Neurology

Over more than 40 years, the Department of Neurology has developed a clinical, teaching and research team specializing in cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, dementia, sleep disorders and neuroimmunological diseases. It belongs to the China Parkinson Alliance and China Stroke Center, participates in the Chinese Stroke Association's Red Bracelet volunteer program and was named an outstanding department in the second national TCM specialty nursing program. The department has 30 staff, including 12 doctors, nine staff with senior professional titles, one doctorate in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and seven master's degrees. One staff member is a standing member of a provincial academic committee and one chairs a city committee for integrated Chinese and Western medicine. The department has undertaken one Zhejiang medical science and technology project, three provincial TCM projects and two city science and technology projects. It reports seven SCI papers and more than ten papers in first-tier journals in the past three years. There are 51 inpatient beds, more than 30,000 outpatient visits and over 1,000 discharges annually. Conditions treated include stroke, dementia, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders, epilepsy, anxiety and depression, encephalitis, spinal cord disorders, Guillain–Barré syndrome, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, periodic paralysis and other encephalopathies. Besides general and specialist clinics, it offers clinics for TCM brain disorders, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders and TCM treatments. Equipment includes 3.0 T and 1.5 T MRI, spiral CT, digital subtraction angiography, EEG and ambulatory EEG, cerebral vascular Doppler, EMG and hyperbaric oxygen, as well as non-invasive ventilators, nystagmus testing, cardiac monitoring and defibrillation, multiparameter monitors, cranial ultrasound, cerebellar electrical and neuromuscular electrical stimulation and pneumatic therapy devices. The hospital reports significant results from combining Chinese and Western medicine for stroke, headache, sleep disorders, vertigo and autoimmune encephalitis, with TCM and external therapies used in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.