Chula Neuroscience Center at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital was established on 24th September, 2018. It consists of multidisciplinary medical sciences including neurology, neurosurgery, neuroanatomy, neuro-ophthalmology, neuroscience, neuro-otolaryngology, pediatrics neurology, rehabilitation medicine, Radiology, pharmacology, pathology, and physiology.
The Chula Neuroscience Center is therefore the first excellence center of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital that has multidisciplinary teams of expert in neuroscience. The center also shares its network to various centers such as epilepsy center, movement disorder center, and stroke center.
Award
Thailand Public Service Award 2020, from the Public Sector Development Commission on the good service development in telestroke clinic
Obligation
Develop and provide medical services for patients with neurological disorders that range from disease screening to disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation under a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and patient-centered approach in conjunction with the use of advanced technology. Develop innovative forms of services that differ from those provided by other institutes.
Vision
To become the Regional Multidisciplinary Neuroscience center using advanced and comprehensive technology.
Mission
- Provide knowledge in neurology and neuroscience to serve clinical practice.
- Develop disease prevention program, medical care and rehabilitation in neurological patients.
- Educate physicians and graduates to become experts in basic neuroscience and clinical neuroscience.
- Develop a network which connects neuroscience with other departments to generalize and apply knowledge of neurology both nationally and internationally.
- Provide academic services to society.
Operations
- Stroke Screening Clinic
- Dementia Screening Clinic
- Parkinson’s disease Screening Clinic
- Neuro- ophthalmology Clinic
- Neurogenetics Clinic
- Neurophysiology Clinic
- Teleneurology Clinic
- Encephalitis Clinic
- Neurotology and Balance Clinic
- Electroencephalogram Clinic
- Mental Status Assessment and Profound Dementia Diagnosis Clinic
Service
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) device – a high frequency, non-invasive form of brain stimulation using magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain with the use of theta burst stimulation, repetitive stimulation, and single paired pulse stimulation techniques. Brain navigation system and electromyography are also used to measure electrical activity in response to a nerve’s stimulation of the muscle.
- Electroencephalography device is used to measure the electrical activity of the brain via the electrodes that are attached on the scalp and shoulders. The detected electrical signals are then analyzed to identify the brain activities at different locations, which can be used to investigate or diagnose a disease.
1. Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS).
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a machine use to measure function of the brain using the principle of near infrared absorption in real Time.
2. Carotid Duplex Ultrasound and Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound.
Both carotid duplex ultrasound and transcranial Doppler ultrasound are used to measure the flow of blood in the vessels of the neck and brain respectively.
3. Optic Coherence Tomography Angiography – OCTA.
Optic Coherence Tomography Angiography – OCTA is used to analyze the changes of the optic nerve veins within a 5 minute scanning.
4. Posturography
The device is used for analysis and rehabilitation in patients with dizziness and imbalance problems through sensory organization, motor control and adaptation test.
5. TMS: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
This device is a non-invasive high-frequency magnetic nerve stimulation system. It is capable of performing Theta Burst Stimulation, Repetitive Stimulation, and Single Paired Pulse Stimulation techniques. Additionally, it features brain navigation and the ability to measure the response of neural and muscle electrical signals.
6. Electroencephalography
The device is used for measuring brain electrical signals. It operates by receiving electrical signals from neurons that reach the scalp and pass through the electrodes. The received electrical signals can be analyzed to differentiate brain functions in various locations, making it useful for studies or assisting in disease diagnosis.
In addition, a biomedical engineering room is provided at Chula Neuroscience Center to support all forms of research, as well as the telemedicine for patients with disability due to neurological disease in order to reduce patients cost and burden of arriving to the hospital in person.
