Introduction
The Department of General Neurology is a division of the Neurological Institute. General neurology comprises 3 main areas: cerebrovascular disease, neuroimmunological disease, and headache.
(1) Cerebrovascular disease (Stroke)
Stroke is the most common and well-known disease in neurology. There are two types of stroke: ischemic stroke (cerebral infarction) and hemorrhagic stroke. The incidence rate of ischemic stroke is two to three times higher than hemorrhagic stroke. Stroke is a common disease among the middle-aged and elderly population. In addition to adequate control of risk factors, people with symptoms or signs of acute stroke should reach out for emergent therapy to get a good prognosis and fewer complications.
(2) Neuroimmunological disease
Common neuroimmunological diseases include multiple sclerosis (MS), Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO), acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP), chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), myasthenia gravis (MG), autoimmune limbic encephalitis and other diseases. Immunotherapy is usually required to control disease activity.
(3) Headache
Headache is a common disease with various etiologies. The etiology of headaches can be divided into primary and secondary headaches. A primary headache means that the headache itself is the cause of the pain, and most headaches belong to this category. As for secondary headache, it means that the headache is caused by other causes such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, meningitis, etc. Further investigation is required for secondary headaches.

Medical Team
Jin-An Huang Neurological Institute Deputy Director、Po-Lin Chen Chief​​​​​​​、Yu-Hsuan Wu​​​​​​​ Attending physician、Nian-Chen Liao Attending physician​​​​​​​、Ting-Ya Chang​​​​​​​ Attending physician​​​​​​​ 

Services and features
(1) Evoked potential tests
Visual evoked potential and auditory evoked potential tests to assess the visual pathway and auditory pathway, respectively. Somatosensory evoked potential test is used to measure the integrity of peripheral nerves, spinal cord, brainstem, and visual thalamic pathways.
(2) Neurovascular Ultrasound
Neurovascular ultrasound includes carotid artery ultrasound and transcranial color-coded doppler. Neurovascular ultrasound is used to check cerebral blood flow and vascular structure, arteriosclerosis, stenosis, and other lesions. The results of the neurovascular ultrasound are helpful in the diagnosis and treatment of stroke. They can evaluate the risk of cerebrovascular diseases to prevent cardiovascular disease occurrence in the early stage.
(3) Tilt table test
The tilt table test records blood pressure, heart rhythm and heart rate on a beat-by-beat basis as the table is tilted to different angles. The test shows how different positions affect heart rate, heart rhythm and blood pressure. The tilt table test may help determine the cause of symptoms like light-headedness and fainting spells (syncope) and develop the best treatment plan for patients.