I have been administering botulinum therapy for dystonia since 1992 and have treated many patients. I have also conducted research with Prof. Jun Kimura and Prof. Hiroshi Shibasaki at the Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University. In addition, I have performed clinical research on involuntary movements such as dystonia as a Research Fellow (PD) of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science with Dr. Ryuji Kaji (Utano National Hospital) at his laboratory of electrophysiology at Kyoto University. The following individuals, all of whom are considered authorities on involuntary movements and dystonia, also worked at the same laboratory: Dr. Takahiro Mezaki (Sakakibara Hakuho Hospital), Dr. Nagako Murase (Nara Medical Center, Department of Neurology), Dr. Toshiaki Suzuki (Kansai Medical University), Dr. Takashi Sakamoto (National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry), Dr. Shinichi Matsumoto (Osaka Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology), Dr. Takenori Abe (Nakamura Memorial Hospital, Department of Neurology).
At the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Kyoto Medical Center, we specialize in involuntary movements of the oral and facial area. We apply a comprehensive range of treatments for such involuntary movements, including medication, injections of local anesthetic (MAB therapy) or botulinum toxin (Botox), and surgery. There are no other departments that specialize in involuntary movements of the stomatognathic system. Accordingly, patients with involuntary movements of the orofacial region are referred to us from many hospitals. In addition, when patients require neurological, neurosurgical, or psychiatric treatment or examinations, they can be examined at our hospital’s Neurology, Psychiatry, or Neurosurgery departments. Due to these advantages, we receive numerous queries from all over Japan, and many patients come to our department for treatment from abroad.