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The Neuromuscular Disease Service
The Neuromuscular Clinic offers diagnostic evaluation and comprehensive treatment of infants, children and adolescents with a wide variety of neuromuscular disorders.
These include:
ALS--amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Myopathies--including muscular dystrophy, metabolic myopathies, mitochondrial myopathies, inflammatory and toxic myopathies
Peripheral neuropathies--including Charçot-Marie-Tooth disease and other hereditary neuropathies, acquired neuropathies such as acute and chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathies, vasculitic and toxic myopathies
Neuromuscular junction disorders--including myesthenia gravis, congenital myasthenia, and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
The Neuromuscular Clinic is a designated MDA (Muscular Dystophy Association) Clinic and offers innovative treatments for Duschenne muscular dystrophy through the new Jett Program for Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders, a collaboration between the Pembroke-based Jett Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital for Children.
The initial evaluation includes an extensive conference with parents as well as an examination of the child. Based on exam findings, treatment recommendations could involve a multidisciplinary treatment team including physical and occupational therapists as well as recommendations for early intervention or school-based therapy. The pediatric neurologist sends a summary note of findings to the referring physician and the parents. If it is not convenient for a child to receive treatment at the Neuromuscular Clinic, staff arranges for the appropriate resources nearer the child's home community. A close association with colleagues in the adult neuromuscular clinic allows not only easy conferencing with its world renowned researchers, but also smooth continuity of care as the patient matures from an adolescent to an adult.
Attending Physician: Ann M. Neumeyer, M.D.
To schedule an appointment at the Neuromuscular Disease Clinic and for all referrals, please
call (617)724-3914.
