Neuroscience

Movement Disorders Center

The Stanford Movement Disorders Center provides the full range of care for people with all types of movement disorders. Our movement disorder experts partner with you to create a treatment plan tailored to your individual needs and goals.

The Center is one of 24 Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) Research Centers of Excellence, helping to advance LBD care, community outreach, and connecting patients with the latest LBD clinical trials.

Movement Disorders Center
213 Quarry Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-723-6469 Getting Here
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213 Quarry Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-723-6469 Getting Here »
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Our Doctors

Care and Treatment

Expertise

The Stanford Movement Disorders Center (SMDC) offers you the latest advances in medical and surgical treatment. In addition, our patients have the opportunity to be involved in leading-edge clinical trials. Our team is dedicated to translating recent discoveries into effective therapies to help improve your quality of life.

Our thorough evaluation process includes clinical, kinematic (motor control), electrophysiological, laboratory and radiological (imaging) diagnostic evaluations. The SMDC consists of multiple clinics that focus on specific conditions or treatments. In each clinic, our specialists collaborate to provide you with comprehensive care.

The subspecialty clinics that are part of the SMDC include:

Depending on your needs, you may work with:

  • One or more of our four fellowship-trained adult movement disorders experts
  • A functional stereotactic neurosurgeon
  • A neurologist who specializes in sleep medicine
  • A pediatric movement disorders expert
  • A medical physicist
  • A physician’s assistant
  • A nurse coordinator
  • A social worker
  • A genetics counselor
  • A kinematic specialist technician

The team also works with experts in:

  • Behavioral neurology
  • Neuropsychology
  • Autonomic neurology
  • Sleep medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Radiology
  • Genetics
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy
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Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.

Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

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For Patients

For your convenience, you may check in for all same-day appointments at the Stanford Neuroscience Health Center through a centralized, check-in desk near the front lobby. In addition to all outpatient services, you also can access onsite pre-surgery consultations at the center.

Appointments are available by physician referral only. Ask your doctor's office to fax a letter of referral, contact information, insurance information and records to 650-723-6002. We will review your records and contact you about an appointment.

PREPARE FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT

  • Bring any MRI or CT films
  • Plan to be at the clinic for one to two hours

AFTER YOUR APPOINTMENT

  • To reorder a prescription, have your pharmacy call 650-723-4720 or fax a refill request to 650-725-0390.
  • For Movement Disorders Center information, call 650-736-0514.

International Patients
Phone: +1 650-723-8561
Email: IMS@stanfordhealthcare.org

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650-723-6469

RESOURCES

For Health Care Professionals

PHYSICIAN HELPLINE

Phone: 1-866-742-4811 
Fax: 650-320-9443
Monday – Friday,  8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

TRANSFER CENTER

Phone: 1-800-800-1551,  24 hours - 7 days a week

Stanford Health Care provides comprehensive services to refer and track patients, as well as provides the latest information and news for physicians and office staff. For help with all referral needs and questions visit Referring Physicians.

HOW TO REFER

Fax a referral form with supporting documentation to 650-320-9443.

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