Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center

Mischer Neuroscience Institute

Movement Disorders Center

A joint venture between Memorial Hermann and the UT MOVE Clinic, the Movement Disorders Center has established a track record of outstanding care and excellent outcomes.

The Center provides diagnosis, evaluation and treatment for movement disorders, neurodegenerative disease and trauma-induced movement disorders in pediatric, adult and geriatric patients.

Physicians at the center are at the forefront of research in congenital, acquired and trauma-induced movement disorders and neurodegenerative disease.

Current research is focused on disease pathogenesis and neuromodulation with the ultimate goal of identifying new medical and surgical interventions.

Appointments

To make an appointment or request a physician referral call 713-222-CARE.

• Specialty Clinics
• Areas of Specialization
• Evaluation and Treatment
• Rehabilitation
• Patient-Centered Care
• Meet the Team

Specialty Clinics

• Spasticity Management Clinic
• DBS Selection and Programming
• Botox Clinic
• Intrathecal Baclofen Clinic

Areas of Specialization

• Abnormal tone
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Ataxias/cerebellar disorders
• Cerebral palsy
• Dementias - cortical and subcortical
• Dystonias - generalized and focal
• Essential tremor/tremor states
• Gait disorders
• Huntington’s chorea
• Multiple sclerosis - related movement abnormalities
• Parkinson’s disease
• Parkinsonian disorders
• Spasticity management
• Spinal and brain trauma-related movement abnormalities
• Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA)
• Wilson’s disease

   
Evaluation and Treatment

Once a diagnosis is made, the program has at its disposal the most advanced treatment options available, including deep brain stimulation for essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease and dystonia.

Therapeutic goals are symptom-driven and focused on maintaining patients at the highest level of function possible.

Medical regimens are tailored to patient age, prominent symptoms and the potential side effects profile.

Our treatment philosophy is based in the early identification of disease and early use of neuromodulating or neuro-protective approaches. All medical regimens are individually constructed based on the stage of illness.

Treatment Options Include:

• Medical management
• Intrathecal baclofen therapy (ITB)
• Deep brain stimulation surgery (DBS)
• Botox therapy for movement disorders

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation is integral to our patient outcomes. We work closely with the physical and occupational therapists at the SMART Clinic (Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapies) to research new approaches to rehabilitation that enhance treatment.

Patient-Centered Care

Our philosophy of patient-centered care includes respect for each patient’s values and needs, integration of care, communication and education, physical comfort, emotional support and the involvement of family and friends.

Movement Disorders Team

Mya Schiess, M.D.
Associate professor, Department of Neurology
Director, Neurology Residency Program
Director, Movement Disorders Fellowship Program
Director, UT MOVE, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Residency: Parkland Memorial Hospital and Veterans Administration Hospital
Fellowships: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (Neurology) and
The University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston (Neurophysiology/Pharmacology research)

Gage Van Horn, M.D.
Professor, Department of Neurology
Co-director, Section of Movement Disorders
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Residency: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center

Richard Simpson, MD. PhD
Neurosurgeon, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
Specialty in Functional Stereotactic Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery, Methodist Neurological Institute
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine