Neurology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The service neurology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, spinal roots, nerves) and muscles.
The service neurology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, spinal roots, nerves) and muscles.
The research of the Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology focuses on cognitive domains selective attention, language and semantic memory.
The Research Group Experimental Neurology consists of 7 laboratories: Laboratory for Neurobiology (Vesalius Research Center); Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology; Laboratory for Parkinson Research; Laboratory for Neuroimmunology; Laboratory for Epilepsy Research; Laboratory for Molecular Neurobiomarker Research; Laboratory for Neuropathology; Laboratory for myopathies and neuropathies.
Patient-oriented research of factors impacting on the long term outcome of patients with chronic nephropathies both before and after starting renal replacement therapy. - Mechanisms underlying the inititiation and progression of glomerular diseases. * Evaluation of new methods to follow long term renal function in men. *Role of chronic hyperfiltration - effect of pharmacological interventions. * Role of persisting proteinuria. * Place of ...
The service pneumology treats diseases of the bronchial tubes and the lungs, allergic diseases and patients with cystic fibrosis.
Concentration on congenital deformities, stones, tumours and traumata of the urinary drainage tract: the kidneys, kidney tracts, bladders, prostates, and urethra.
Laboratory of Neuropathology
The laboratory of Neuropathology focusses on the investigation of the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders, especially Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. By getting novel insights into the pathogenesis of these diseases we hope to find novel therapeutic targets.
We study the pathology of the diseases morphologically and biochemically in autopsy brains from diseased ...
The Unit of Tropical Diseases has for long been part of the Department of Clinical Sciences, under the leading of Prof. Emeritus Jef Van Den Ende. It is led now since November 2012 by Prof. Emmanuel Bottieau (MD internal medicine/infectious diseases). It has strong collaborative links with the other units of the department, in particular the Unit of Travel Medicine, of Tropical Laboratory Medicine and of the recently created Unit of ...