Our diagnostic approach includes:
- Neurological evaluation;
- Blood and urine studies;
- Cerebrospinal fluid examination (spinal tap);
- X ray, ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which provide detailed pictures of your brain and spinal cord;
- Nerve, muscle, and skin biopsy;
- Nerve conduction studies, in which we stimulate your nerves and test their ability to send signals;
- Electromyography (EMG), which involves testing the electrical activity of your muscles;
- Genetic studies.
Our therapeutic services include:
- Physical therapy;
- Speech therapy;
- Occupational therapy;
- Dietician evaluation
- Botulinum toxin (Botox) injections;
- Intravenous delivered therapy;
- Gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy;
- Percutaneous gastric tube placement at Stony Brook University Hospital, as an outpatient procedure, which helps maintain proper nutritional intake
- Thymectomy for patients with Myasthenia Gravis.