CLINICAL & RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
Evidence-based care
for movement disorders The interdisciplinary team at the Movement Disorders Center delivers evidencebased, family-centered care for patients and families with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders by Kapil D. Sethi, M.D., F.R.C.P., John Morgan M.D., Ph.D., Shyamal Mehta M.D., Ph.D., Cole Giller, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., and Jill Trumble, M.D. The Movement Disorders Center at Georgia Regents Health System is focused on state-ofthe-art, evidence-based interdisciplinary care for patients and families suffering with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and related disorders such as tremor, dystonia, chorea, restless legs syndrome, gait and balance problems, and drug-induced movement disorders. Our center is the only Our center is the only center center designated as a National Parkinson designated as a National Disease Center of Parkinson Disease Center Excellence in Georgia of Excellence in Georgia or or South Carolina. Our physicians Kapil South Carolina. D. Sethi, M.D., FRCP, John Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., Shyamal Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., and Jill Trumble, M.D., are board-certified neurologists with training and expertise in diagnosing and treating common and complex movement disorders. We offer cutting-edge medical therapies, including botulinum toxin therapy, for disorders characterized by excessive muscular activity. Figure 1. Coronal MRI image showing DBS electrode inserted on left. The dark, rounded objects are the four electrical contacts of the electrode and appear larger due to metal artifact.
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We strongly believe in family-centered care and we work with the entire family to empower the patient and caregiver in making educated decisions regarding the choice of medical or surgical therapy. We achieve these goals with a strong interdisciplinary team consisting of a social worker, a neuropsychologist, nurses, and physical, occupational, and speech therapists in order to provide optimal care and educational resources for patients and caregivers. We are intimately involved in outreach and have close working partnerships with support groups throughout Georgia and South Carolina. Communication with referring primary care physicians and neurologists is a priority, and as a result, patients are routinely sent to our center from all over Georgia, South Carolina, and beyond.
Figure 1. Coronal MRI image
Surgical Therapy Surgery is a mainstay for the treatment of medicationresistant Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and other movement disorders, and we offer a full range of surgical options. Our experience with these operations began almost 30 years ago and our Deep Brain