Abstract
Department of neurology in Toyama university hospital was founded on June 16, 2005 by Prof. Kortaro Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D. as the first chairperson. At the beginning, the faculty consisted of only 3 neurologists and 1 student of graduate medical school. Today, the department has grown to include over 10 full-time and associated doctors with a full range of clinical activities, research and education of medical students, residents, and fellows. Our neurologists are experts in the wide range of neurologic disorders, treating the most common ones such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, dementia, migraine and so on as well as those that are rare. Our department has become the major neurological center in Hokuriku area for various disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles. I hope that many young doctors will become part of our department family to get the excellent training and pursue various careers in clinical neurology and research.
