Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders
Center
The Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
Center, part of the Penn Comprehensive Neuroscience Center
at Pennsylvania Hospital, provides comprehensive
care to patients with:
- Parkinson's disease
- Dystonia
- Tourette syndrome
- Huntington's disease
- Other movement disorders
Recognized by the National Parkinson Foundation
as one of its worldwide Centers of Excellence,
the Center is one of the largest of its kind
in the country and the most prominent in the
tri-state area. Care encompasses medical management
by neurologists; physical, speech and occupational
therapy; psychological and social service counseling,
and access to a large network of support groups.
Penn Doctor Featured on ABC
News
Dr.
Gordon Baltuch, director
of the Center for Functional
and Restorative Neurosurgery
at Penn, was interviewed in an
exclusive ABC News story.
Watch
the video to see Dr. Baltuch
discuss a recent study showing
encouraging results for deep
brain stimulation and its effect
on Parkinson's Disease. For more
information, read the related
article.
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Innovative Surgical Options
Surgical options are now available to select
patients with Parkinson's disease and essential
tremor. The Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
Center at Pennsylvania Hospital is the first and
one of the only hospitals in the area to perform
deep brain stimulation (DBS) for tremor due to
Parkinson's disease and movement disorders. The
hospital has the most experience in the region
with DBS, a surgical treatment that helps relieve
rigidity, improve mobility and eliminate involuntary
movements in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Research/Clinical Trials
Research is an important and ongoing mission
of the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
Center, which actively pursues the investigation
of the disease as well as exploration of new medications.
Many patients voluntarily enroll in clinical trials
that study the effectiveness of investigational
drugs and research the causes and treatments for
Parkinson's disease. There is no charge for participating
in these trials.
Philadelphia PADRECC
The University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia
Veteran's Administration Medical Center have been
honored to be the site of one of only six Parkinson's
Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center's
or "PADRECC" throughout the entire United
States. The Philadelphia PADRECC offers the exceptional
care for veterans, as well as opportunities to
participate in cutting-edge research.
Location:
Penn Comprehensive Neuroscience Center
Pennsylvania Hospital
330 S. 9th Street
3rd Floor, Neurology
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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