University Clinic for Neurology
University Clinic for Neurology
The University Clinic for Neurology at the Evangelical Hospital Oldenburg treats all neurological diseases of the nervous system and musculature. A specialised stroke unit is available for the rapid treatment of stroke patients, while a neurological/internal intensive care unit is available for patients with severe and highly complex diseases. Outpatient care is provided in the neurology outpatient clinic at the Medical Care Centre (MEVO).
The clinic focuses in particular on stroke medicine, diseases of the blood vessels supplying the brain, inflammatory brain diseases of the nervous system such as multiple sclerosis, neurological intensive care, movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease as well as muscle and nerve diseases.
The Department of Neurology also works in interdisciplinary collaboration with doctors and researchers from other clinics at the Evangelical Hospital Oldenburg, the Pius Hospital Oldenburg, the Oldenburg Clinical Centre and the Karl Jaspers Clinic in Bad Zwischenahn.
Teaching
The University Clinic of Neurology stands for teaching and research, but also for the care of our patients, for the latter we refer to the clinic homepage
We are committed to providing the best possible training for our students. To this end, we have established a broad training programme in the subject of neurology within the medical degree programme. This includes medical teaching and other training features, which include the pre-clinical elective, the longitudinal research curriculum, the neurological block internship and the practical year (PJ). We are happy to accept students who wish to write a scientific thesis into our team. Please contact Priv.-Doz. Dr. Thomas Liman or Prof. Dr. Karsten Witt:
Teaching activities include the following topics:
- Neurological examination methods
- Diseases of the central nervous system
- Diseases of the peripheral nervous system
- Diseases of the muscular system
- Introduction to the scientific methods of neuroscience
Research & Publications
Our research focuses on cognitive neurology, i.e. we look at the cognitive changes that occur in the context of neurological diseases. We use various methods, ranging from clinical studies to high-resolution EEG and functional imaging, i.e. we investigate changes in higher brain functions that have an impact in the context of a neurological disease and use scientific methods to do so.
We are currently focussing on three areas:
- How movement disorders affect cognitive control mechanisms.
- How the body's energy metabolism influences cognitive control mechanisms.
- How dementia can be analysed earlier and better classified.
In further studies, we are investigating cerebral haemodynamics after a stroke and the immune response in the context of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
This website offers you an insight into our work. We combine clinical and research activities because we firmly believe that clinical and basic research orientations have a purposeful connection in order to achieve results that benefit the therapy and also the quality of life of our patients.
The scientific focus of the University Clinic of Neurology is on movement disorders and cognitive neurology.
Current research topics are
- Memory disorders in Parkinson's disease: influence of sleep and cognition and impact on everyday life
- Interaction of emotions and cognition on motor processes
- Neurofeedback for the treatment of Parkinson's disease
- Transcutaneous stimulation of the vagus nerve for the treatment of cognitive disorders and gait disorders in Parkinson's disease
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) for the treatment of motor disorders in Parkinson's disease
- Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in the treatment of ischaemic stroke
- Brain activity during walking: examination using a mobile EEG
- Auditory stimulation in patients with disorders of consciousness
Here you will find an overview of the publications.