{"id":27070,"date":"2024-08-01T15:30:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=27070"},"modified":"2024-08-01T15:30:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:30:41","slug":"marshall-health-network-offers-streamlined-approach-to-care-for-patients-with-movement-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/marshall-health-network-offers-streamlined-approach-to-care-for-patients-with-movement-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall Health Network offers streamlined approach to care for patients with movement disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.<\/strong> – Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a therapy used to treat movement disorders including Parkinson\u2019s disease and essential tremor. The Movement Disorders Clinic at Marshall Health Network led by Marshall Neuroscience now offers patients expedited, coordinated DBS evaluations with specialists to make the most of their visits.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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DBS is a complex procedure that requires a multidisciplinary approach. Neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuropsychologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech therapists each play a role in a patient\u2019s care. The clinic\u2019s new streamlined approach to care ensures patients are evaluated by a team of specialists within 48 hours.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAt Marshall Neuroscience, we are consistently focused on enhancing patient care and the patient experience,\u201d said Marshall Health Neurosurgeon Heather Pinckard-Dover, M.D., an assistant professor at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. \u201cWith many of our DBS patients traveling long distances to receive care, streamlined evaluation by our specialists helps ease the travel burden for many of our patients and expedites the start of treatment.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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DBS involves the placement of an electrode or lead into a deep structure of the brain. The lead is connected to an implanted generator just below the collar bone. Similar to a pacemaker, the generator lasts between three to 15 years. It can be replaced with a simple outpatient procedure.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cDBS can be a life-changing procedure for our patients,\u201d said Marshall Health Neurologist Matthew A. Burton, M.D., an assistant professor at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine who oversees the clinic. \u201cWe often see tremors and muscle stiffness greatly reduced or, in some cases, eliminated allowing patients to go back to performing daily activities uninhibited.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Movement Disorders Clinic is housed on the campus of Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) in Huntington in the new Robert and Lena Shell Medical Pavilion and the Neuropsychology building. Complimentary shuttle service and valet parking are available for patients\u2019 convenience. All surgeries are performed at CHH.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For appointments and referrals, call Marshall Neuroscience at 304.691.1787. To learn more about DBS therapy, visit <\/span>marshallhealth.org\/deep-brain-stimulation<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a therapy used to treat movement disorders including Parkinson\u2019s disease and essential tremor. The Movement Disorders Clinic at Marshall Health Network led by Marshall Neuroscience now offers patients expedited, coordinated DBS evaluations with specialists to make the most of their visits.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DBS is a complex procedure that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":665,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/665"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27070"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27072,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27070\/revisions\/27072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}