The 20 Best Hereditary Hyperekplexia Doctors in Japan

Find the Top Hereditary Hyperekplexia Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 06/30/2026

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MediFind found 127 doctor with experience in Hereditary Hyperekplexia near Japan. Of these, 110 are Experienced, 13 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.

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    Distinguished in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Naoko Matsui
    Distinguished in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Naoko Matsui
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    Tokushima, JP 

    Naoko Matsui practices practicing medicine in Tokushima, Japan. Ms. Matsui is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stiff Person Syndrome, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, Multifocal Motor Neuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis, and Thymectomy.

    Distinguished in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Keiko Tanaka
    Distinguished in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Keiko Tanaka
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    Niigata, JP 

    Keiko Tanaka practices practicing medicine in Niigata, Japan. Ms. Tanaka is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Stiff Person Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Tissue Biopsy.

    Distinguished in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Yuishin Izumi
    Distinguished in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Yuishin Izumi
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    Tokushima, JP 

    Yuishin Izumi practices practicing medicine in Tokushima, Japan. Izumi is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. They are also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Thrombectomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

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    Distinguished in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Takahiro Iizuka-Takiyama
    Distinguished in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Takahiro Iizuka-Takiyama
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    Sagamihara, JP 

    Takahiro Iizuka-Takiyama practices practicing medicine in Sagamihara, Japan. Mr. Iizuka-Takiyama is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Status Epilepticus, and Stiff Person Syndrome.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Takeshi Taketani
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Takeshi Taketani
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    JP 

    Takeshi Taketani practices practicing medicine in Japan. Mr. Taketani is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glutaric Acidemia Type 2, Hypophosphatasia (HPP), Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (VLCAD) Deficiency, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, and Aneurysm Repair.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Ryuji Kaji
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Ryuji Kaji
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    Tokushima, JP 

    Ryuji Kaji practices practicing medicine in Tokushima, Japan. Mr. Kaji is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Multifocal Motor Neuropathy, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thymectomy.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Hiromi Hirata
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Hiromi Hirata
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    Sagamihara, JP 

    Hiromi Hirata practices practicing medicine in Sagamihara, Japan. Hirata is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. They are also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Neurogenic Type, Congenital Contractures, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, and Hereditary Hyperekplexia.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Kazuhiro Horiuchi
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Kazuhiro Horiuchi
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    Hakodate, JP 

    Kazuhiro Horiuchi practices practicing medicine in Hakodate, Japan. Mr. Horiuchi is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stiff Person Syndrome, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, Neurosarcoidosis, Continuous Muscle Fiber Activity Hereditary, and Microvascular Decompression.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Yukimune Okubo
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Yukimune Okubo
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    JP 

    Yukimune Okubo practices practicing medicine in Japan. Okubo is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. They are also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Myoclonic Epilepsy, Congenital Contractures, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, Rhizotomy, and Thymectomy.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Noriko Togashi
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Noriko Togashi
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    JP 

    Noriko Togashi practices practicing medicine in Japan. Ms. Togashi is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chromosome 13q Duplication, Trisomy 13, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, VLDLR-Associated Cerebellar Hypoplasia, and Thymectomy.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Kazuhiro Haginoya
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Kazuhiro Haginoya
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    Sendai, JP 

    Kazuhiro Haginoya practices practicing medicine in Sendai, Japan. Mr. Haginoya is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Porencephaly, Porencephaly, Schizencephaly, Rhizotomy, and Thymectomy.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Shigeo Kure
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Shigeo Kure
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    Sendai, JP 

    Shigeo Kure practices practicing medicine in Sendai, Japan. Mr. Kure is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Galactokinase Deficiency, Galactose Epimerase Deficiency, Classic Galactosemia, and Galactosemia.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Yoko Aoki
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Yoko Aoki
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    Sendai, JP 

    Yoko Aoki practices practicing medicine in Sendai, Japan. Ms. Aoki is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. She is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses RASopathies, Noonan Syndrome, Cavernous Lymphangioma, and Costello Syndrome.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Atsuo Kikuchi
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Atsuo Kikuchi
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    Sendai, JP 

    Atsuo Kikuchi practices practicing medicine in Sendai, Japan. Kikuchi is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. They are also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Galactose Epimerase Deficiency, Galactokinase Deficiency, Classic Galactosemia, Galactosemia, and Rhizotomy.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Wakaba Endo
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Wakaba Endo
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    Sendai, JP 

    Wakaba Endo practices practicing medicine in Sendai, Japan. Endo is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. They are also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, VLDLR-Associated Cerebellar Hypoplasia, and Thymectomy.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Takehiko Inui
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Takehiko Inui
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    Sendai, JP 

    Takehiko Inui practices practicing medicine in Sendai, Japan. Inui is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. They are also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Hereditary Hyperekplexia, Paraplegia, VLDLR-Associated Cerebellar Hypoplasia, Rhizotomy, and Thymectomy.

    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Tetsuya Niihori
    Advanced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Tetsuya Niihori
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    Sendai, JP 

    Tetsuya Niihori practices practicing medicine in Sendai, Japan. Mr. Niihori is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Costello Syndrome, RASopathies, Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome, and Noonan Syndrome.

    Experienced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Kazutoyo Ogino
    Experienced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Kazutoyo Ogino
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    Sagamihara, JP 

    Kazutoyo Ogino practices practicing medicine in Sagamihara, Japan. Ogino is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. Their clinical expertise encompasses Hereditary Hyperekplexia and Stiff Person Syndrome.

    Experienced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Satoshi Kuwabara
    Experienced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Satoshi Kuwabara
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    Chiba, JP 

    Satoshi Kuwabara practices practicing medicine in Chiba, Japan. Mr. Kuwabara is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. He is also highly rated in 61 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses POEMS Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thymectomy.

    Experienced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Yuri Mizuno
    Experienced in Hereditary Hyperekplexia

    Yuri Mizuno
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    Fukuoka, JP 

    Yuri Mizuno practices practicing medicine in Fukuoka, Japan. Mizuno is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Hyperekplexia. They are also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency, Continuous Muscle Fiber Activity Hereditary, Isaacs' Syndrome, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 4.

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    Last Updated: 06/30/2026

    What is the definition of Hereditary Hyperekplexia?

    Hereditary hyperekplexia is a condition in which affected infants have increased muscle tone (hypertonia) and an exaggerated startle reaction to unexpected stimuli, especially loud noises. Following the startle reaction, infants experience a brief period in which they are very rigid and unable to move. During these rigid periods, some infants stop breathing, which, if prolonged, can be fatal. Infants with hereditary hyperekplexia have hypertonia at all times, except when they are sleeping.

    When should I see a Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor in Japan?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor in Japan?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How do I find the best Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor in Japan?

    You can find a Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor in any of the 10 largest U.S. cities by clicking below:

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    How does MediFind rank Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctors in Japan?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctors in Japan?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor in Japan?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor in Japan?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctors in Japan?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Hereditary Hyperekplexia doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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