About the Program
The Southeast Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center (PADRECC) at Richmond VAMC serves the southeastern region of the United States as a referral center providing comprehensive care to patients with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. There are 5 other PADRECCs located at other VAMCs around the country (Philadelphia, Houston, West Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland) and many satellite Consortium Centers at other VAMCs. More information about this network of care for veterans with movement disorders can be found at http://www.parkinsons.va.gov
The PADRECC offers a variety of clinical care services, education, and research opportunities for patients with:
- Parkinson's disease
- essential tremor
- dystonia
- other movement disorders
Services Offered
Services offered by the Center include:
- physician consultation for movement disorders and medication management
- multidisciplinary assessment and treatment by a neurologist specializing in movement disorders, registered nurses, rehabilitation physicians, a neuropsychologist, neurosurgeon, and referral to other services as needed
- extensive evaluation and pre-operative testing to determine if a patient is an appropriate candidate for surgical treatment
- surgical treatment called Deep Brain Stimulation
- support groups for patients and caregivers
- educational materials and programs
- telemedicine visits
More information about Richmond/Southeast PADRECC can be found at www.parkinsons.va.gov/Richmond or by calling 804-675-5931.
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