Care4Dystonia, Inc.

If you are the Director of Movement Disorder Center or a private physician that caters to dystonia patients, provides care to them  and their families, collaborates with neurosurgical servicesin the area of DBS etc. and YOU would like to be listed either on this webpage or our Find a Center Map, please inform us via infoc4d@aol.com. Thanks, in advance. 

Our Top Recommendations for DBS include the teams of :

1. Ron Alterman and Michele Tagliati at Mt. Sinai, NY, NY, USA
2. Ali Rezai and Gerold Vitek at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA
3. Phillip Starr and Bill Marks at UCSF in SF, California, USA
4. Michael Okun and K. Foote in Gainesville, Florida, USA
5. Alim Benaubid + team,  Grenoble, France
6. In the United Kingdom , London Queens; Square : Marwan Hariz + team
7. Emad Eskandar and Nutan Sharma, Mass General Hospital Boston , MA, USA
8. ……..

To find a Neurologist in Canada, visit www.cmdg.org for a complete listing by Province of Movement Disorder Specialists at the above site.

Our Top Recommendation for Selective Denervation Surgery is

1. Carlos Arce in Jacksonville, Florida
2. Robert Grossman, Chicago, Illinois

To Find a Top Social Worker :

1. www.socialworkers.org/
2. www.helpstartshere.org/
3. www.findingstone.com/find-a-therapist/index.htm

To Find a Top Mental Health Professional :

1. http://www.psychdirectory.com/
   • If you have a university within a reasonable driving distance, call their Department of Psychiatry. These psychiatrists are often on the cutting edge of research.
   • Contact the local chapter of the Depression and Mental Health Support Alliance (formerly NDMDA) for a recommendation.
   • If the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) has a branch in your area, get in touch with their offices for a reference. You can also get in touch with their state offices.
   • Phone the psychiatric ward of a hospital in your area and ask the head nurse whom she would see if she needed a psychiatrist.
   • Review the list of approved mental health care providers from your insurance company.
   • Ask your general practitioner and therapist for their recommendations.
   • Scan the yellow pages. Look for certifications such as ‘Board Certified in Psychiatry’ or ‘Board Certified in Pediatric Psychiatry’. Those who specialize in Psychopharmacology may be a good choice.
   • You may want to contact the information and referral (I&R) services of the United Way in your town - particularly if you are in need of financial assistance.
   • Many companies offer employee assistance programs that may be able to provide the names of psychiatrists.
   • Ring a few of your family and friends for their advice.
   • Telephone the referral service of the hospitals in your city.
   • Your pastor or rabbi may be able to suggest the names of appropriate psychiatrists to you.

2. American Psychiatric Association
3. PsychologyToday
4. HealthyMinds
5. American Psychological Association

To find up-to-date Reimbursement for Botulinum Toxins :

1. Myobloc
2. Botox
3. N201 neurotoxin ( under clinical trials 07)

To Find a Top Pain Specialist :

1. Partners Against Pain
2. Check our Pain Relief webpage!

To Find a Top Dietician:

1. www.eatright.org
2. Visit our Nutrition webpage!

To find a top Pharmacist :

1. Pharmacists for Life International
2. USPharmacists

To find a top Occupational Therapist :

1. American Occupational Therapists Association, Inc.

To find a top Physical Therapist :

1. American Physical Therapy Association
2. Going to a Physical Therapist
3. About Physical Therapy ( our webpage )

Additional Resources can be found on our Link webpage.

To Find a Movement Disorder Specialist, simply click on our state map, which we will update gradually, for easy access. The same applies to future Neurosurgeon listings. If you, as the Director of a Center or Program, provide movement disorder care, wish to be listed here, please do contact us via infoc4d@aol.com.

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