Akio Sakai

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Top papers

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1 Neuromelanin magnetic resonance imaging of locus ceruleus and substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease. Neuroreport 2006 1.37
2 Age-related changes in locus ceruleus on neuromelanin magnetic resonance imaging at 3 Tesla. Magn Reson Med Sci 2006 1.00
3 Effectiveness of a multimodal community intervention program to prevent suicide and suicide attempts: a quasi-experimental study. PLoS One 2013 0.94
4 Use of neuromelanin-sensitive MRI to distinguish schizophrenic and depressive patients and healthy individuals based on signal alterations in the substantia nigra and locus ceruleus. Biol Psychiatry 2008 0.92
5 A community intervention trial of multimodal suicide prevention program in Japan: a novel multimodal community intervention program to prevent suicide and suicide attempt in Japan, NOCOMIT-J. BMC Public Health 2008 0.91
6 Monoamine neurons in the human brain stem: anatomy, magnetic resonance imaging findings, and clinical implications. Neuroreport 2008 0.89
7 Serotonin receptor antagonist inhibits monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension and prolongs survival in rats. Cardiovasc Res 2003 0.89
8 Effects of nicorandil on monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2005 0.89
9 Knowledge of and attitudes toward suicide and depression among Japanese in municipalities with high suicide rates. J Epidemiol 2005 0.88
10 Contribution of nitric oxide to adaptation of tibetan sheep to high altitude. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2004 0.85
11 Study of the outcome of suicide attempts: characteristics of hospitalization in a psychiatric ward group, critical care center group, and non-hospitalized group. BMC Psychiatry 2010 0.84
12 Usefulness of reminiscence therapy for community mental health. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2012 0.84
13 Reduced signal of locus ceruleus in depression in quantitative neuromelanin magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroreport 2007 0.84
14 Predictors for delayed encephalopathy following acute carbon monoxide poisoning. BMC Emerg Med 2014 0.82
15 The impact of inpatient suicide on psychiatric nurses and their need for support. BMC Psychiatry 2011 0.82
16 Nitric oxide inhibitor altitude-dependently elevates pulmonary arterial pressure in high-altitude adapted yaks. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2005 0.81
17 Factor analysis of Zung Scale scores in a Japanese general population. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2004 0.81
18 Characteristics of suicide attempts in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia in comparison with depression: a study of emergency room visit cases in Japan. Schizophr Res 2012 0.80
19 [Paliperidone, risperidone]. Nihon Rinsho 2013 0.80
20 Reduced pulmonary vascular reactivity after cold exposure to acute hypoxia: a role of nitric oxide (NO). High Alt Med Biol 2007 0.80
21 Evaluation of the use of an integration-type laser-Doppler flowmeter with a temperature-loading instrument for measuring skin blood flow in elderly subjects during cooling load: comparison with younger subjects. Int J Biometeorol 2003 0.80
22 Predisposition for borderline personality disorder with comorbid major depression is associated with that for polycystic ovary syndrome in female Japanese population. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2011 0.79
23 Two patients with delayed neuropsychiatric sequelae caused by exposure to carbon monoxide under the same conditions. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2012 0.79
24 Endogenous nitric oxide and pulmonary circulation response to hypoxia in high-altitude adapted Tibetan sheep. Eur J Appl Physiol 2004 0.79
25 Visual discrimination among patients with depression and schizophrenia and healthy individuals using semiquantitative color-coded fast spin-echo T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroradiology 2009 0.78
26 Amlodipine prevents monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension and prolongs survival in rats independent of blood pressure lowering. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2007 0.77
27 Blunted effect of the Kv channel inhibitor on pulmonary circulation in Tibetan sheep: a model for studying hypoxia and pulmonary artery pressure regulation. Respirology 2004 0.76
28 Conduct disorder in an adolescent girl treated with an insulin-sensitizing agent. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2008 0.76
29 A case of drug overdose-induced, severe electrocardiogram abnormalities: investigation through plasma drug concentrations. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2012 0.75
30 A randomized controlled multicenter trial of post-suicide attempt case management for the prevention of further attempts in Japan (ACTION-J). BMC Public Health 2009 0.75
31 Time-dependent changes in pulmonary vascular responses to acute hypoxia during and after cold exposure in rats. Eur J Appl Physiol 2007 0.75
32 Atypical depression as a premonitory symptom of migraine managed by an oral contraceptive. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2008 0.75
33 [Suicide prevention and mental health]. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 2012 0.75
34 [Support of psychiatric care at Great Earthquake of Eastern Japan and a workshop for reconstructive measures (1)]. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 2011 0.75
35 [After the Great East Japan Earthquake : suicide prevention and a gatekeeper program]. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 2014 0.75
36 Comparison of cardiopulmonary response to endogenous nitric oxide inhibition in pigs inhabited at three levels of altitude. Eur J Appl Physiol 2005 0.75
37 Haizmann's madness: the concept of bizarreness and the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Hist Psychiatry 2004 0.75
38 [Psychiatric symptoms and psychopathological phenomena]. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 2006 0.75
39 [Hypothetical history of schizophrenia]. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 2010 0.75
40 [Understanding of abnormal psychiatric phenomena]. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 2006 0.75
41 [Mental health activities following the Great East Japan Earthquake in the stricken coastal area of Iwate Prefecture]. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 2013 0.75
42 [Importance of area activities to prevent suicide and the involvement of NOCOMIT-J]. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 2008 0.75
43 Oral contraceptive administration prevents relapse of periodic psychosis with hyperprolactinemia. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2007 0.75
44 Detection of changes in the ventral tegmental area of patients with schizophrenia using neuromelanin-sensitive MRI. Neuroreport 2016 0.75
45 Comparison of pulmonary vascular response to endogenous nitric oxide inhibition in sheep and pigs living at 2,300 m. J Comp Physiol B 2004 0.75
46 [Care extended by Iwate Medical School to the residents of the disaster-stricken areas:toward mid- to long-term plans]. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 2012 0.75