The mission of the Brain Injury, Rehabilitation and Neuroresilience Center is to foster interactions between brain injury clinicians and researchers, harnessing collective strengths across UF to encourage cross-disciplinary collaborations and innovation in the field.
Our Comprehensive Stroke Center is part of an elite group of providers focused on the highest quality stroke care, recognized as industry leaders, and responsible for setting the national agenda in expert stroke care.
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a set of complex genetic disorders that can affect almost every organ system, causing a predisposition for tumors to grow on nerves in the brain and throughout the body.
Cavernous malformations are abnormal clusters of dilated blood vessels. The walls of these vessels are generally weak and are prone to leaking blood. These malformations can cause seizures, stroke symptoms, hemorrhages and headache.
Ataxia can be a confusing and complicated disease and we’re here to help. The term “ataxia” is often used by doctors to describe specific symptoms related to coordination such as unsteady walking or poor balance, difficulty with hand coordination slurred or unclear speech. Additionally, there can be eye symptoms such as blurry vision, double vision or difficulty focusing and trouble with swallowing. Most of the time, balance and walking problems are the first symptoms.
Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL) is a hereditary condition associated with tumors arising in multiple organs. VHL-related tumors include hemangioblastomas, which are blood vessel tumors of the brain, spinal cord, and retina. The retinal tumors are also called retinal angiomas, which can lead to blindness if not treated in a timely manner.
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare genetic condition that affects males and females differently. In childhood, boys are primarily affected. Girls are not typically affected, though they may develop symptoms as adults.
ALD is caused by mutations in the ABCD1 gene that prevent the body from breaking down very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs). As a result, VLCFAs build up in the brain, nervous system, and adrenal glands.
The University of Florida Department of Neurology specializes in the care of adults with genetic disorders. The adult genetics clinic at UF neurology takes care of all of adults beyond the age of 18, with a suspected or known diagnosis of an underlying genetic disease. Our clinic focuses on diseases, that are at the intersection between neurology and genetics.
