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Movement Disorders Center

Plummer Movement Disorders Center at Scott & White

Elmyra V. Encarnacion, M.D.

Director, Movement Disorders Center

The Plummer Movement Disorders Center (PDMC) at Scott & White, within the Neuroscience Institute offers a variety of treatments for patients suffering from movement disorders-such as Parkinson's disease, tremors, restless legs syndrome, chorea, dystonia and jerks. The PMDC is a division of Scott & White's Neurology Department within the Neuroscience Institute.

“Our priorities at the PMDC are patient-centered comprehensive care, education and outreach and research,” says Dr. Elmyra Encarnacion, Director of the Plummer Movement Disorders Center.

The PMDC is a National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) designated Care Center and serves the needs of movement disorders patients, caregivers and healthcare providers in the Central Texas community and vicinity.

“Movement disorders are neurological conditions that affect speed, fluency, quality and ease of movement,” explains Dr. Encarnacion. “Abnormal fluency or speed of movement may involve excessive or involuntary movement (hyperkinesia), or slow or absent voluntary movement (hypokinesia).”

Upcoming Community Events

• Movin' to Wellness Programs (every Thursday from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.)
  Monthly community programs for patients with Parkinson's disease
  1st Thursday - Educational Speaker
  2nd Thursday - PD exercises
  3rd Thursday - PD support group
  4th Thursday - PD exercises
  5th Thursday - PD exercises (if the month has an additional week)
  *All exercises are done seated or standing.

Disorders Treated at PMDC

The PMDC offers specialized services for referred patients with all movement disorders, including:

• Ataxia
• Myoclonus/Jerks
• Parkinson's Disease and other degenerative Parkinsonian syndromes
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• Tardive Dyskinesia and other drug-induced movements
• Tic Disorders
• Tremor
• Chorea and Huntington's Disease
• Dystonia

To schedule a consultation with our movement disorders specialist see your primary care physician or neurologist for a referral. The physician referral number is 800-792-3368 or 254-724-2218. If you have previously been seen in our center, call 254-724-4179 (Temple) or 512-509-0200 (Scott & White Healthcare - Round Rock) to set up an appointment.

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