGP) enhances the enzymatic and alkaline isomerization of an aldose to a …