Caregivers
Caregivers—whether family members or professionals—play a key role in supporting patients with ataxia and other rare diseases that can be neurodegenerative.
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Neurologists with experience in ataxia
Last updated on 04/29/2025
DISCLAIMER: The following information is based on patient recommendations. The ataxia.info portal has no commercial relationships with any healthcare professional and does not take responsibility for possible issues in medical care. It is always advisable to confirm whether the doctor provides care for ataxias. Some limit this care to the public hospital where they work, while others only offer private consultations. Consultation fees vary widely. Some doctors accept health insurance, while others do not.
Dr. David Légora
Neurologist
Specialist in Dementia and Parkinson's
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Provides in-person and online services
Instagram: @drdavi.neurologista
Email: drdavineuro@gmail.com
Telephone: +55 11 93202-3590
Cachoeiro do Itapemirim-ES - Mauro Toledo Machado Square, No. 6, Room 402 - Center
Vitoria-ES - Leverse Experience Clinic: R. Dona Maria Rosa, 425 - Andorinha
Dr. Diego de Castro
Neurologist
Instagram: @drdiegodecastro
Phones: + 55 11 35044304 (SP) and + 55 27 997073433 (ES)
Hospitals and Rehabilitation Centers
Institution: HIGHER SCHOOL OF SCIENCES OF THE HOLY HOUSE OF MISERICÓRDIA OF VITÓRIA (EMESCAM)
Address: Av. NS da Penha, 2190, Santa Luíza – Vitória – ES
Zip Code: 29045-402
Website: http://www.emescam.br
Instructions: Individuals suspected of having a hereditary neurological condition may be referred to the Multiple Sclerosis and Neurogenetics Outpatient Clinic/Outreach Project through a referral letter from a public health physician, requesting that the patient be seen at the neurogenetics outpatient clinic. Friday afternoons. Telephone: 27 3334-3428
Institution: Espírito Santo Physical Rehabilitation Center - CREFES
CREFES is a State Reference in the provision of orthoses, prostheses and mobility aids, hearing and breast prostheses, in the performance of Electroneuromyography Examinations, in Dystonia and Spasticity (Botulinum Toxin) and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Currently, CREFES serves an average of 400 users/day in an outpatient setting and has 20 (twenty) physical medicine and rehabilitation beds for inpatient admission from Monday to Friday, in addition to a Wheelchair Basketball and Rugby Team, with fifty athletes (male and female), which aims to promote actions in the area of Paralympic Sports by eliminating physical and social barriers.
Type of Service Provided: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for people with motor, sensory-motor and hearing disabilities.
Specialties: Physiatry, Orthopedics, Rheumatology, Neurology, Cardiology, Otorhinolaryngology, General Medicine, Urology, Pediatrics, Radiology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Psychology, Social Work, Music Therapy, Nutrition, Nursing, Physical Education.
https://saude.es.gov.br/centro-de-reabilitacao-fisica-do-espirito-santo-crefes
Telephone: (27) 3636-2150
Address: Gastão Roubach Street, no number, Praia da Costa, Vila Velha/ES ZIP Code: 29.101-020
Institution: CER (Integrated Rehabilitation Center)
There is a national network of Integrated Rehabilitation Centers (CER) served by the SUS, with units in several municipalities in each state.
For example, there is a CER unit in Cachoeiro de Itapemirin in Espírito Santo .
Find out which other municipalities in Espírito Santo have CER units.