Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders “Villa Margherita” Arcugnano – Vicenza

Vicenza – KOS group

Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders

Vicenza – KOS group – Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders

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Via Costacolonna 6, 36057 Arcugnano (Vicenza) – ITALY

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The Villa Margherita Center promotes an integrated model of care for the diagnosis and treatment of motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and other Movement Disorders, with programs designed for both inpatients and outpatients.

Each year, more than 3,000 people with Parkinson’s disease are referred to Villa Margherita, housed in a restored historic building on the hills of Arcugnano (Vicenza). On average, 650 patients with Parkinson’s disease are admitted annually for an intensive, multidisciplinary rehabilitation program led by a team of professionals specialized in different medical and healthcare disciplines, and 300 patients are admitted each year for diagnostic assessment and the proposal or revision of advanced therapies.

The Center offers specialist outpatient clinics for Movement Disorders (70 visits per week, 280 visits per month).

Particular attention is devoted to psycho-educational programs for patients and their families during hospitalization, in the community, and at home. In addition, Villa Margherita provides training courses on multiple aspects of Movement Disorders for medical professionals and for professionals from the various rehabilitation disciplines.

Research lines are aimed at evaluating the effects of integrated multidisciplinary, rehabilitative, and complementary care models and their impact on patients’ quality of life. Other studies focus on determining the effects of innovative interventions for the treatment of postural disorders, balance impairments, and gait disturbances in Movement Disorders.

The Center hosts students from various medical and rehabilitation disciplines for internships through agreements with several national and international universities.

Procedure Diagnostiche

Neurological evaluation

Physiatric evaluation

Clinical Psychology Consultation

Speech and swallowing evaluation

Fiber-optic laryngoscopy

Continuous monitoring of blood pressure

Urological evaluations

Psychiatric evaluation

Neuropsychological evaluation

Occupational therapy evaluation

Assessment for the proposal of advanced therapies for Parkinson’s disease in the complicated stage: CAPSIT protocol for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS); continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion (CSAI); continuous subcutaneous infusion (CSCI) of foslevodopa; intrajejunal infusion of Duodopa via PEG-PEJ (LCIG)

Services and treatments provided

Neurological visits

Physiatric visits

Multidisciplinary, customized rehabilitation programs for motor and non-motor symptoms, including axial disorders

Neurophysiological assessment including electromyography (EMG), visual evoked potentials (VEP), and somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP)

Psychiatric services

Psychological care and support

Treatment of cognitive dysfunctions

Treatment of speech and swallowing disorders

Dance therapy programs, Nordic walking, and other activities aimed at promoting participation

Individual and group occupational therapy programs

Urinary dysfunctions evaluation and rehab treatment

Neurological inpatient admissions of patients with Parkinson’s disease for diagnostic definition/revision, management of complicated stages of the disease with motor and non-motor symptoms, and the proposal and initiation of advanced therapies; diagnosis and treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus; treatment of chronic headaches/migraines with analgesic overuse; inpatient admissions for the diagnosis of dementias, including measurement of cerebrospinal fluid neurodegenerative biomarkers

Botulinum toxin treatment for sialorrhea, segmental dystonias, hemifacial spasm, and blepharospasm

Alzheimer’s protocol including blood-based measurement of serum pTAU protein for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

Management of patients receiving subcutaneous or intrajejunal infusion therapy with foslevodopa/Duodopa and subcutaneous apomorphine

Consultations for planning care at home

Hydrotherapy with tailored programs for posture, balance, gait

Robotics (EKSO Exoskeleton, Treadmill plus, Treadmill with visual and acoustic cues, musical treadmill)

3D Voicon Gait Analysis Lab on land and underwater

Surface waterproof EMG recordings

Baropodometric and stabilometric evaluation