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Movement disorders are the broad category of Neurologic diseases that include Parkinson's Disease, essential tremor,
other types of tremor, dyskinesias, and dystonias.
Evaluation of people with movement disorders at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is available through
both the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery and through the Multidisciplinary Movement Disorders Evaluation
Clinic. Quality of life is further enhanced by the participation of members of the Departments of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Medicine (who have special expertise in psychiatric, cognitive, and behavioral problems in people with
movement disorders) and of Otolaryngology (who have special expertise in speech and swallowing difficulties in
patients with Parkinsonism), and by Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapists and when appropriate.
Tertiary care in conjunction with patients' primary Neurologists is emphasized. Consultations for the optimization of medical therapy generally result in a plan that can best be implemented by a Neurologist close to the patient's home. Consultations for deep brain stimulation result in management of the technical aspects of the stimulator here at the Medical Center with the focus of care being provided as close as possible to the patient's home.
Surgical treatments including thalamic, subthalamic, and globus pallidus deep brain stimulators are a special area of expertise of the Movement Disorders Unit. Advanced image-guidance combining MRI and computed tomography and microelectrode recording are available to optimize these procedures. Members of the Unit also have expertise in botulinum toxin injections to treat movement disorders.
Physicians may refer patients to the Movement Disorders Unit by contacting the offices of any of the Center members listed below as best suits their patient's needs. Appointments for multidisciplinary evaluation of patients who may be candidates for deep brain stimulation or other patients can also be made by calling the Multipdisciplinary Movement Disorders Clinic at 336-716-4067.
Patients or families may refer inquiries regarding movement disorders to theWake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's Health On-Call Service.
For more information or appointments for multispecialty evaluation for consideration of deep brain stimulation call Ms. Kim Slade, the Movement Disorders Clinic Coordinator at 336-716-4067.
Stephen B. Tatter, M.D., Ph.D., Co-chair WFUBMC Movement Disorders
Committee
Thomas L. Ellis, M.D.
Joyce A. Moser, N.P.-C.
Monica Ditmer, P.A.-C
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