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The clinical activities of the movement disorders section take place at
our Movement Disorders Center.
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We are a multidisciplinary center staffed by movement disorder specialists,
including adult and child neurologists, a neuropsychiatrist, research nurses,
occupational and physical therapists, and clinical and research fellows.
We diagnose and treat persons with a variety of movement-related disorders.
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To assist our patient population, laboratory testing and radiology services
are available within the same complex.
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We are a Section of the Department
of Neurology and Neurological Surgery at Washington
University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
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We specialize in researching and treating all movement disorders in adults
and children, including:
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Parkinson's disease and related illnesses
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Dystonia (torticollis, blepharospasm, spasmodic dysphonia, writer's cramp,
and others)
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Surgical treatment of movement disorders
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Huntington's disease and other choreas
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Tourette syndrome (including associated OCD and ADHD symptoms)
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Startle syndromes
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Myoclonus
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Ataxia
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Medication-induced movement disorders
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Catatonia
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To reach us:
Current Research
Staff
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Joel S. Perlmutter,
M.D., Director
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Kevin J. Black, M.D.
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Brad Racette,
M.D.
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Fredy J. Revilla,
M.D.
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Bradley L. Schlaggar,
M.D., Ph.D.
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Lori McGee-Minnich, R.N., B.S.N., clinical research coordinator
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Angie Loepker, R.N., B.S.N.,
clinical research coordinator
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Johanna Hartlein, R.N., B.S.N.,
clinical research coordinator
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Sandra Sagitto, R.N., clinical nurse
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Melinda Kavanaugh, M.S.W.,
social worker
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Laura Good, B.A., genetics research coordinator
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Susan Donovan, office manager
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Shirley Moore, secretary
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Amy Bain, secretary
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Jennifer Owens, secretary
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Connie Summerville, secretary
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