Spotlight

The neurologists at UC Irvine Medical Center offer comprehensive, compassionate, world-class care for the entire spectrum of neurological disorders.

Expert team

Because disorders of the nervous system are comparatively complex, they require a team of experts to ensure their proper diagnosis and treatment.  Patients at UC Irvine Medical Center are cared for by a group of board-certified medical professionals including neurologists, neurosurgeons and intensivists (critical care experts). These specialists are supported by a team of nurses and other allied health professionals in their mission to provide patients with leading-edge neurological services.

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Scope

We offer comprehensive care in the following areas:

• Epilepsy (including extended EEG monitoring and surgery as appropriate)
• Movement disorders (including tremor and Parkinson’s disease)
• Multiple sclerosis
• Stroke
• Dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease)
• Neuromuscular disorders (including disorders of peripheral nerve and muscle)
• Headache (including migraine)
• Vertigo and dizziness
• Gait and balance disorders
• Pediatric neurology
• Neuro-ophthalmology (including visual loss and diplopia)
• Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center

As Orange County’s only JCAHO-certified primary stroke center, our Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center offers state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment services for patients with stroke and other diseases affecting the blood vessels that supply the brain. Patients who have experienced an acute stroke are rapidly assessed, considered for thrombolytic (clot-busting) therapy, and treated using stroke care pathways, which are protocols proven to provide the best outcomes.

Comprehensive Epilepsy Program

The UC Irvine Medical Center Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is the only university-based program in Orange County serving patients who experience seizures. The latest procedures and therapies are used to diagnose and treat children and adults with epilepsy, particularly those whose seizures resist standard treatments. Patients undergo a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, including simultaneous EEG and video monitoring of seizures.

Multiple Sclerosis Program

The UC Irvine Medical Center Multiple Sclerosis Program provides the latest in advanced diagnostics and therapeutics for multiple sclerosis (MS), which is believed to be an autoimmune disease.  MS affects the central nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. Our physicians have several treatment options to offer MS patients, including disease-modifying therapies that may:

• Reduce the frequency and severity of relapses
• Reduce the numbers of brain lesions
• Possibly reduce future disability problems

Movement Disorders Program

Our Movement Disorders Program offers sophisticated diagnostic and treatment services for Parkinson’s disease, tremor and other movement disorders. Patients at UC Irvine Medical Center have access to the newest, most advanced therapies available, such as deep brain stimulation.

Neuromuscular Program

The UC Irvine Medical Center Neuromuscular Program offers state-of-the-art treatments for patients with nerve, muscle and neuromuscular junction disorders including diabetic peripheral neuropathy, Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Center for Sleep Medicine

Our Center for Sleep Medicine physicians specialize in problems such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome and insomnia.  We are staffed and equipped to test for and identify these sleep-related disorders, as well as help patients find practical solutions to their sleep problems.

Vestibular Disorders Program

The Vestibular Disorders Program treats patients with vertigo, sensations of lightheadedness, loss of balance and coordination problems.  Services include evaluation by a board-certified neurologist with advanced training in these problems, and testing inner ear hearing and balance functions.  We can also assess whether a neurological disorder is the cause of a patient’s dizziness.

Headache Program

Headache is the most common problem that brings people to see a neurologist. Our Headache Program offers comprehensive evaluations and treatments for migraine, tension headache and other forms of head pain.

Neuro-ophthalmology Program

The Neuro-ophthalmology Program at UC Irvine Medical Center provides comprehensive diagnostic consultation and management for patients with vision loss or diplopia (double vision) due to problems of the optic nerve and ocular motor nerves, as well as orbital (eye socket) or intracranial (brain) disorders.

Research and emerging therapies

Physicians at UC Irvine Medical Center are active in many areas of basic and clinical research related to neurological problems, including stroke, epilepsy, brain aging, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, spinal cord injury and MS.  Modalities being investigated include advances in neurosurgery as well as new drug and stem cell therapies. Through participation in clinical trials, our patients can gain access to promising new treatments and technologies.

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