University Hospital Saarland
Homburg, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Klaus Faßbender
Department of Neurology
Department of Neurology at the University Hospital Saarland offers care in the form of diagnosis and treatment for patients with conditions related to the central and peripheral nervous system. These conditions include inflammatory, circulation and degenerative disorders of the nervous system. More than 670 patients get treated for stroke in this department annually.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Fassbender, the department treats more than 3,000 inpatients every year. The department consists of 62 beds along with highly experienced doctors and staff with state-of-the-art medical equipment to ensure optimal care for patients. The management plan for the patient is made according to their medical condition. It includes treating the primary disease and complications and development of the plan for preventing and reducing the risk factors.
Department of Neurology at the University Hospital Saarland specializes in diagnosis and treatment of:
• Epilepsy
• Dementia
• Stroke
• Parkinson’s disease
• Diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis
• Meningitis
• Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
• Neuromuscular diseases
• Muscular dystrophy
• Alzheimer's disease
• Degenerative diseases
• Bell's palsy
• Encephalitis
- Education: Wayne State University (USA), Padua University (Italy), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
- Thesis defense, Institute of Pathology at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. med. R. v. Baumgarten).
Professional Career
- 7/1989 -12/1990 Work in the Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Basel (Head: Prof. Dr. W. Müller).
- 1/1991 - 1/1992 Work at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich (Head: Prof. Dr. F. Holsboer).
- 2/1992 - 2/2002 Work at the Neurologic Clinic Mannheim, Heidelberg University (Head: Prof. Dr. M. Hennerici).
- 4/1997 Habilitation. Subject: "Pathological mechanisms of ischemic neurodegeneration".
- 3/2002 - 11/2004 C3 Professor, Leading Senior Physician, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Göttingen (Head: Prof. Dr. M. Bähr).
- Since 12/2004 Head of the Department of Neurology at the University Hospital Saarland.
- 11/2006 President in the main commission "Dementia", DGN.
- 7/2007 - 7/2009 Vice President, Planning and Development Strategy, Saarland University.
- 12/2008 Founding Director of the German Institute for the Prevention of Dementia (DIDP).
- 3/2010 Board Member of the European Association of Memory Clinics (EMCA).
- 1/2016 President of the European Association of Memory Clinics (EMCA).
Department of Neurology
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