2024-05-182024-05-18https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/714884<p>Department of Neurology and Psychiatry was established in National Taiwan University Hospital in 1947. Our department was divided from Department of Neurology and Psychiatry in 1980s. The department is composed of 3 divisions—division of general neurology and cerebrovascular disease, division of neuromuscular disorder and division of diagnostic neurophysiology. There are 4 professors, 2 associate professors and one assistant professor and totally 16 dedicated clinical stuffs.</p><p>The specialties of our stuffs cover almost every major division of neurology. The scope of researches in the department is broad and extensive. We have focused on the genetics, epidemiology, diagnosis and clinical manifestation of Parkinson’s disease and established genotype-phenotype correlation in early-onset recessive parkinsonism of Taiwanese patients.</p><p>Studying animal model and performing deep brain stimulation of parkinson’s disease, we also explored the therapeutic aspects of these intractable disease. Pioneering in using skin biopsy to study peripheral neuropathy, we have make progress in small-fiber and vasculitic neuropathy. From patients to model animals, our stuffs try to characterize various type of dementia with their clinical aspects and neuroradiological manifestations. Focusing on ultrasonography, we have extended its usage in diagnosing and following vascular disease.</p><p>Our investigation of animal model of normal tension hydrocephalus and spinal muscular atrophy has contributed substantially to the understanding of pathophysiology and exploring the potential treatment. The mechanism of some anticonvusants could be implicated in our studies in membrane biophysics. Currently, we are also conducting several international clinical trials, hoping to narrow the gap between the bench and clinical practice.</p>設備 　　本科擁有研究室半層，病房 37床及門診之建築。 重要儀器有腦電圖計，肌電圖計，誘發波紀錄計，腦電圖譜計，電子刺激器，電泳系統， 超音波腦血流檢查計，IBM中英文電腦，及神經科學有關之圖書、雜誌。 課程內容暨教學計劃 　　本部每週1次病房病例討論會及每週1次文獻抄讀會， 並主辦台大醫院每週一次之科際神經病例討論會，且不定期邀請院內外專家作專題學術演講或科內同仁發表研究心得，並參加每月1次之北區各大教學醫院聯合之神經月會。部中同仁每年參加神經學會之年會發表研究成果， 並儘量參加國際學會，交換心得。本部並定期主辦醫師再教育課程給國內臨床醫師， 未來發展 　　本部為求提高研究教學服務功能，將朝次專科發展， 主要包括一般神經科、腦血管疾病、 癲癇、神經肌肉疾病、神經電子診斷、神經毒物及職業傷害等領域。