Neurology

After the end of initial rehabilitation, we continue to provide neurological support to people with a spinal cord injury and carry out regular neurological and neurophysiological check-ups if necessary.

Our neurological outpatient clinic offers the full range of neurological treatments. This can be for anything from spinal cord and brain conditions (central nervous system) to peripheral nerve conditions (e.g. polyneuropathy).

Our neurological pain medicine division specialises in assessing and treating neuropathic pain, with a particular focus on people with a spinal cord injury. For this purpose, we use specialised neurophysiological examination methods such as contact heat evoked potentials (CHEPS), quantitative sensory testing (QST) and other methods.

We work with the Centre for Pain Medicine at the SPC to ensure our patients can be cared for with multimodal pain therapy, in particular group programmes for people with a spinal cord injury.

We provide neurological support throughout the entire rehabilitation process for people with a spinal cord injury. The Neurology department carries out important routine examinations during the inpatient treatment.

As an interdisciplinary field, Neurology also supports patients in the Intensive Care Unit in the event of acute neurological problems and in the field of neurological pain medicine.

Our neurophysiology laboratory covers all common measurements for outpatients and inpatients.

Intraoperative neuromonitoring can be used to monitor the nerve pathways in real time and provide targeted protection during surgical interventions (e.g. on the spine).

Neuromonitoring during surgery involves continuously recording the function of the long nerve pathways from the arms and legs to the head (afferent nerve fibres) using SSEP.

The function of the motor nerve pathways is monitored using individual magnetic stimuli (MEP) throughout the operation in order to check that the stimuli reach the corresponding muscles intact. This proactively prevents mechanical damage to the motor nerve fibres.

In the Neurology department, the Swiss Paraplegic Centre trains young doctors to become specialists in neurology (D1 – register of certified continuing education institutions), neurorehabilitation (D1 – register of certified continuing education institutions) and ENMG (E1 – register of certified continuing education institutions) The continuing education institution is recognised by and registered with the Swiss Institute for Medical Education SIWF.

The following higher education diplomas are also available:

• Ultrasound of cerebral vessels
• Ultrasound of peripheral nerves
• Electroencephalography, EEG
• Certificate: Quantitative sensory testing

 You will find all the opportunities to work with us in our Vacancies section.

Clinical course in Neurology

Students at the University of Lucerne complete part of their clinical neurology education in our Neurology department as part of the Joint Medical Master’s programme.

Teaching and research at the SPC

Joint Medical Master’s degree

The aim of neurology research is to improve the neurological situation of people with a spinal cord injury. In addition to our own research projects, we work closely with the Clinical Trial Unit, SPR and the Centre for Pain Medicine.

Virtual walking (Karina Ottiger / Gunther Landmann)

Nerve fibre activation in neuropathic chronic postoperative pain

Specialist in Neurology
SGKN (Swiss Society for Clinical Neurophysiology) certificate of qualification (electroneuromyography)
SGKN certificate of qualification (cerebrovascular sonography)

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Senior Consultant in Neurology
Specialist in Neurology
SGKN certificate of qualification (electroneuromyography)
SGKN certificate (neuromuscular ultrasound)
Quantitative sensory testing certificate

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Senior Consultant in Neurology
Specialist in Neurology
SGKN certificate of qualification (electroneuromyography)
SGKN certificate of qualification (cerebrovascular sonography)
SGKN certificate of qualification (EEG)

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Consultant in Neurology
Specialist in Neurology
SGKN certificate of qualification (electroneuromyography)
SGKN certificate of qualification (EEG)

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Consultant in Spinal Cord Medicine & Neurology
SGKN certificate of qualification (cerebrovascular sonography)
SGKN certificate of qualification (EEG)

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Consultant in Spinal Cord Medicine & Neurology
Specialist in Neurosurgery (Swiss Medical Association, FMH/Swiss Institute for Continuing Medical Education, SIWF)
Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine (University of Lucerne)
Certificate of qualification in Radiation Protection in Neurosurgery (Swiss Neurosurgery Society, SGNC/SIWF)

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Deputy Consultant in Spinal Cord Medicine & Neurology
SGKN certificate of qualification (cerebrovascular sonography)