Katsuhiro Itoh

Publications (2)0.13 Total impact

• Article: Report on the international Primary Neurosurgical Life Support course in the eighth Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  Takehiro Nakamura, Yasuhiko Ajimi, Hiroshi Okudera, Mikito Yamada, Izumi Toyoda, Katsuhiro Itoh, Shuei Imizu, Masaaki Iwase, Yoshihiro Natori, Hiroki Ohkuma, Teruyasu Hirayama, Katsuji Shima, Keiji Kawamoto, Yoko Kato
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  ABSTRACT: On November 22, 2010, a simulation-based hands-on education course for medical staff in the neurosurgical fields was held in 8(th) Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons (ACNS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The present education course called Primary Neurosurgical Life Support (PNLS) course had been started by the Japan Society of Neurosurgical Emergency since 2008. This report summarizes the international version of PNLS course in 8(th) ACNS.
  Asian journal of neurosurgery. 01/2011; 6(1):2-5.
• Article: [Leiomyosarcoma of the uterus metastatic to the brain].

  Akira Munakata, Kenichiro Asano, Toru Hatayama, Katsuhiro Itoh, Shigeharu Suzuki, Hiroki Ohkuma
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  ABSTRACT: A case of 52-year-old female presented with dysarthria and paresis of right upper extremity 3 years after an operation and chemotherapy for uterine leiomyosarcoma. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an enhanced mass in the left corona radiata. Brain biopsy was carried out and pathological examination of the specimen showed features of a leiomyosarcoma. Uterine leiomyosarcoma is an uncommon tumor and its metastasis to the brain is rare. Only 13 other cases have been published. The patient underwent gamma-knife therapy and obtains good quality of life.
  No shinkei geka. Neurological surgery 05/2006; 34(4):409-13. · 0.13 Impact Factor