You notice it over time. Uncontrollable body movements, lack of coordination, increasing difficulty in walking or using your hands.
When you or someone close to you suffers from a movement disorder, you need accurate diagnosis. You need to understand your options. Most importantly, you need absolute confidence that your treatment is in the hands of someone you trust.
The way we see it...
The New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center can make a difference in the treatment of numerous movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, dystonia and tremor. See the list below for a comprehensive list of conditions. Click on the topics for more details.
Atypical Parkinsonism (Parkinsonism -Plus)
Blepharospasm
Botulinum toxin use in movement disorders
Cortical-basal ganglionic degeneration (CBGD)
Deep brain stimulation
Dementia with Lewy bodies (diffuse lewy body disease)
Dystonia
Essential tremor
Hemifacial spasm
Huntington's disease
Multiple system atrophy (Shy-Drager, OPCA, striatonigral degeneration)
Myoclonus
Parkinson's disease
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
Surgery for movement disorders
Tardive syndromes
Tics/Tourette syndrome
Vascular (multi-infarct) parkinsonism
Movement Disorders Team
Philip A. Hanna, M.D. (Neurology)
Peter A. Zahos, M.D., FACS (Neurosurgery)
Stephen Bloomfield, M.D. (Neurosurgery)
Colette Smart, Ph.D. (Neuropsychology)
Treatment
A large number of surgical and medical treatments are available for these conditions at the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center.
Dr. Peter A. Zahos, the director of movement disorder surgery at NJNI, uses deep brain stimulation (DBS) techniques to treat Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. The surgical DBS program at JFK is one of the busiest in the state, and is the only center in the New York metropolitan area to consistently offer frameless stereotactic techniques, which improve patient comfort and reduce operative time. This video describes the patient experience with DBS surgery at NJNI.
Medical treatments include the use of botulinum toxin for several conditions, which Dr. Philip A. Hanna has used extensively, including clinical trials and research regarding resistance to botulinum toxin.
A multidisciplinary approach utilizing neuropsychologists, therapists (speech, occupational, physical), and dietitians is utilized in a number of these conditions. We have a close working relationship with specialists at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute to provide the most complete care possible. You also may be eligible for ongoing clinical trials, which are available at New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center.