KOTA KAGAWA

Last Updated :2026/02/03

Affiliations, Positions
Hiroshima University Hospital, Assistant Professor
E-mail
kotakgwhiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Clinical surgery;Neurosurgery

Research Keywords

  • epileptic focus
  • epilepsy
  • Electroencephalography
  • Magnetoencephalography

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Medical Neuroscience III
  2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practice for medical research

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Venous thromboembolism in neurosurgery, Neurological Surgery, 31, 885-889, 20030810
  2. Evaluation of high frequency oscillations by gradient magnetic-oscillation topography in epilepsy with lesions, 59, 672-674, 20211017
  3. A Survey on the Awareness of Epilepsy Treatments in Community Pharmacies., Cureus, 18(17), e79249-e79249, 20250218
  4. Interpersonal communication skills related to seizure outcomes in pediatric patients with vagus nerve stimulation., Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery-Advanced Techniques and Case Management, 24, 101080-101080, 20210417
  5. Magnetoencephalographic detection of the epileptic activity localized in the hippocampus using stereotactic electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography simultaneously, EPILEPSIA, 66(9), 3453-3464, 202509
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  6. Practical Applications of Robot Systems in Epilepsy Surgery, Neurological Surgery, 53(2), 357-367, 20250310
  7. Risk factors for wound dehiscence after surgery for epilepsy, JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 142(4), 927-935, 202504
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  8. Prediction of Seizure Outcome Using Combinations of Four Noninvasive Presurgical Modalities in Magnetic Resonance Imaging-negative Focal Intractable Epilepsy, NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA, 65(2), 81-91, 202502
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  9. Cortical mapping for epilepsy surgery, Currently Practical Neurosurgery, 28(1), 34-41, 20180118
  10. Preoperative Simulation in Epilepsy Surgery, Neurological Surgery, 52(2), 422-430, 20240310
  11. Retained Intracerebral Depth Electrode after Stereotactic Electroencephalography Monitoring: A Case Report., 11, 49-53, 20240214
  12. Magnetoencephalographic detection of synchronized epileptic activity between the hippocampus and insular cortex, Epilepsy and Behavior Reports, 26, 100669-100669, 20240418
  13. Gradient magnetic-oscillation topography depicts high-frequency oscillations on the brain surface related to the epileptic focus in intractable epilepsy with lesions., Hiroshima J Med Sci, 72, 11-19, 202306
  14. Hippocampal volumetry to determine the resection side in patients with intractable non-lesional bilateral temporal lobe epilepsy, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 13(1), 20230223
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  15. Magnetoencephalographic spikes with small spikes on simultaneous electroencephalography have high spatial clustering in temporal lobe epilepsy, EPILEPSY RESEARCH, 192, 202305
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  16. Characterization of cortical activity in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy by gradient magnetic field topography, CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 141, 62-74, 202209
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  17. Interpersonal communication skills related to seizure outcomes in pediatric patients with vagus nerve stimulation, INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY-ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND CASE MANAGEMENT, 24, 20210601
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  18. Comparison of seizure outcomes and ADL recovery period after total or anterior corpus callosotomy in adolescent and young adults with drop attacks and severe mental retardation, EPILEPSY RESEARCH, 176(106706), 1-8, 20211001
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  19. Secondary epileptogenesis on gradient magnetic-field topography correlates with seizure outcomes after vagus nerve stimulation, EPILEPSY RESEARCH, 167, 202011
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  20. Anti-seizure effect and neuronal activity change in the genetic-epileptic model rat with acute and chronic vagus nerve stimulation, EPILEPSY RESEARCH, 155, 201909
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  21. Preservation of Memory Despite Unresected Contralateral Hippocampal Volume Loss After Resection of Hippocampal Sclerosis in Seizure-Free Patients, WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 132
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  22. Intractable apneic seizures in a child with a deletion typically associated with Williams syndrome., Epileptic Disorders, 20, 530-534, 2018
  23. Effective withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs in premonitoring admission to capture seizures during limited video-EEG monitoring, Epilepsia Open, 2, 172-179, 2017
  24. Magnetoencephalography using gradient magnetic field topography (GMFT) can predict successful anterior corpus callosotomy in patients with drop attacks, CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 127(1), 221-229, 2016
  25. Combined surgical intervention with vagus nerve stimulation following corpus callosotomy in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA, 158(5), 1005-1012, 2016
  26. Novel Software for Performing Leksell Stereotactic Surgery without the Use of Printing Films: Technical Note, NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA, 56(4), 193-197, 2016
  27. Outcome of levetiracetam add-on therapy for adult localization-related epilepsy -intergenerational difference in efficacy, safety, and retention rate-, Journal of the Japan Epilepsy Society, 33(1), 28-36, 2015
  28. LONG-TERM ANALYSIS OF POST-OPERATIVE HIPPOCAMPAL VOLUME ON NON-EPILEPTIC SIDE USING MR VOLUMETRY IN PATIENTS WITH MESIAL TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY, EPILEPSIA, 54, 80-81, 2013
  29. ANALYSIS OF FREQUENCY AND INTERHEMISPHERIC TIME DIFFERENCE OF MEG SPIKES AFTER ANTERIOR CORPUS CALLOSOTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY AND DROP ATTACK, EPILEPSIA, 54, 163-163, 2013
  30. Electrocorticographic-Histopathologic Correlations Implying Epileptogenicity of Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor, NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA, 53(10), 676-687, 2013
  31. Successful treatment of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with bilateral hippocampal atrophy and false temporal scalp ictal onset: a case report, Hiroshima J Med Sci, 61, 37-41, 2012
  32. CAN WADA TEST PREDICT VERBAL MEMORY OUTCOME AFTER ANTERIOR TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH MESIAL TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY?, EPILEPSIA, 52, 197-197, 2011
  33. RELIABILITY OF EQUIVALENT CURRENT DIPOLE CLUSTER ON MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY: PRESURGICAL EVALUATION FOR INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY, EPILEPSIA, 52, 199-199, 2011
  34. INTEGRATING MAGNETIC-SOURCE AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING FOR NEURONAVIGATION OF ELECTRODE IMPLANTATION AND RESECTION OF FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA IN PATIENTS WITH INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY, EPILEPSIA, 52, 199-200, 2011
  35. Late recurrence of intractable epilepsy associated with MRI-occult pilocytic astrocytoma in the temporal lobe nine years after initial removal: A case report, Hiroshima J Med Sci, 60, 45-49, 2011
  36. COMPLEMENTARY USE OF GRADIENT MAGNETIC-FIELD TOPOGRAPHY (GMFT) AND EQUIVALENT CURRENT DIPOLE (ECD) FOR MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY IN PRESURGICAL EVALUATION OF INTRACTABLE NEOCORTICAL EPILEPSY, EPILEPSIA, 51, 91-91, 2010
  37. ANALYSIS OF ICTAL HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS USING GRADIENT MAGNETIC-FIELD TOPOGRAPHY ON MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY, EPILEPSIA, 50, 117-117, 2009
  38. Giant cell tumor of the temporal bone with intratumoral hemorrhage., Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 15(8), 923-927
  39. Multiple spontaneous dissecting aneurysms of the anterior cerebral and vertebral arteries., Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo), 45(5), 259-263
  40. Cerebral venous congestion following closed head injury in a child., Pediatric neurosurgery, 40(5), 241-244
  41. Arteriovenous malformation of the scalp: case report and review of the literature, Surgical Neurology, 62(3), 253-259

