Kentaro Kawamura
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Position
Visiting Researcher
Affiliations
Kagoshima University
Research Interests
My research interests focus on neuromodulation and neuroimaging to elucidate sensorimotor integration and develop individualized rehabilitation strategies for neurological disorders, with particular interest in non-invasive brain stimulation and multimodal assessments including EEG, TMS and MRI-based functional imaging.
Research Groups
Brain Stimulation group
ADAPT-PD project
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2003
PhD in Medical Science, Kagoshima University
2002
MD, University of the Ryukyus
Employments
2026 - Present
Intern at DRCMR
2019 - Present
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University
2015 - 2019
Staff Physician, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kagoshima University Hospital
2002 - 2015
Neurosurgeon, Tokushukai Hospitals
Full CV
Publications
Kawamura K*, Etoh S, Ueno M, Ohama R, Hoei T, Hagihara S, Shimodozono M. Immediate changes during dysesthesia-matched transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in refractory neuropathic pain: a retrospective observational case series. J Neuroeng Rehabil. Under review.
Kawamura K*, Etoh S, Noma T, Hayashi R, Jonoshita Y, Natsume K, Niidome S, Yu Y, Shimodozono M. Quantitative measurement of resistance force and subsequent attenuation during passive isokinetic extension of the wrist in patients with mild to moderate spasticity after stroke. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2022;19(1):110.
Kawamura K*, Etoh S, Shimodozono M. Transcranial magnetic stimulation for diplopia in a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 6: a case report. Cerebellum & Ataxias. 2018;5:1-7.
Etoh S*, Kawamura K, Tomonaga K, Miura S, Harada S, Noma T, Kikuno S, Ueno M, Miyata R, Shimodozono M. Effects of concomitant neuromuscular electrical stimulation during repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation before repetitive facilitation exercise on the hemiparetic hand. Neurorehabilitation. 2019;45(3):323-329.
Ueno M, Kawamura K, Ohama R, Shigenobu K, Ogura T, Shimodozono M. Carnitine deficiency in rehabilitation ward patients and its association with activities of daily living: a pilot retrospective observational study. Arch Rehabil Res. 2025;100493.
Miyara K, Kawamura K, Matsumoto S, Ohwatashi A, Itashiki Y, Uema T, Noma T, Ikeda K, Shimodozono M*. Acute changes in cortical activation during active ankle movement after whole-body vibration for spasticity in hemiplegic legs of stroke patients: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2020;27(1):67-74.
Miyara K*, Etoh S, Kawamura K, Shimodozono M. Effects of lower limb segmental muscle vibration on primary motor cortex short-latency intracortical inhibition and spinal excitability in healthy humans. Exp Brain Res. 2022;240(1):311-320.
Amano Y, Noma T, Etoh S, Miyata R, Kawamura K, Shimodozono M*. Reaching exercise for chronic paretic upper extremity after stroke using a novel rehabilitation robot with arm-weight support and concomitant electrical stimulation and vibration: before-and-after feasibility trial. Biomed Eng Online. 2020;19(1):28.
Natsume K, Yoshida A*, Sakakima H, Yonezawa H, Kawamura K, Shimodozono M. Age-independent benefits of postoperative rehabilitation during chemoradiotherapy on functional outcomes and survival in patients with glioblastoma. J Neurooncol. 2024;170:129-137.
Natsume K, Sakakima H, Kawamura K, Yoshida A, Akihiro S, Yonezawa H, Yoshimoto K, Shimodozono M.
Factors influencing the improvement of activities of daily living during inpatient rehabilitation in newly diagnosed patients with glioblastoma multiforme. J Clin Med. 2022; 11(2):417.