Neurology

What we do

Since our symptoms are perceived through the nervous system, all symptoms can be subject to neurology. Speaking of internal organs, it extends from the brain to the spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and muscles, and our department examines the whole body in that sense.

The Department of Neurology has been playing an important role for all medical setting in Kameda Medical Center as a gate keeper, and has been introduced by all other departments and has been introduced to all other departments.

The main targeted symptoms are consciousness disorder, convulsions, headache, hemiplegia and muscle weakness, tremor, numbness, dizziness, forgetfulness, and strange behavior, and the diseases include stroke, Parkinson's disease, various intractable neurological diseases, Encephalitis / meningitis, spinal cord disease, immune neuromuscular disease, migraine, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, etc., and neurological symptoms associated with internal diseases and drug treatment are included in the range.

We make efforts to make an appropriate diagnosis for these symptoms and diseases.

(Updated: October 1, 2018)

Conditions we handle

Please see the What the Neurology Department does

Number of cases

（2024）
Number of outpatients: about 27,343/year
Number of inpatient: 16,853 / year

Operation results

None

List of Doctors

Senior Director, Department of Neurology, Kameda Neurocenter

Toshio FUKUTAKE

Subspeciality
General clinical neurology, neurosymptomatology, headache, cerebrovascular disease, spinal cord disease, Parkinson's disease, cognitive impairment, MRI diagnosis

Department name	Neurology
Medical School	Chiba University
Special Qualifications	Board Certified Member / Supervising Physician of the Japanese Society of Neurology Board Certified Member / Supervising Physician of the Japan Stroke Society Board Certified Member / Supervising Physician of the Japanese Headache Society Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, JSIM appointed physician for fellowship training Pysician designated by the Act on the Welfare of Persons with Physical Disabilities (physical disability, speech disorder, mastication impairment, equilibrium disorder)
Education & Career	Mar 1981: Graduated from Chiba University School of Medicine M.D., Ph.D. Formerly Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University Apr 2003: Joined Kameda Medical Center as Chief, Department of Neurology Since 2003: Visiting Lecturer, Chiba University School of Medicine Apr 2021: Clinical Professor, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine Nov 2023: Chief, Department of Neurology, Kameda Neurocenter Oct 2024: Senior Director, Department of Neurology, Kameda Neurocenter 【Published】 "How to Approach and Think About Neurological Symptoms: Recommendations for General Neurology" (2nd Edition) (Igaku-Shoin) "Clinical Neurology Notes on the Spinal Cord" (Miwa Shoten) "Neurological Signs and Symptoms with Color Illustrations" (BUNKODO CO., LTD.) 【Editted】 "Neurological Semiology of the Spine and Spinal Cord for Dynamic Diagnosis" (Miwa Shoten) "Numbness" (Igaku-Shoin)

Deputy Chief, Department of Neurology, Kameda Neurocenter

Hidehiro SHIBAYAMA

Subspeciality
Parkinson's disease and its related diseases, involuntary movement, encephalitis, sleep disorder

Department name	Neurology
Medical School	The University of Tokyo
Special Qualifications	Board Certified Member / Supervising Physician of the Japanese Society of Neurology Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine M.D., Ph.D.
Education & Career	Mar 1983: Graduated from the University of Tokyo Apr 1983: Misato Kenwa Hospital Oct 1990: M.D., Ph.D., Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Nov 1990: Misato Kenwa Hospital Nov 1994: Joined Kameda Medical Center as a physician, Department of Neurology Feb 1995: Assistant Chief, Department of Neurology Sep 2001: Deputy Chief, Department of Neurology Nov 2023: Deputy Chief, Department of Neurology, Kameda Neurocenter

Deputy Chief, Department of Neurology, Kameda Neurocenter

Ryoko TAKEUCHI

Subspeciality
neurology

Department name	Neurology
Medical School	Gunma University
Special Qualifications	Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Neurology Completed the Palliative Care Training Workshop for Physicians in Cancer Care
Education & Career	Mar 2004: Graduated from Gunma University School of Medicine Apr 2004: Junior Resident, Ohta General Hospital Foundation Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital Apr 2006: Senior Resident, Department of Neurology, Kameda Medical Center Apr 2010: Staff Physician, Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University Mar 2016: Graduated from Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Apr 2016: Joined Kameda Medical Center as Assistant Chief, Department of Neurology Apr 2019: Deputy Chief, Department of Neurology Nov 2023: Deputy Chief, Department of Neurology, Kameda Neurocenter

Assistant Chief, Department of Neurology, Kameda Neurocenter

Kazue TAJIMA

Department name	Neurology
Medical School	Hiroshima University
Special Qualifications	Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, Fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (FJSIM) Board Certified Member / Supervising Physician of the Japanese Society of Neurology
Education & Career	Mar 2006: Graduated from Hiroshima University School of Medicine Apr 2008: Junior Resident, National Hospital Organization Higashihiroshima Medical Center Apr 2010: Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Higashihiroshima Medical Center Apr 2013: Joined Kameda Medical Center as Senior Resident, Department of Neurology Apr 2014: Staff Physician, Department of Neurology Sep 2015: Assistant Chief, Department of Neurology Nov 2023: Assistant Chief, Department of Neurology, Kameda Neurocenter