FUJISAWA, Michiko

mfujisaw cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Research Departments・Position

Environmental Coexistence・Affiliated Associate Professor

Area

Research Interests / Keywords

・Survey of neurodegenerative disease in Papua, Indonesia
・Prevalence of dementia in the community


Overview

Survey of neurodegenerative disease in Papua, Indonesia

There is a high prevalence of overlapping ALS, parkinsonism and cognitive impairment, which has also been previously reported in Guam and Kii. To clarify the recent change of clinical epidemiology of the diseases in Papua, the clinical characteristics and prevalence of the diseases were followed up annually.

Research funds

Type Theme Period
Challenging Research (Exploratory) Community Kyoshoku (eating together) – evaluating neighborhood activities effectiveness on healthy aging 2019 – 2021
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 地域住民とともにおこなう認知症進行予防と支援に関する研究 2018 – 2022
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) Transition of clinical type in neurodegenerative diseases in Papua in Indonesia 2017 – 2021
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) Longitudinal study for prevalence and prognosis of neuro-degenerative diseases in Papua, Indonesia 2013 – 2016