Takefumi Hitomi

Education

1996    M.D.    Ehime University (Ehime, Japan)
2007    Ph.D.   Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan)

Professional Training and Employment

1996-1997   Residency of Neurology, Kyoto University Hospital
2005-2007   Clinical fellow of Neurology, Kyoto University Hospital
2007-2009   Postdoctoral scholar of Epilepsy Center, Neurological Institute, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Ohio, US)
2009-2013   Assistant Professor of Department of Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
2013-2017   Assistant Professor of Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
2017- Present   Lecturer Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine

Licensure and Certification
Japanese National Medical Board
Board Certified Member (Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, Japanese Society of Neurology, Japan Epilepsy Society, Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology)

Publications:

1.       Hitomi T, et al., Clinical anticipation in Japanese families of benign adult familial myoclonus epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2012.
2.       Hitomi T, et al., Increased cortical hyperexcitability and exaggerated myoclonus with aging in benign familial myoclonus epilepsy. Mov Disord. 2011.
3.       Hitomi T, et al., Generators and temporal succession of giant somatosensory evoked potentials in cortical reflex myoclonus: epicortical recording from sensorimotor cortex. Clin Neurophysiol. 2006.