Why Choose Us for Neurological Care?
Most of our neurologists specialize in a particular disease or category of diseases. This focused specialization enables these physicians to become true experts in managing neurological disorders. Our physicians are particularly adept at diagnosing and treating complex disorders that are often viewed as untreatable elsewhere.
Specialized Care
Our multidisciplinary centers and clinics, which are devoted to specific neurological problems, enable patients and their families to receive specialized care under one roof:
- Adult Epilepsy Center
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Clinic--the longest-running clinic in the world that focuses on the treatment of Lou Gehrig's disease
- Ataxia Center, headed by one of the nation's foremost experts in ataxia
- Memory Center, focused on the care of Alzheimer's disease and dementia
- Dedicated Neurointensive Care Unit
- Certified Primary Stroke Center
- Comprehensive Sleep Disorders Center--the most active in the Chicago area
Leading-Edge Research
Because of the University of Chicago Medicine's commitment to conducting research, our patients often have access to new drugs and treatment modalities years before they are widely available elsewhere. Examples of such innovative treatments include:
- Antegren, a promising new drug for preventing relapse in multiple sclerosis
- Examination of terbutaline in preventing weakness in myasthenia gravis
- Use of vagus nerve stimulators for intractable epilepsy
- Deep brain stimulation of Parkinson's disease and tremors
Many of our neurologists are supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health for their basic research work on various neurological diseases, including Parkinson's disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, ALS, and peripheral neuropathy.
Diagnostic Expertise
The advanced diagnostic tools available here enable our neurologists to better diagnose and define various disorders, which leads to more effective treatments. For instance, sophisticated 3-D imaging techniques--pioneered at the University of Chicago--provide detailed information about the electrical activity inside the brain. This helps our epilepsy experts identify the exact source of seizures--and the best possible treatment.
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- Why Choose Us?
- Services Offered
- ALS & Neuromuscular Diseases Clinic
- Ataxia Center
- Brain Tumor Center
- Epilepsy Center
- Memory Center
- Migraine Headache Clinic
- Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
- Neuro-ICU
- Neurofibromatosis Program
- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center
- Peripheral Neuropathy Center
- Sleep Disorders Center
- Stroke and Neurovascular Care
- Tuberous Sclerosis Program
