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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:

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