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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery



   

 

Movement Disorders


Home to nationally recognized Huntington's disease program, cutting-edge Parkinson's disease research, and a team of world-class neuro-experts, UI Hospitals and Clinics is a national leader in treating patients with neurological movement disorders.

Deep brain stimulation is a promising breakthrough used to calm the tremors of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and other movement disorders.

Botulinum toxin injections are used to help patients with dystonia—involuntary muscle contractions—by relieving the muscle spasms.

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