Kaleida Health offers a comprehensive program encompassing diagnosis, treatment, education, research, and support for individuals with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. This specialized group is exclusive to Western New York, catering to individuals affected by Parkinson's and various other movement disorders. The center actively engages in diverse medical and surgical clinical trials.
Staffed by a highly specialized team of fellowship-trained Parkinson's experts, the center provides treatment for functional movement disorders. It offers the latest in medical and surgical treatments and procedures. Notably, deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and Essential Tremor is exclusively available at Buffalo General Medical Center's Comprehensive Movement Disorders Center. The center's recent designation as an official “Outreach Center” by the National Parkinson's Foundation underscores its commitment to excellence.
The multidisciplinary program specializes in the evaluation and treatment of:
- Parkinson's disease and other Parkinsonian syndromes
- Essential Tremor
- Spasmodic torticollis and other focal or generalized dystonia
- Hemifacial spasm
- Blepharospasm
- Unusual movement disorders
- Medically refractory spasticity secondary to Multiple Sclerosis, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and stroke.
Treatment Options Offered:
Clearpoint Neuro provides advanced targeting technology, enabling physicians to achieve unprecedented accuracy in real-time interventions. Utilizing an interventional MRI suite, this technology facilitates precise navigation and delivery to the brain, revolutionizing clinical functional stereotactic procedures such as Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for alleviating Parkinson’s Disease symptoms and conducting brain biopsies. Significantly, Clearpoint Neuro offers the singular pathway for delivering biologic therapeutics, making it a pioneering solution in the field.
As the sole FDA-approved methodology for intracranial MRI-based delivery of next-generation cell-based and gene-based therapeutics, Clearpoint Neuro represents a critical advancement in medical care. Recognizing its dual clinical and research potential, Kaleida Health has made a strategic investment in this technology to position our region as a leader in innovative treatment modalities.
Our comprehensive treatment options also include:
- Current Medications: Offering the latest pharmaceutical interventions for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.
- Botulinum Toxin Injections: Providing effective treatment for conditions such as spasmodic torticollis, hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm, focal dystonia, and spasticity.
- Intrathecal Medication Pump Implants: Targeting spasticity, dystonia (e.g., Baclofen), and chronic pain through precise delivery directly into the spinal fluid.
- Spinal Cord Stimulator: Utilizing neurostimulator implants to manage chronic pain by modulating neural activity in the spinal cord.
- Deep Brain Stimulation and Gamma Knife Thalamotomy: Specialized procedures aimed at treating neurological conditions by precisely targeting specific areas of the brain.
In addition to these treatments, the Movement Disorders Center offers various services and programs tailored to patients, including:
- New patient evaluations for Parkinson's disease, incorporating speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, exercise programs, and neuropsychology assessments.