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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 09/10/2024
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. Helio Teive
Neurologist
Doctor Hélio Teive Neurological Clinic
(41) 3019-5060
Seventh of September Avenue, 4848 - Batel, Curitiba - PR, 80250-210
Dr. Daniel Almeida Valle
Pediatric neurologist
Serves through the SUS (Pequeno Príncipe hospital) and also at the Amabile Clinic (41) 98814-9485
Instagram amabile.pediatria (https://www.instagram.com/amabile.pediatria)
Curitiba - PR
Dr. Gustavo Franklin
Neurologist
Sun Tower Business Building - Sete de Setembro Avenue, 4923 - 3rd floor, Room 301 - Batel, Curitiba - PR
Dr. Marcela Cordellini
Neurologist
Neurologist trained at the Curitiba Institute of Neurology. Specializing in movement disorders and botulinum toxin injections.
Sete de Setembro Avenue, 4698, 13th floor, room 1303, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Telephone: +55 41 99196-0410
Dr. Luis Sidônio Teixeira Da Silva
Neurologist
Lake Neurology Clinic
22 Martin Luther King Street
Lago Parque neighborhood
ZIP Code 86015-300
Telephone (43) 33432290
cell phone (43) 991067049
Londrina - Paraná
Hospitals and Rehabilitation Centers
Institution: UFPR – HOSPITAL DAS CLINICAS
Responsible Physician: Dr. Helio Teive and team
Address: General Carneiro Street, 181 – Alto da Glória - Curitiba - PR
Telephone: 41 3360-1800 – ask for extension of SAM 25
Instructions: Speak to the secretary and request an appointment at the Ataxia Outpatient Clinic (Tuesdays – 8 am), at SAM25 (request an extra appointment, such as research).
Institution: CER (Integrated Rehabilitation Center)
There is a national network of Integrated Rehabilitation Centers (CERs) served by the Unified Health System (SUS), with units in several municipalities in each state. For example, there is a CER unit in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná .
See also https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=550499922605943
Find out which other municipalities in Paraná have CER units.