Publications such as books

  1. 2019/09/10, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery 2nd Ed, Chapter 18 Magnetoencephalography, Thieme Medical Publishers New York, 2019/09/10, 20190910, Textbook, Joint work, English, Otsubo H, Kagawa K, Snead OC, 1626238162, 8, 153-160

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Seizure outcomes and postoperative cognitive changes after total corpus callosotomy, Kota Kagawa, Go Seyama, Akitake Okamura, Rofat Askoro, Koji Iida, Nobutaka Horie, The 84th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neurosurgical Society, 2025/10/29, Without Invitation, English, Yokohama
  2. Wound Dehiscence after epilepsy surgery, Kagawa K, Seyama G, Okamura A, Askoro Rofat, Horie N, The 4th Meeting of Japan-China Neurosurgery Alliance, 2025/06/28, Without Invitation, English, Atami, Japan
  3. Incompatible cases with intracranial EEG recordings., Japan Epilepsy Society - Nihon Kohden Epilepsy Treatment Training Course in Indonesia., 2023/06/23, With Invitation, English, Web
  4. Indication of corpus callosotomy in patients with intractable epilepsy, The 56th Annual Congress of the Japan Epilepsy Society, 2023/10/19, Without Invitation, Japanese, Tokyo
  5. Characterization of cortical activity corresponding to generalized spike-and-wave in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy by gradient magnetic field topography (GMFT), Kagawa K, Hashizume A, Katagiri M, Seyama G, Okamura A, Iida K, American Epilepsy Society 76th Annual Meeting, 2022/12/04, Without Invitation, English, Nashville, USA
  6. Diagnosis and Treatment of Status Epilepticus, Hiroshima Neurosurgery Conference, 2022/06/28, With Invitation, Japanese, Hiroshima
  7. Effectiveness and safety of antiseizure drugs in video EEG monitoring, Kota Kagawa, Koji Iida, Akira Hashizume, Masaya Katagiri, Go Seyama, Akitake Okamura, Nobutaka Horie, The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2022/11/25, Without Invitation, Japanese, Kyoto
  8. Comparative analysis of generalized spike between in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome using gradient magnetic field topography, Kota Kagawa, Koji Iida, Akira Hashizume, Masaya Katagiri, Go Seyama, Akitake Okamura, Nobutaka Horie, The 81st Annual Meeting of the Japan Neurosurgical Society, 2022/09/28, Without Invitation, Japanese, Yokohama
  9. Does marriage with magnetoencephalography improve surgical outcome in patients with MR-negative intractable epilepsy?, Kota Kagawa, Koji Iida, Akira Hashizume, Masaya Katagiri, Go Seyama, Akitake Okamura, Nobutaka Horie, The 55th Annual Congress of the Japan Epilepsy Society, 2022/09/21, Without Invitation, Japanese, Sendai
  10. Utility of multimodal neuroimaging in presurgical evaluation of MR non-lesional refractory epilepsy, Kota Kagawa, Koji Iida, Akira Hashizume, Masaya Katagiri, Go Seyama, Akitake Okamura, Nobutaka Horie, The 45th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for CNS Computed Imaging, 2022/04/08, Without Invitation, Japanese, Yokohama
  11. Correlation between results of presurgical noninvasive studies and seizure outcome in nonlesional epilepsy, Kota Kagawa, Koji Iida, Akira Hashizume, Masaya Katagiri, Go Seyama, Akitake Okamura, Nobutaka Horie, The 44th Annual Meeting of Epilepsy Surgery Society of Japan, 2022/01/27, Without Invitation, Japanese
  12. Characterization of cortical activity corresponding to generalized spike-and-wave discharges in Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) using gradient magnetic field topography (GMFT), Kota Kagawa, International Joint Meeting 2020 in Kansai, 2021/02/25, With Invitation, Japanese, Osaka
  13. Seizure outcome and recovering period of ADL after anterior-partial and total corpus callosotomy in adolescents and young adults with drop attacks, Kota Kagawa, Akira Hashizume, Masaya Katagiri, Akirake Okamura, Kaoru Kurisu, Koji Iida, The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology, 2021/05/27, With Invitation, Japanese, other
  14. Prediction of drop attack cessation after total corpus callosotomy using gradient magnetic field topography (GMFT), The 79th Annual Meeting, The Japan Neurosurgical Society, 2020/10/15, Without Invitation, Japanese, Okayama
  15. Evalation of postsurgical outcome after corpus callosotomy depending on mental age and EEG findings, Kagawa K, Iida K, Hashizume A, Katagiri M, Seyama G, Okamura A, Kurisu K, The 43rd Annual Meeting of Epilepsy Surgery Society of Japan, 2020/01/09, Without Invitation, Japanese, Hamamatsu, Japan
  16. Gradient magnetic field topography can predict outcome after anterior corpus callosotomy in patient with intractable epilepsy and drop attacks, Kagawa K, iida K, Hashizume A, Katagiri M, Baba S, Kurisu K, Otsubo H, 49th Annual Meeting, Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2019/11/28, Without Invitation, Japanese, Fukushima, Japan
  17. Surgical outcome after anterior or total corpus callosotomy depending on chronological and mental age, Kagawa K, Iida K, Hashizume A, Katagiri M, Seyama G, Okamura A, Kurisu K, The 53rd Annual Congress of the Japanese Epilepsy Society, 2019/10/31, Without Invitation, English, Kobe, Japan
  18. Activity of Epilepsy Center, Hiroshima University Hospital, Kagawa K, Katagiri M, Hashizume A, Seyama G, Okamura A, Ishikawa N, Yamashita H, Maruyama H, Iida K, The 3rd Epilepsy Camp in Hiroshima, 2019/09/25, With Invitation, Japanese, 20200925, Hiroshima
  19. Preoperative evaluation for indication of total corpus callosotomy using gradient magnetic field topography (GMFT) in patients with intractable generalized epilepsy and drop attacks, Kagawa K, Iida K, Hashizume A, Katagiri M, Otsubo H, Kurisu K, International Society for the Advancement of Clinical MEG, 2019/09/12, Without Invitation, English, Toronto, Canada
  20. Preoperative evaluation for indication of total corpus callosotomy using gradient magnetic field topography (GMFT) in patients with intractable epilepsy and drop attacks, Kagawa K, Iida K, Hashizume A, Katagiri M, Seyama G, Otsubo H, Kurisu K, American Epilepsy Society 72th Annual Meeting, 2018/12/03, Without Invitation, English, New Orleans, USA
  21. Recent results of scalp video-EEG monitoring in Hiroshima University Hospital, Kagawa K, Iida K, Hashizume A, Seyama G, Kurisu K, 5th Himalayan Epilepsy Workshop, 2018/10/02, With Invitation, English, Kathmandu, Nepal
  22. Pre-op video EEG monitoring techniques, Kagawa K, Iida K, Hashizume A, Seyama G, Kurisu K, 4th Himalayan Epilepsy Workshop, 2018/04/11, With Invitation, English, Kathmandu, Nepal
  23. Customizing withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs in pre-monitoring admission to capture seizures during limited video-EEG monitoring, Kagawa K, Iida K, Baba S, Hashizume A, Katagiri M, Kurisu K, Otsubo H, The 51st Congress of the Japanese Epilepsy Society, 2017/11/03, Without Invitation, English, Kyoto

Social Activities

Other Social Contributions

  1. Japan Epilepsy Society - Nihon Kohden Epilepsy Treatment Training Course in Indonesia, Incompatible cases with intracranial EEG recording, Nihon Kohden, 2023/06/23, 2023/06/23, Lecturer, Lecture, Others