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Neurosurgery Lab
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The lab treats diseases of the brain and spinal cord with surgery and cutting-edge medicine.
AboutAbout the lab
Confronting hard-to-treat diseases and advancing cutting-edge medicine.
The lab works on surgical treatment of diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, and on research into their diagnosis and treatment.
It covers a wide range of areas: cerebrovascular disease, brain tumors, functional neurosurgery, spinal and spinal cord disease, pediatric disorders, and neurotrauma.
At the Comprehensive Stroke Center of Chiba University Hospital, the lab is actively engaged in treatments such as endovascular thrombectomy.
It also places importance on educating young doctors, for example through hands-on seminars at the Clinical Anatomy Laboratory (CAL), held with the cooperation of the Department of Anatomy.
Key terms
- Cerebrovascular disease
- A disease caused by blockage or rupture of blood vessels in the brain, such as cerebral infarction and subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Glioma
- A tumor arising from glial cells, which support nerve cells in the brain. It spreads by infiltrating normal brain tissue
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
- A treatment in which electrodes are placed deep in the brain and continuously deliver electrical stimulation to relieve neurological symptoms
NewsLab news
A physician from the lab received the Best Presentation Award at the 50th Tokyo Brain Tumor Treatment Forum
A paper by Professor Higuchi and colleagues was published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
A paper by Professor Higuchi and colleagues was published in J Neurosurg Case Lessons
A paper by Professor Higuchi and colleagues was published in Anticancer Research
A paper by Professor Higuchi and colleagues was published in Clinical Neuroradiology
ResearchResearch themes
The lab works on surgery-centered treatments for diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, along with clinical research to confirm their effects. In collaboration with basic science departments within the university, it also pursues research that will shape future medicine, such as searching for markers that can be used in diagnosis.
*Illustrative imageTreatment of Cerebrovascular Disease
At the Comprehensive Stroke Center, the lab treats cerebral infarction and subarachnoid hemorrhage, including endovascular thrombectomy, in which a catheter is used to reopen blocked vessels.
*Illustrative imageSkull Base and Pituitary Surgery
The lab was among the first in Japan to introduce surgery that removes tumors in the pituitary region by inserting an endoscope through the nostril without touching the brain. It treats patients referred from both inside and outside the prefecture.
*Illustrative imageGlioma Treatment
Gliomas spread by infiltrating normal brain tissue. Using awake surgery based on intraoperative monitoring and fluorescent labeling agents, the lab aims to remove tumors while preserving neurological function.
*Illustrative imageFunctional Neurosurgery
For symptoms that are hard to control with medication, such as those of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, intractable pain, and epilepsy, the lab performs deep brain stimulation and spinal cord stimulation.
MembersFaculty
The lab's members consist of faculty, graduate students, research students, residents, and ward staff.
- ProfessorYoshinori Higuchi
- Associate ProfessorTomoo Matsutani
- Clinical Associate ProfessorKentaro Horiguchi
- LecturerSeiichiro Hirono
- Clinical LecturerYosuke Tajima
- Assistant ProfessorMasayoshi Kobayashi
- Assistant ProfessorShigeki Nakano
- Assistant ProfessorMasaaki Kubota
- Assistant ProfessorTatsuma Matsuda
- Project Assistant ProfessorIzumi Suda
- Project Assistant ProfessorKo Ozaki
- Project Assistant ProfessorToshiki Ishikura
- Project Assistant ProfessorSatoshi Kurihara
- Project Assistant ProfessorAkihiko Adachi
- Project LecturerYoichi Yoshida
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Эндоскоп (ФЦН Тюмень)” Дмитрий Кошелев / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disease: “Cerebral angiography, arteria vertebralis sinister injection” Lipothymia / Public domain (cropped)
- Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery: “Yang in TMJ endoscopic operarion” Lisapan226 / CC0 (cropped)
- Glioma Treatment: “PET MRI Scanner (NIH BioArt )” Courtesy of NIAID Malcolm Houston / Public domain (cropped)
- Functional Neurosurgery: “X-ray of deep brain stimulation in OCD, L” Jmarchn / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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