LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine University ...
LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine University ...
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lVr-KlINIKUM DÜSSelDOrF – HOSPItal OF tHe HeINrIcH-HeINe UNIVerSItY DÜSSelDOrF<br />
The assessment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> brain‘s electrical activity (EEG) is an important diagnostic method in many mental and neurological disorders<br />
2.2.1.5 Division <strong>of</strong> Neurology<br />
36<br />
Division <strong>of</strong> Neurology<br />
36 Inpatient Beds<br />
Optional secure ward 2 C<br />
Neurological disorders in (neuro-)<br />
psychiatric disorders<br />
Open ward 2 E<br />
Neurological disorders<br />
The Division <strong>of</strong> Neurology comprises a secure ward and<br />
an open ward, with toge<strong>the</strong>r 36 beds. It provides inpatient<br />
healthcare to approximately 600 patients and medical<br />
advice to ano<strong>the</strong>r 1,800 patients each year. The division was<br />
primarily established to provide neurological healthcare to<br />
<strong>the</strong> psychiatric patients <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>LVR</strong>-<strong>Klinikum</strong> <strong>Düsseldorf</strong>. This<br />
target group includes mentally ill patients with concomitant<br />
neurological illnesses and those whose disorders have been<br />
caused by organic brain diseases.<br />
Neurological disorders concomitant with<br />
(neuro-)psychiatric disorders<br />
On <strong>the</strong> one hand, patients include those <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>LVR</strong>-<strong>Klinikum</strong><br />
<strong>Düsseldorf</strong> who have a primary psychiatric disorder and<br />
are suffering from neurological complications, so that <strong>the</strong>y<br />
require intercurrent neurological care. These patients suffer<br />
from <strong>the</strong> following, in decreasing order <strong>of</strong> frequency <strong>of</strong><br />
occurrence: