Cleveland Clinic Center for Neurological Restoration Recognized Again as a Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence

Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Neurological Restoration is nationally recognized for its expertise in medical management and surgical innovations for the treatment of diseases such as Parkinson's, Huntington's, essential tremor, dystonia, and other movement disorders, normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), headache, trigeminal neuralgia, dizziness, and chronic pain, and is dedicated to a single goal of advancing treatment through continuous basic and clinical research.

Recently, The Parkinson's Foundation renewed the Center for Neurological Restoration's Center of Excellence (COE) designation highlighting its excellence in numerous areas including:

• Breadth of the Parkinson's disease Program, with numerous clinics supporting patients across the disease spectrum
• Educational outreach to the community
• Dedication and collaboration of the Parkinson's disease team in delivering true multidisciplinary care
• High volume of clinical research to advance new treatments

"We are elated to receive this designation, as it reaffirms our commitment to providing top-notch care and clinical support to our patients," said Benjamin Walter, M.D., Medical Director of the Cleveland Clinic's Parkinson's Disease Center of Excellence, Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic. "Managing Parkinson's disease can be challenging for patients and caregivers alike. However, our dedication as a center is to continually seek ways to enhance their quality of life.

Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Symptoms start gradually, sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. Tremors are common, but the disorder also commonly causes stiffness or slowing of movement. It happens when nerve cells in the brain don't produce enough of a brain chemical called dopamine. Sometimes it is genetic, but most times it is not. According to the Parkinson's Foundation, over 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease.

Reviewers from the Parkinson’s Foundation Global Care Network, supported by Foundation staff, took part in the review process and renewed the COE designation for another five years. The Center for Neurological Restoration is joined by the Nevada Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Program at Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas as one of 54 centers around the world and 40 in the U.S. to be recognized as a Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence.