Movement Disorders
Movement disorders are a group of neurological diseases and syndromes affecting the ability to produce and control movement. These conditions can affect the brain, spinal cord and nerves throughout the body. Together, they control all of the workings of the body including breathing, mood, speaking, learning, swallowing, walking, moving and seeing. Here at Lehigh Valley Health Network, we have a team of experts in place to deal with these complex neurological conditions.
Whether you are first learning about your condition or have lived with it for a while, our board-certified neurologists and movement disorders team at Lehigh Valley Health Network is here to partner with you, from diagnosis through ongoing treatment. The highly specialized team also employs botulinum toxin injections, deep brain stimulation, and the levodopa pump to treat various movement disorders conditions.
The conditions we treat include:
- Parkinson’s disease and related parkinsonian syndromes
- Tremors
- Dystonia, including generalized dystonia, and focal dystonias such as cervical dystonia, limb dystonia, blepharospasm, and hemifacial spasm
- Huntington’s disease and other choreas
- Restless legs syndrome
- Myoclonus
- Tics and Tourette’s syndrome
- Cerebellar ataxia
- Tardive dyskinesia