Department of Neurology at University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein is one of the largest neurological clinics in Germany that follows the latest national and international standards of patient care, basic and clinical research for neurological diseases. The department has achieved impressive results in the treatment of movement disorders, dementia, pain, stroke, epilepsy, and pathologies of neuroimmunology that it has gained the certification of the DIN EN ISO 900:2015. As a modern facility that works within the Neurological Pain Research and Therapy facility, the facility offers the full range of therapeutic options for pain disorders. Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. med. Daniela Berg, the Epilepsy Center for Adults works in close cooperation with the Departments of Neuroradiology, Neurosurgery, Neuropediatrics, Cardiology, and Psychiatry to ensure optimal care to epileptic patients. The facility also has specialized units and medical teams for various diseases of the autonomic nervous system, dementia, and neuromuscular disorders.
The certified Stroke Unit of the department treats over 1,000 stroke patients every year in the specially-equipped unit for acute treatment through lysis therapy, mechanical endovascular thrombectomy, emergency stent implantation, and carotid artery surgery. Other therapeutic measures, such as vascular widening, are performed successfully due to the cooperation between the stroke unit and the Departments of Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, and Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
The Department of Neurology at University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:

• Parkinson’s disease
• Hereditary essential tremor
• Intentional tremor
• Dystonia
• Huntington's disease
• Gilles-de-la-Tourette syndrome
• Wilson’s disease
• Painful polyneuropathy
• Phantom and stump pain
• Complex regional pain syndrome
• Stroke
• Epilepsy
• Nerve injuries
• Nerve compression
• Myotonia
• Polyneuropathy
• Multiple sclerosis
• Paraneoplastic syndrome
• Autoimmune encephalitis
• Dementia