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The Department
of Neurology is a highly specialized
local reference center covering
all fields of clinical neurology.
The department is active in
basic and clinical neurological
and neuroscience research, clinical
trials, and in the education
of medical students.
Major clinical foci are acute
stroke therapy, cerebrovascular
interventions, epileptology,
movement disorders, dementia,
and multiple sclerosis. The
neurology department comprises
a Comprehensive Stroke Care
Unit, a Neurological Intensive
Care Unit, regular wards and
specialized out-patient clinics
for the topics mentioned above.
Our basic research efforts include:
- movement disorders (Parkinson, ataxia, dystonia, tremor), in particular evaluation for interventional therapeutic options (section neuromodulation) under the aspects brain imaging, neurogenetics and kinesiology
- molecular neurogenetics
of neurodegenerative diseases,
including transgenic mouse
models (spinocerebellar ataxia
type 2, Parkinson’s
disease, spastic paraplegia,
dystonia ).
- cognitive neurology (including
high-field functional magnetic
resonance tomography electroencephalography
and magnetoencephalography),
- vascular neurology (experimental
models of cerebral ischemia
and thrombolysis, molecular
markers of cerebral ischemia
and hemorrhage, pathophysiology
of cerebral small vessel disease,
ultrasonology)
- post-stroke plasticity
of the human motor cortex,
including transcranial magnetic
stimulation and neuropharmacological
modifaction.
We are highly experienced in
the design and supervision of
GCP multicenter clinical trials
(investigator sponsored trials).
A investigator sponsored clinical
trial investigating the prevention
of post stroke depression has
been completed recently.
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