Outpatient clinics

Outpatient clinic for hyperkinetic movement disorder

Adults
Professor De Koning-Tijssen has her own outpatient clinic for hyperkinetic movement disorders, where she sees patients with myoclonus (twitching), tremor and dystonia. Professor van Laar and doctor Meles also regularly see patients with hyperkinetic movement disorders at the outpatient clinic.

Children
Doctor Eggink and doctor Brandsma see on their outpatient clinic children with hyperkinetic movementdisorders.
Besides that, every other week we run a special multidisciplinary outpatient clinic for movement disorders in children and young adults. In this outpatient clinic, a team of specialists (a neurologist, a paediatrician specialised in metabolic disorders and genetics, a geneticist and a movement disorder neurologist) see children and young adults with movement disorders. 
For children who come to this outpatient clinic a video is made to inform about this visit. Dinah, Matthijs and Ruben tell you how they experienced this.

The educational video was made in collaboration with Moomba Media, Dinah, Ruben, and Matthijs, and is supported by the Aletta Jacobs Fund.

Outpatient clinic for ataxia

Doctor De Vries is expert on ataxia and the neurological disorders that cause ataxia. In the outpatient clinic, he sees patients with Huntington’s disease and cerebellar and (spino)cerebellar ataxia.

Outpatient clinic for ataxia in children

Paediatric neurologist doctor Brandsma is specialized in ataxia in children.

Outpatient clinic for neuropsychiatry

Once a month, there is a special neuropsychiatry clinic. During this clinic, patients can consult with a psychiatrist doctor Jiawan and a neurologist, professor de Koning-Tijssen who is specialised in movement disorders.

Outpatient clinic movement disorders and metabolic disorders

Since april 2018 a combined consultation for movement disorders and metabolic diseases in adults has been held every firs Monday of the month. Doctor Koens from the Department of Neurology is present at this session. Professor dr. De Koning, a pediatrician specialized in metabolic disorders is also present as a metaolic disease expert. In this way, expertise regarding these rare diseases from various areas of vocus is combined with the aim of improving patient care. Both new patients and follow-up patients can be referred to this consultation.

Outpatient clinic Neurogenetics

Doctor Vansenne and doctor Verschuuren (clinical geneticists) see patients with movement disorders at the outpatient clinic clinical genetics. If the genetic diagnosis is known, they explain the inheritance and recurrence risk for family members. If the diagnosis has not been made, complex genetic diagnostics are often requested.

Multidisciplinary Neurogenetics Outpatient Clinic

Several times a month there is a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic with the clinical geneticist doctor Bos or doctor Vansenne and paediatric neurologist doctor Eggink or doktor Brandsma, or the adult neurologists doctor De Vries. This mainly concerns ataxia and Huntington's disease.

Outpatient clinic presymptomatic diagnosis

Three times a month, at the genetics department there is a so-called presymptomatic (without complaints) diagnosis outpatient clinic. Family members of patients with genetic movement disorders occurring in adulthood can be informed and possibly tested for carrier status of the disorder occurring in the family. The counsellor and social worker then discuss the pros and cons of presymptomatic diagnostics.

Botulinum toxin street 

Patients with a focal dystonia, such as a twisting neck (torticollis) or dystonia of the eyes (blepharospasm), are often treated with botulinum toxin injections. Previously, patients from the Netherlands and abroad who were referred to the UMCG had to travel to Groningen several times. For this reason, we were the first in the Netherlands to develop the botulinum toxin street. Patients receive the various appointments and examinations in one morning, which are immediately assessed by the neurologist. A treatment plan is also drawn up with patients that same morning, and if necessary patients are also treated directly with botulinum toxin. Click here for more information. 

Outpatient clinic for hypokinetic movement disorder

Professor Van Laar and doctor Meles are experts on Parkinson’s disease and other hypokinetic movement disorders. In addition to their own outpatient clinics, we are also involved in the Parkinson Expertise Centre in the Groningen area. Read more about this centre on the Parkinson Expertise Centre page.

Outpatient clinic Deep Brain Stimulation

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an advanced treatment to suppress the symptoms of certain movement disorders, like dystonia. DBS can be considered if symptoms worsen and medication or botuline intoxine injections do not suffice, or if the medication causes unbearable side effects. Patients with an implanted DBS are treated at the outpatient clinic by dr. Smid and dr. Meles. DBS treatment is also performed at the Punt voor Parkinson in Groningen.