Kenji Kosaka (psychiatrist)
| Kenji Kosaka | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 小阪 憲司 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Fields |
Psychiatry Neuroscience |
| Institutions | Yokohama City University |
| Alma mater | Kanazawa University |
| Known for | Dementia with Lewy bodies |
| Notable awards | Asahi Prize (2013) |
Kenji Kosaka (小阪 憲司 Kosaka Kenji, born 1939) is a Japanese psychiatrist, known for his pioneer research on Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), which he discovered.[1]
Life
Kosaka was born in Ise, Mie, and completed his M.D. in 1965 from Kanazawa University.[1] He was appointed as a professor of psychiatry at Yokohama City University School of Medicine in 1991, before becoming a director of Yokohama City University Medical Center in 1995.[1] He has been a director of Medical Care Court Clinic in Yokohama since 2011.[2]
He received the 2013 Asahi Prize for discovering Dementia with Lewy bodies.[3]
Contribution
In 1976, Kosaka described the concept of Dementia with Lewy bodies for the first time.[4] Two years later, he reported three autopsied cases of Dementia with Lewy bodies.[5]
The term Dementia with Lewy bodies was proposed at the first international workshop held in 1995, and is now in common use.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 小阪名誉教授 [Professor Emeritus Kosaka] (in Japanese). Ashitaba Mental Clinic. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ↑ メディカルケアコートクリニック [Medical Care Court Clinic] (in Japanese). Medical Care Court Clinic. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ↑ "The Asahi Prize". Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ↑ Kosaka K, Oyanagi S, Matsushita M, and Hori A. (1976). "Presenile dementia with Alzheimer-, Pick- and Lewy-body changes". Acta Neuropathol 36 (3): 221–233. doi:10.1007/bf00685366. PMID 188300.
- ↑ Kosaka K. (1978). "Lewy bodies in cerebral cortex, report of three cases". Acta Neuropathol 42 (2): 127–134. doi:10.1007/bf00690978. PMID 654884.
- ↑ レビー小体型認知症研究会 [Japanese Society for Dementia with Lewy bodies] (in Japanese). Retrieved February 3, 2014.