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 08/01/2023
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. Bruna Nadiely Victor da Silva
Neurologist
Neurologist - RQE 4500, Neurophysiologist (Electromyography) - RQE 4742. CRM-PB 7140
Whatsapp: (83) 99833-3123
brunanadielyneuro.com
Works at the University Hospital.
Private practice: Av. São Paulo, 854 - States, João Pessoa, 83 - PB
Telephone (83) 99833-3123
Dr. Alex T. Meira
Neurologist
• Specialist in Movement Disorders and Botulinum Toxin
• Professor of Neurology at UFPB
Preferably contact by email: movimentohulw@gmail.com
Telephone (83)99680-4949
linktr.ee/alexmeiraneuro
Hospitals and Rehabilitation Centers
Institution: Lauro Wanderley University Hospital (UFPB)
R. Notary Estanislau Eloy, 585 - Castelo Branco, João Pessoa - PB, 58050-585
Open 24 hours
Telephone: (83) 3206-0600
Instructions: SUS care for patients with ataxia - Seek care in the neurology and medical genetics department of the Lauro Wanderley University Hospital (UFPB)
Schedule an appointment with Dr. Alex Meira (responsible physician) by email at movimentohulw@gmail.com
Institution: Multidisciplinary Reference Center for Rare Diseases
Esmeraldo Gomes Vieira Street, No. 362, Bank Workers neighborhood, João Pessoa - PB.
Instructions: This service will serve all patients with rare diseases and/or those still in the process of finalizing their diagnosis. As a referral service and one of the few in the country, it will serve patients residing in João Pessoa, as well as regulated patients from throughout the state , as well as from other locations. To receive care, patients must be referred, via regulatory procedures, by Family Health Units (USF), Emergency Care Units (UPA), Lauro Wanderley University Hospital, or other hospitals.
Institution: CER (Integrated Rehabilitation Center)
There is a national network of Integrated Rehabilitation Centers (CER) served by the Unified Health System (SUS), with units in several municipalities in each state. For example, there is a CER unit in the municipality of Souza, Paraíba .
Find out which other municipalities in Paraíba have CER units.