Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Program for Alzheimer's Disease and Neurodegenerative Disorders

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Alzheimer's Disease Video

This short video shows changes that occur to the brain from Alzheimer's disease. View Video»

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Online Resources

A list of links to outside Web sites with infomation about Alzheimer's Disease. More»

Contact Us

If you prefer, you may call the service directly at 410-328-4323.

This program focuses on Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. The staff consist of neurologists, psychiatrists and nurses with experience and expertise in these disorders.

Patient Conditions

Alzheimer's disease
Lewy body dementia
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
Frontotemporal dementia
Undiagnosed dementia
Vascular dementia
Parkinson's disease with dementia
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease
Huntington's disease

Comprehensive Evaluations

CT, MRI, SPECT
Spinal fluid analysis
Cysternography
Neuropsychological evaluations

Specialized Treatments

Caregiver education
Counseling

Special Programs

Comprehensive Diagnostic Services

Services to Physicians

Consultation on complicated cases
Second opinions
Evaluation of patient conditions
Special treatment procedures
Short-term and long-term management

This page was last updated on: February 8, 2008.

For more information about the University of Maryland Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, or to make an appointment, call the University Physicians Consultation and Referral Service at 1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians).