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Department of Neurology

Our practice

We neurologists perform the diagnosis, treatment, functional recovery, prognostic expectation, genetic counseling and follow-up of the disorders of brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve and muscle.
In our department, neurologists provide medical care for the patients suffering from tremor, numbnesss, headache, dizziness, wamble, weakenss, paralysis, gait disturbance, dementia, impaired consciouseness, seizure, and so on.
We provide management and services for a large variety of disorders as below.
-Neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson’s disease/Parkinsonian syndrome, spinocerebellar degeneration, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease etc.)
-Stroke (Cerebral infarction, transient ischemic attack, brain hemorrhage etc.)
-Peripheral neuropathy (Polyneuropahy, Guillain-Barre syndrome etc.)
-Myopathy (Myasthenia Gravis, Muscular dystrophy, Polymyositis etc.)
-Demyelinating disease (Multiple sclerosis etc.)
-Infectious disease (Meningitis, Encephalitis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease etc.)
-Headache (Migrane, tension headache, trigeminal neuralgia etc.)
-Epilepsy
-Neurologic disorders associated with various medical disease

Specialized field

Parkinson’s disease and its associated disorders, Motor neuron diseases, Stroke, Immune-mediated neurological disease, peripheral neuropathy, myopathy, meningitis, encephalaitis, headache, ataxia, gait disturbance, dementia, language disorders, epilepsy

Staff (October 2015)

Position Name Licenses certified by academia
Professor Hidefumi Ito Board Certified Member and Attending Physician of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Neurologist and Senior Fellow of the Japanese Society of Neurology
Associate professor Ken-ya Murata Board Certified Member and Attending Physician of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Neurologist and Senior Fellow of the Japanese Society of Neurology
Board accredited headache specialist
Japanese Board-certificated Physiatrist
Lecturer Masaya Hironishi Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Neurologist and Senior Fellow of the Japanese Society of Neurology
Board Certified Physician and Certified Educator of the Japan Society for Dementia Research
Assistant professor Yasuhiro Hiwatani Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Neurologist of the Japanese Society of Neurology
Board Certified Physician of the Japan Society for Dementia Research
Assistant professor Masaaki Yasui Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Neurologist of the Japanese Society of Neurology
Assistant professor Jin-su Koh Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Neurologist of the Japanese Society of Neurology
University assistant professor and graduate student Maki Hosokawa Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Neurologist of the Japanese Society of Neurology
University assistant professor and graduate student Maiko Takahashi Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Neurologist of the Japanese Society of Neurology
University assistant professor and graduate student Yoshiaki Nakayama Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Neurologist of the Japanese Society of Neurology
University assistant professor and graduate student Megumi Mori Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Neurologist of the Japanese Society of Neurology
University assistant professor Masae Izawa Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Neurologist of the Japanese Society of Neurology