Neurology

The Department of Neurology of Hangzhou Xixi Hospital is a key-supported discipline of the hospital, a member institution of the China Stroke Center Alliance, a member institution of the National AD Preclinical Alliance of the National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, a member institution of the China Parkinson’s Alliance, a member institution of the China Parkinson’s Alliance, and has been awarded the provincial honorary title of “Civilized Unit for Respecting the Elderly.” Under the leadership of Department Director Shao Sen, and through the joint efforts of all department staff, the Department of Neurology has now developed into a multifunctional clinical medical department integrating medical care, teaching, research, and prevention. The Department of Neurology has a total of 25 medical staff, including 4 chief physicians, 3 associate chief physicians, and 3 attending physicians; 7 hold master’s degrees, and there are 13 nursing staff. Staff members have received further training and study at advanced domestic hospitals, including Beijing Xuanwu Hospital and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. The hospital has introduced a variety of advanced equipment for the department, such as DSA, dual-slice CT, magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, transcranial Doppler ultrasound, electromyography, and evoked potentials. In addition, the department has continuously improved the construction of its stroke unit; the hospital has opened a green channel for emergency treatment, carried out intravenous thrombolytic therapy, and collaborated with multiple disciplines, including the Department of Acupuncture and the Department of Physiotherapy, to provide diagnosis and treatment and rehabilitation therapy for stroke patients, rehabilitation therapy for senile dementia, and treatment for central nervous system infectious diseases. At the same time, it has actively established two-way referral channels with other sister hospitals for special diseases, difficult and complicated diseases, and critical illnesses.