Introduction of Center
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1   Parkinsons’s disease (PD) is the second most common neuro-degenerative condition after Alzheimers disease, affecting approximately 1~2% of the people over 65 years old. According to statistics, more than 30,000 people have Parkinson’s disease. Moreover, the incidence rate of Parkinson’s disease appears to increase with age. In recent years, the demand for the care of the Parkinson’s disease patients in the society remained high (there were approximately 2,600 patients making 22,000 clinic visits for medical treatments in 2005). The training on Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders in and out of the hospital is required over the long term. Moreover, research on Parkinson’s disease has developed into several highly sophisticated and specialized fields in these years. Now, outpatient services for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders are available in the National Taiwan University Hospital. The Centre for Parkinson and Movement Disorders will be established in the Department of Neurology of the National Taiwan University Hospital in December, 2007. The center will provide more extensive medical care for the Parkinson’s disease patients and their family members by integrating the resources of different departments and emphasizing the medical services for the patients.
 

　　

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      The Centre for Parkinson and Movement Disorders of the Department of Neurology of the National Taiwan University Hospital uses ingenious diagnosis and therapeutic technology and is based on the total patient care in innovative service. The professional resources of the Department of Neurology, the Department of Neurosurgery, the Department of Nuclear Medicine, the Department of Medical Imaging, the Department of Medical Genetics, the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Department of Psychiatry in order to provide the integrated medical services for the improvement of the quality of life of the Parkinson’s disease patients and their family members. The Center will establish a complete database of Parkinson’s disease patients to provide the information for research. The needs of the patient is the focus of the Center to become the leading center for Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders in Asia.

 

Perspective

 

1.Innovative Service: 

               

   The Centre for Parkinson and Movement

Disorders will be used as the focal center for the

integration of medical services. The coordinator will

be selected to serve as the project leader to establish

the computerized control process, interactive

mechanism, and subsequent follow-up platforms to

provide the total patient care and the complete

teaching and research information for the students,

physicians, and researchers.

 

2.Research & Development:

  

   The Centre for Parkinson and Movement

Disorders is actively engaged in the identification of

the genetic factors of Parkinson’s disease in order to

develop neuroprotective drugs.

 

Acknowledgement




 

 


We are appreciated of the support from Parkinson’s Foundation and being a member of Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence.

 
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