Medical genetic issues in clinical of pediatric neurology practice: a history of pediatrics in Peking University First Hospital / 北京大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

The Department of Pediatrics of Peking University First Hospital has a long term of outstanding history.It was established about 60 years ago.After the division of pediatric neurology(DPN) had been established in 1960s,it had been assigned to cover genetic disorders.During the recent 20 years,efforts have been put on three aspects(1)Pediatric neurology clinical service and education;(2)research studies of childhood epilepsies and pediatric neurogenetic disorders;and (3) development of a strong DPN team to establish a comprehensive pediatric neurological program.In this paper,we reviewed the history of the pediatric neurology division in our department,our clinical and research work and achievements for neurogenetic diseases.