Movement Disorders
The section of movement disorders in the division of neurology is focused upon the delivery of the most advanced, state-of-the-art care for patients afflicted with the entire range of disorders of voluntary movement, including Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonisms, essential tremor, dystonia, torticollis, blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, spasmodic dysphonia, tic disorders, Tourette’s syndrome, myoclonus, restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movements of sleep and spasticity. The section is the leading provider of electromyographically guided botulinum toxin therapy in the Delaware Valley and maintains an active clinical research program investigating new pharmacological therapies of movement disorders. The section has a particular clinical research interest in nerve cell protection therapies to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease, with one medication, riluzole, in clinical trial and another to begin testing later this year. The division also has very strong liaisons with the movement disorder surgery program at Jefferson, for those patients who require neurosurgical treatment of their movement disorder.

Stroke
Concerned with the prevention and treatment of stroke. A stroke is a sudden injury to the brain caused by a disturbance in brain circulation. Major causes are hemorrhage to brain due to high blood pressure or a ruptured aneurysm. The more common cause of stroke is interruption of blood supply to the brain due to either a blood clot or a blockage of the vessels in the brain by atherosclerosis or plaque formation.

Neurophysiology
Electrodiagnostic studies including electroencephalography, evoked responses, EMG and nerve conduction studies and ultrasonic vascular studies are used to evaluate patients with diseases of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles.

Our Physicians...

• Richard Eisner, MD
• Gary Friday, MD
• George Hart, MD
• Christopher Reid, MD
• Linda Sykes, MD
• Pragati Shukla, MD