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)
Stephen Bloomfield, M.D. (Neurosurgery)
Joseph Giacino, Ph.D. (Neuropsychology)
Treatment
A large number of medical and surgical treatments are available for
these conditions at the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK
Medical Center.
These 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.
Surgical treatment (performed by Dr. Stephen Bloomfield, M.D., a
specialist in functional surgery for movement disorders) includes
pallidotomy for Parkinson's disease and dystonia, deep brain
stimulation for Parkinson's disease and essential tremor and
gamma-knife radiosurgery (see separate section on the Gamma Knife in
this website).
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.