Neurology & Neurosurgery

Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Center

(415) 353-2311

The mission of the UCSF Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Center is to provide state-of-the-art, comprehensive care to patients with movement disorders. The medical staff includes neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, radiologists and nurses with specialized training in movement disorders.

The center offers a variety of services that include complete neurological evaluations, disease management, medication therapy and other treatments such as botulinum toxin injections and neurosurgical procedures. Neurosurgeons at the center perform deep brain stimulation and deep brain stimulation programming for conditions such as dystonia, essential tremor, Parkinson's disease, spasticity and chorea.

We are part of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.

Doctor referral required

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    Our team

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    The Motor Network in Parkinson's Disease and Dystonia: Mechanisms of Therapy

    Duration of 'on' stimulation time without dyskinesia in adaptive compared to standard open loop stimulation determined from the patients' motor diaries. The self-report motor diary is a validated method to capture this information...

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    GDNF Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

    Evaluation of the safety and tolerability through the assessment of incidence of TEAE, identified by MedDRA preferred term and grouped by MedDRA System Organ Class, as well as clinically meaningful changes in clinical exams or lab...

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    Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Chronic Pain

    Visual Analog Score is indicated by the patient by marking a 10 cm line as they rate their pain intensity from 0 to 100 in mm.

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    MBCT for People With Parkinson's Disease and Caregivers

    Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 item score (for participants with anxiety). The scale score range is 0-21, with higher scores indicating more severe anxiety.

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    Awards & recognition

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      Best hospital in Northern California

    • usnews-neurology

      Best in the West in neurology & neurosurgery

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    • Recent test results related to your condition
    • List of your medications, including dosages, plus any you're allergic to
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    Related clinics

    Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic

    400 Parnassus Ave., Eighth Floor
    San Francisco, CA 94143

    (415) 353-2273
    M-F, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Our research initiatives

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      UCSF Department of Neurology Research

      The UCSF Department of Neurology conducts research to improve understanding of neurological disorders, with the goals of finding better treatments and methods of prevention.

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      UCSF Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center Research

      The UCSF Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center is active in research to improve the understanding and treatment of movement disorders.

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