Internationally Renowned Expertise Patients with brain tumors, neurological and movement disorders and spinal problems look to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center for next generation diagnostics, technology and treatment. Our Gamma Knife team is one of the most experienced in the nation. Our expertise with implanting deep brain stimulators has transformed the lives of patients with Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. Wake Forest Baptist offers one of the nation’s leading epilepsy centers, operates one of only 24 ALS centers in the U.S., is a regional leader in treating patients with Multiple Sclerosis and is on the cutting edge of minimally invasive spinal surgery. Neurosciences News Researchers’ Findings May Lead to Changes in Treatment Recommendations for Children with Neurological Impairments WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have found that the reflux and swallowing problems that are common symptoms in patients with Rett syndrome and other neurological impairments, may be caused by a different mechanism than they are in healthy individuals. The finding leaves researchers to wonder if these patients truly benefit from anti-reflux surgery commonly performed in these children. Full Story Wake Forest Baptist Neurologist Honored as Distinguished Alumni Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Receives Re-accreditation of its Primary Stroke Center Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Implements Stroke Education Program In The News Wake Forest Baptist

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