Atlantic Health System Neuroscience's Neuromuscular Disorders Program treats a broad range of disorders of the peripheral nervous system, such as:
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease
- Guillain Barre syndrome
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy
- Myasthenia gravis
- Muscular dystrophies
- Inflammatory muscle diseases
- Nerve compression
- Radiculopathies
- Disease of the nerves
- Myositis
- Small fiber neuropathies
Treatment may include immune suppression with medication, intravenous gamma globulin, or physical therapy to improve strength and function. Our neurologists specialize in these difficult diagnoses and in helping guide you through available treatment – be it for cure, disease control, or symptomatic improvement.
