Neurogenetics
The Neurogenetic Disorders Clinic provides diagnostic evaluation, care, and referral for individuals and families with inherited and degenerative neurologic disorders. Such conditions include (but are not limited to) hereditary spastic paraplegia, primary lateral sclerosis, familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial dystonia, paroxysmal dystonia, Tourette's syndrome, lysosomal storage disorders including Niemann-Pick diseases, Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, and mucopolysaccharidoses; familial ataxias, CADASIL, familial Alzheimer's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Wilson's disease., mitochondrial encephalomyopathies, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. In addition to diagnostic evaluation and care, many patients participate research studies aimed at understanding the cause of the specific disorder; defining the natural history of the condition; or establishing treatment. This clinic is Directed by Dr. John Fink (Professor of Neurology, Board Certified in Neurology and Medical Genetics [Clinical Genetics]) and staffed by Sandy Wilcock, RN, BSN, Neurology Nurse, Neurology Residents and Fellows, and Medical Genetics Residents.
Send appointment requests and referrals to:
Sandy Wilcock, RN, BSN
3014 Biomedical Science Research Building
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor MI 48109-2200
wilcock@umich.edu
Telephone (734) 936-8173
Administrative Office:
Neurogenetics Disorders Program
c/o Lynette Girbach
3014 Biomedical Science Research Building
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor MI 48109-2200
Telephone (734) 936-3087
FAX (734) 615-6340
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