About
U-M Movement Disorders Clinic
If you or someone you love has trouble with shaking, stiffness, slow movements, or “freezing up,” the U-M Movement Disorders Clinic may be able to help. These problems are known as movement disorders, and they can make everyday tasks harder.
Dr. Kara Wyant, a neurologist from the University of Michigan, specializes in treating people with movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease, Essential Tremor, dystonia, and many others. She listens carefully to each patient’s story to understand how their symptoms affect their life. Then, she works with them and their caregivers to find the best plan for diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care.
Our goal is to build a caring, supportive relationship with her patients through every step of managing their condition.
Ask your doctor (either a neurologist or primary care provider) if a referral to the Movement Disorders Clinic is right for you.
Conditions We Treat
Tremor
Parkinsonism
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Atypical Parkinsonian Disorder
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
- Corticobasal Syndrome/Corticobasal Degeneration
- Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA)
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Drug-induced Parkinsonism
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Parkinson's Disease with memory or thinking problems
Dystonia
- Cervical Dystonia (neck muscles)
- Focal Dystonia (one body part)
- Writer’s Cramp
- Generalized Dystonia (multiple areas)
Drug-Induced Movement Disorders
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Tardive Dystonia
- Akathisia (restlessness)
Gait and Balance Disorders
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Trouble walking or keeping balance
Deep Brain Stimulator Programming
Other Conditions
- Cerebellar Ataxia (coordination problems)
- Myoclonus (sudden muscle jerks)
- Tics/Tourette’s Syndrome
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Huntington’s Disease
- Extrapyramidal Disorders
- Degenerative Disease of the Basal Ganglia
- Involuntary Movements Disorders
- Functional Movement Disorders
- Stiff Person Syndrome
