- Subject Introduction
the Department of Neurology
The prestigious Shanghai General Hospital (previously known as Shanghai First People`s Hospital), founded in 1864, is among the oldest and biggest hospitals in China. Our hospital was a former teaching hospital of Fudan University Medical Center, and currently an affiliated hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Similarly, the department of neurology, established in 1958, was among the first specialty hospital in the country devoted entirely to the study and treatment of nervous system disorders. Our department provides comprehensive consultative services, diagnostic testing and treatment for a broad spectrum of neurological conditions, including diseases of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles.
The Department of Neurology has the following divisions including:
(1). The Stroke Center: Our stroke team can treat all acute stroke patients with venous or artery thrombolysis, stent implantation and artery embolectomy. The stroke center has both stroke unit and stroke clinic which are available for all stroke patients including TIA, minor stroke, diabetic or AF-related stroke, leukoencephalopathy, cerebral small vessel disease, cerebral hemorrhage, SAH, vascular dementia and post-stroke depression. Our stroke team is 24 -hour available for regular treatment of acute stroke patients with venous or intra-arterial thrombolysis, stent implantation and artery embolectomy. Our stroke center also established Stroke Screening Clinic, Stroke Follow-up Visit Clinic, Cerebrovascular Stenosis and Neurointervention Clinic. Our team was also supported by many fundings including the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and has published many scientific papers on top journals such as Arch Neurol and Stroke. We host the academic meeting such as Gongji (the first Chinese name of Shanghai General Hospital) Stroke Forum. Our stroke center was accredited by the Chinese Stroke Association and Chinese Stroke Alliance, and it has reached a domestic leading level in both venous or intra-arterial thrombolysis and interventional treatment for acute stroke, and we are also focusing on the diagnosis and treatment for the young-onset stroke, hereditary stroke and cryptogenic stroke.
(2). The Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and Movement Disorders. We are one of the most famous centers for Parkinson`s Disease and Movement Disorders in China. We can treat all movement disorders including Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism Syndrome, Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), Wilson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, chorea, ataxia, PKD, tics disorder and ADHD. And we can treat Alzheimer`s disease, vascular dementia and other memory disorders. The center has six outpatient clinics (Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic, Restless Legs Syndrome and Sleep Disorder Clinic, Dystonia and Botulinum Toxin Treatment Clinic, Wilson`s disease and Hereditary Disorders Clinic, Alzheimer's disease and Memory Disorders Clinic, Vascular Dementia and Stroke Clinic). We are focusing on the long term treatment and care for the patients to utmostly improve their quality of life. The team was supported by many grants including the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC), and had published many papers on top neuroscience journals such as Arch Neurol, J Neurchem, Neurobiol Aging, J Neurol Sci, etc. In particular, the Center is very famous on the diagnosis and treatment for Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer disease, Restless Legs Syndrome, Dystonia and Wilson's disease both at home and abroad. We will host the academic meeting and national-level continuing education training session on Neurodegenerative Disease and Movement Disorders each year.
The team members of the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and Movement Disorders (CNDMD)
The Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic is the earliest movement clinic in China, we hold the health education activity for treating, nursing and daily caring with the patients regularly.