Department of Neurology was established in 1984. Professor Kim Myoung-Ho, who
had served as a president of medical center of Hanyang University, and
Professor Kim Joo-Han established the cornerstone of the classroom. In the
1990s, Professor Kim Seung-Hyun, professor Kim Hee-Tae and professor Lee
Young-joo took the position, and in the 2000s, Professor Lee Kyu-Yong, Ko
Seong-Ho, Kim Hyun-Young, Kim Hee-Jin, and Kim Young-Seo were appointed. The
size of the classroom was expanded by the successive appointments of
professors.
Professor Kim Joo-Han at Seoul Hospital is responsible for epilepsy and sleep
clinic. Professor Kim Seung-hyun serves as the Lou Gehrig Clinic, Professor
Kim Hee Tae as the Parkinson Clinic, Professor Kim Hyun-Young as Professor Kim
Young-Seo as the Stroke Clinic and Professor Kim Hee-Jin as the Dementia
clinic. The Seongdong-Gu Dementia Support Center, established in 2007,
operates as a university hospital entrustment.
As Guri Hospital has a lot of patients with stroke and dementia, Professor Lee
Young-Joo, Lee Kyu-Yong and Ko Seong-Ho have operated a stroke clinic and
dementia clinic. Along with the Namyang-ju City Health Center, they are in
charge of the regional dementia business and at the same time they are trying
to manage the dementia patients in the northeastern area of Gyeonggi
Province.
With regard to medical school education, it consists of neurological
integration lectures and neuroscience clinical practice. Since 1993,
professors have taught first-year students in medicine neuroanatomy and
clinical neurology. Professors teach students using various multidimensional
teaching methods such as case-based learning, team-based learning, and
problem-based learning methods. Clinical practice is conducted for 3 weeks in
the medical department for 2 weeks. 1) Neurological examination method to
evaluate the function of the nervous system, 2) General knowledge and
procedure for diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases. In addition,
education is carried out to cultivate the necessary skills for primary care.