Neurology

Neurologists at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester provide a full range of consultative, therapeutic and diagnostic services to patients with neurological problems.

Services include care for:

  • Autonomic disorders
  • Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease)
  • Deep Brain Stimulaton
  • Dementia
  • Dizziness
  • Headaches
  • Movement disorders
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Muscular dystrophy/neuromuscular disorders
  • Neuro-oncology
  • Neuropsychological evaluation and counseling
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Seizure disorders
  • Sleep disorders
  • Stroke care and services

Other services include:

  • Auditory evoked potentials - Assessment of hearing neural pathways in the brain
  • Autonomic function testing - Assessment of symptoms in autonomic nervous system
  • Electroencephalography - Assessment of brain wave functioning
  • Electromyography - Assessment of muscle health and nerves controlling muscles
  • Electronystagmography - Assessment of inner ear nerve function, dizziness and vertigo
  • Intraoperative electroencephalography, electromyography and evoked potential monitoring - Conducted during surgical procedures
  • Long-term assessment of epilepsy
  • Polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing - Assessment of sleep disorders
  • Somatosensory evoked potentials - Assessment of the electrical signals of sensation going from the body to the brain
  • Specialized clinical testing, including Tensilon and neostigmine tests, ischemic exercise testing, lumbar puncture
  • Therapeutic botox administration for spasticity and dystonia (involuntary muscle contractions)
  • Visual evoked potentials - Assessment of visual neural pathways in the brain