Cognitive Neurology & Movement Disorders

Clinic Scope

Cognitive neurology focuses on understanding and treating disorders affecting all aspects of cognition and behaviour including memory, language, executive function, visuospatial function, attention and other aspects of brain function.

Movement disorders focuses on understanding a variety of disorders associated with increased or decreased movements that impair daily functions. There is substantial overlap across these disorders as cognition and movement problems frequently overlap.

Our team offers comprehensive evaluations, diagnostic testing, and personalized treatment plans to optimize cognitive and movement functions and improve quality of life. Our centre is actively involved in clinical and observational trials in dementia and movement disorders and biomarker based diagnosis.

Eligibility Criteria

Catchment: GTA, complex cases outside GTA will be seen

Age: Typically 40+, younger cases may be considered especially with a family history of dementia or movement disorders

Medical Diagnosis: cognitive or movement disorders we assess include:

• Mild cognitive impairment
• Dementia including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Lewy body dementia
• Small Vessel Disease (including Congophilic Amyloid Angiopathy)
• Moderate to severe White Matter Hyperintensities,
• History of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke (i.e. all types of Vascular Cognitive Impairment)
• Primary progressive aphasia
• Progressive supranuclear palsy
• Corticobasal syndrome
• Parkinson disease with or without mild cognitive impairment/dementia
• Huntington’s disease
• Rare early onset genetic forms of dementia and / or parkinsonism
• Essential tremor
• Traumatic brain injury
• Other cognitive difficulties related to medical conditions: history suggestive of Attention Deficit Disorder (which may be more problematic with aging), peri-menopausal women who may experience cognitive difficulties with mood disorder.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Recent injury with Traumatic Brain Injury or stroke diagnosis within three months