New guidelines for management of febrile seizures in Japan

J Natsume, S Hamano, K Iyoda, H Kanemura… - Brain and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In 2015, the Japanese Society of Child Neurology released new guidelines for the
management of febrile seizures, the first update of such guidelines since 1996. In 1988, the …

MRI volumetry of the thalamus in temporal, extratemporal, and idiopathic generalized epilepsy

J Natsume, N Bernasconi, F Andermann… - Neurology, 2003 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To examine the specificity of thalamic atrophy in epilepsy. Methods: Thalamic
volume measurements were carried out using high-resolution MRI in 40 patients with …

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging of the thalamus in idiopathic generalized epilepsy

A Bernasconi, N Bernasconi, J Natsume, SB Antel… - Brain, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Experimental work in animal models of generalized epilepsy and clinical data in humans with
idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) indicate that the thalamo‐cortical circuitry is involved …

Progression in temporal lobe epilepsy: differential atrophy in mesial temporal structures

N Bernasconi, J Natsume, A Bernasconi - Neurology, 2005 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine the relationship between hippocampal, amygdalar, and entorhinal
cortex atrophy and duration of epilepsy, presence of secondary generalized seizures, and …

A nationwide survey of pediatric acquired demyelinating syndromes in Japan

…, J Takanashi, Y Takahashi, H Tamai, J Natsume… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
J. Natsume: study design and conceptualization as well as data acquisition. S. Hamano: …
Natsume reports no disclosures relevant to the manuscript. S. Hamano received research …

CDKL5 alterations lead to early epileptic encephalopathy in both genders

JS Liang, K Shimojima, R Takayama, J Natsume… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Genetic mutations of the cyclin‐dependent kinase‐like 5 gene (CDKL5) have been
reported in patients with epileptic encephalopathy, which is characterized by intractable …

EEG for predicting early neurodevelopment in preterm infants: an observational cohort study

…, T Kubota, K Maruyama, Y Kato, T Kato, J Natsume… - …, 2012 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To clarify the prognostic value of conventional EEG for the identification of
preterm infants at risk for subsequent adverse neurodevelopment in the current perinatal care …

A severity score for acute necrotizing encephalopathy

H Yamamoto, A Okumura, J Natsume, S Kojima… - Brain and …, 2015 - Elsevier
… Jun Natsume and Seiji Kojima interpreted the data and reviewed and revised manuscript,
and approved the final manuscript as submitted. Masashi Mizuguch critically supervised data …

How do the clinical features of brain tumours in childhood progress before diagnosis?

…, H Kidokoro, Y Miyajima, T Fukazawa, J Natsume… - Brain and …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the progression of the clinical features from symptom onset to
diagnosis in children with brain tumours. Design: Retrospective case note review. Patients: …

Clinical and neuroimaging findings in children with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

H Yamamoto, J Natsume, H Kidokoro, N Ishihara… - european journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To clarify the clinical and radiological spectrum of posterior reversible encephalopathy
syndrome (PRES) in children, and to identify the prognostic factors. Methods The …