Atlantic Health System Neuroscience's Neuromuscular Program treats a broad range of disorders of the peripheral nervous system, such as:
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
- Guillain Barre syndrome
- Peripheral Neuropathy (including Diabetic neuropathy)
- Small fiber neuropathy (moved up from bottom)
- Genetic and hereditary neuropathy (including Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseases)
- Myasthenia gravis (can we link to the new guide?)
- Muscular dystrophies
- Muscle diseases, including genetic and drug-induced myopathy
- Myositis, including dermatomyositis, polymyositis, Inclusion body myositis
- Nerve compression (such as carpal tunnel syndrome or ulnar neuropathy)
- Nerve injuries
- Radiculopathies
- Plexopathies
- Sciatica
Treatment may include immune suppression with medication, intravenous gamma globulin, or physical therapy to improve strength and function. We specialize in these difficult diagnoses and in helping guide you through available treatment – be it for cure, disease control, or symptomatic improvement.
Physician services are provided by Atlantic Medical Group.
