Neurology

The Department of Neurology of Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, is the earliest independently established neurological specialty in Xiamen. After years of development, it has become a regional center for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases integrating medical care, teaching, and research, with overall strength leading in southern Fujian. Its outpatient volume, admissions and discharges, and neurology-related examinations all rank first in Xiamen. Patients from outside the city account for more than 50% of annual inpatients, serving Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, and surrounding areas of southwestern Fujian. The department focuses on full-course diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular disease; its diagnosis and treatment of neuroimmunological, epileptic, degenerative, and neurodegenerative diseases have reached an advanced national level, while neuromodulation and neuroelectrophysiology lead the province.

I. Academic Standing, Honors, and Qualifications Current status: Category | Qualification Key discipline | Fujian Provincial Clinical Key Specialty; Xiamen Municipal Medical Key Discipline National platforms | National Standardized Residency Training Base; National Drug Clinical Trial Institution Stroke treatment | National Health Commission Level III Stroke Center (Comprehensive Stroke Center) Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment | Level II Epilepsy Center of the Chinese Association Against Epilepsy Cognitive impairment | National Advanced Cognitive Impairment Diagnosis and Treatment Center development unit; Fujian Cognitive Impairment Specialty Alliance member Specialized monitoring | National Clinical Monitoring Sentinel Site for Neurosyphilis

II. Professional Team The department has 36 professional and technical staff, including: • 21 experts with senior professional titles • 15 doctors and 10 master’s degree holders • 7 master’s supervisors • Many with overseas training experience Team members serve on national academic organizations such as the Neurology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and the Neurologists Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, forming a well-structured, innovative team integrating medical care, teaching, and research.

III. Clinical Scale and Service Capacity General beds: 115 Neurological Intensive Care Unit (NICU) beds: 10 Annual outpatient visits: more than 110,000 Annual emergency visits: more than 25,000 Annual inpatients: more than 3,500 (patients from outside the city account for over 40%) The department includes a neuroelectrophysiology room, intensive care unit, TCD room, neuropsychological assessment room, rehabilitation treatment room, and psychotherapy room, providing full-process services from emergency treatment through rehabilitation follow-up.

IV. Featured Diagnostic and Treatment Technologies 1. Full-course diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular disease—outstanding neurointerventional technology • More than 100 emergency thrombectomy procedures annually • More than 200 endovascular stent procedures annually • The only medical institution in Xiamen independently able to perform whole-brain cerebrovascular interventions • Has provided interventional diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular disease since 2003, and was among the earliest institutions in Xiamen to introduce this technology • “Imaging multimodality-guided stent thrombectomy for acute cerebral infarction” was appraised by experts as reaching a domestically leading level • Established a full-course cerebrovascular disease system of “preventive screening—acute treatment—postoperative rehabilitation—long-term follow-up” 2. Diagnosis and treatment of neuroimmunological, epileptic, degenerative, and neurodegenerative diseases—advanced national level • Evaluation and comprehensive treatment of refractory epilepsy • Standardized diagnosis and treatment of neuroimmunological diseases, including multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, and autoimmune encephalitis • Early screening and intervention for cognitive impairment (memory decline and dementia) • Standardized diagnosis and treatment of degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease • Precision diagnosis and treatment of rare neurological diseases 3. Neuromodulation and neuroelectrophysiology—leading in the province • More than 10,000 EEG examinations annually • More than 3,000 EMG/evoked-potential examinations annually • More than 6,300 TCD examinations annually • Routine neuromodulation treatments such as transcranial magnetic stimulation

V. Featured Specialty Clinics (all the first of their kind established in Xiamen) • Comprehensive epilepsy diagnosis and treatment clinic • Memory clinic • Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders clinic • Precision headache diagnosis and treatment clinic • Secondary stroke prevention clinic

VI. Research and Teaching • More than 20 research grants, including National Natural Science Foundation of China grants • More than 100 publicly published papers, including more than 70 SCI-indexed original articles • More than 50 national patents • Led or participated in 15 national/provincial centers • One Fujian Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, one Xiamen Medical Innovation Award, two Xiamen Science and Technology Progress Awards, and the title of Xiamen Top Ten Innovative Technology Projects • As a master’s training site for Xiamen University, Fujian Medical University, and other universities, it trains 5–8 master’s students annually and also undertakes standardized residency training and training of visiting physicians

VII. Department Philosophy The department upholds the philosophy of “upholding principles, innovation, and win-win cooperation.” Relying on a multidisciplinary collaborative diagnosis and treatment model, it continuously strengthens discipline development and is committed to building an influential, high-level, research-oriented neurology specialty in the province and providing high-quality neurological disease diagnosis and treatment services for patients in southwestern Fujian.

Patient Information • Address: No. 201–209 Hubin South Road, Xiamen • Telephone: 0592-2292201 • Appointment registration: appointment platform on the official website/WeChat public account of Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University; appointment platform on the “Beautiful Xiamen Smart Health” WeChat public account/mini-program; call the hospital appointment line 0592-2993666 (working days 8:00–12:00; 14:30–17:30); call Xiamen’s 24-hour unified outpatient appointment platform at 0592-96166.