Introduction    

  The section of Neurology was established in 1990 , when Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital was first built.

  It was belonged to Department of Internal Medicine with 30 available beds. It was a certified training center for neurology specialist.

Medical Services :

  We provided outpatient and hospitalization services , and the following specialized tests for patients with nervous system disorders :

       1.   Electroencephalogram/Video monitoring

       2.   Nerve conduction velocity, electromyography ( NCV/EMG )

       3.   Evoked potential and autonomic nerve studies ( SSEP/VEP/AEP )

       4.   Neurosonography ( Carotid duplex, B-mode & TCD )

       5.   Neuropsychological examination

       6.   Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Education & Training :

There is teaching staff : one associate professor , one lecturer .

We accept students from the department of medicine of some universities or colleges for internship .

We accept DOH entrustment to train specialist of neurology .

Morning meetings and panel discussions on pathology , mortality and image diagnosis are arranged regularly .

Medical Research :

The visiting doctors of section of Neurology are subdivided into several special research fields :

(1) Cerebrovascular diseases and Epilepsy : chief Lo Yuk-Keung

(2) Dementia : Yan Sui-Hing , Lin Yu-Te

(3) Movement disorder : Li Jien-yuan

Medical Quality Control :

  Because the certain amount of patient with nervous system disorders have the sequelae , and need further chronic care after discharge , we established the action term for preparation of discharge to promote further service and arrangement of patient after discharge .

  Otherwise , we followed the “Medical QC Assessment Committee” and “Hospital Infection Control Committee” to promote medical quality control and to prevent hospital infection .