North Jersey Brain and Spine Specialists

North Jersey Brain and Spine Center is the largest neurosurgical group practice in Bergen County. This group is composed of board-certified neurosurgeons with sub-specialty fellowship training in Spine, Neuro-Oncology and skull base surgery as well as endovascular surgery and neurosurgery. We specialize in brain and spine surgery as well as rehabilitation. Physical therapy and rehabilitation services are an integral part of our treatment of spinal disorders, ensuring that our patients are back on their feet in no time. Our North Jersey brain and spine specialists are considered both neurologists and, more specifically, movement disorder neurologists.

A neurologist is a physician who deals with disorders of the nervous system which is composed of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. A movement disorder neurologist is a physician that specifically deals with movement disorders that affect the nerves and muscles of the brain and spine but also other extremities. The lack of control that comes from movement disorders can greatly affect a person's health, especially if it is preventing them from doing something vital like walking. Because these disorder can be very serious, it is important to trust our North Jersey brain and spine specialists to help improve your condition.

At North Jersey Brain and Spine Center, our movement disorder neurologists offer a state of the art treatment for patients suffering from movement disorders. The specific movement disorders we deal with include:

• Parkinson's Disease: a degenerative disease of the central nervous system that results in involuntary muscle movement that can range from tremors to impaired balance, slowness of movement and sometimes even behavioral shifts
• Essential Tremor: a slow-progressing neurological disorder that may begin as a tremor in the arms and advance to the head, neck and lower extremities
• Dystonia: an abnormal posturing and muscle movement that seems similar to Parkinson's Tourette's syndrome or essential tremor
• Spasticity: a stiffness of the muscles because of increased tone or resistance of muscles stretching

Our North Jersey brain and spine specialists have a variety of ways to treat disorders such as this because every patient is different from the last. Some disorders can be treated with medication while others can be treated with physical therapy, muscle relaxants or surgery. We are proud to announce that we are among a few centers in the United States that offers MRI guided Deep Brain Stimulation surgery for movement disorders. This allows us to perform DBS surgeries with real-time, live MRI-guidance while our patient is under general anesthesia.

North Jersey Brain and Spine Center prides itself for its expertise in the field of neurology as well as the dedication to patient care from our North Jersey brain and spine specialists. For more information on our movement disorder treatments, call us today at (201) 342-2550.