Neurology

Dr. John K. Baker with Colonial Neurology in Camden, South Carolina, provides expert diagnoses and treatment for disorders of the nervous system. Our on-site diagnostic services  assist in speeding the determination of your illness and course of treatment. For superior neurological care, call us today at (803) 773-5227 or register at our secure patient login to schedule an appointment. 

• Conditions Treated
• In-house Studies and Interventions

Conditions Treated

Dr. Baker specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a variety of neurologic conditions, including:

Disorders of cognition

• Alzheimer’s
• Dementias
• Encephalitides

Pain disorders

• Migraine and other headache disorders
• Facial pain disorders
• Neck and back pain
• Neuropathic pain and post-herpetic neuralgia

Movement disorders

• Parkinson’s
• Tremors
• Huntington’s
• Dystonias
• Blepharospasm

Cerebrovascular disease

• Stroke and TIA
• Intracerebral hemorrhage
• Carotid and intracranial stenosis
• Vascular anomalies

Epilepsy and spells

• Partial and generalized
• Non-epileptic spells/pseudoseizures
• Syncope evaluation

Demyelinating disease

• Multiple sclerosis
• Neuromyelitis optica

Malignancies of the nervous system

• Brain and spinal cord tumors
• Peripheral nerve tumors
• Paraneoplastic disease

Neuromuscular disease

• Nerve: polyneuropathy, mononeuropathies (i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar neuropathies), radiculopathy, ALS and other motor neuron diseases, cranial nerve diseases
• Neuromuscular junction: myasthenia gravis and other NMJ transmission disorders
• Muscle: myopathies, muscular dystrophies

Autonomic system disorders (recurrent orthostasis/syncope)

• To autonomic and/or small fiber neuropathy or neurodegenerative condition

Spinal cord disorders

• Spinal stenosis
• Myelopathy
• Transverse myelitis

Sleep disorders

• Insomnia
• Excessive daytime sleepiness
• Sleep apnea
• REM behavior sleep disorder
• Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements of sleep

Other symptom-based diseases:

• Dizziness and vertigo
• Memory impairment
• Gait disorders
• Paresthesias/numbness
• Dysphagia
• Weakness
• Diplopia
• Dysarthria
• Fatigue

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Colonial Neurology offers in-office studies and interventions to include:

• Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS)
• Autonomic testing: sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system testing
• Electroencephalography (EEG)
• Evoked potentials: somatosensory, visual, and brainstem auditory
• Lumbar puncture: diagnostic and therapeutic
• Ultrasound: neuromuscular diagnostic and injection guidance
• Occipital, infra/supraorbital nerve, and trigger point injections
• Botulinum toxin injection for spasticity, headache, and dystonias, with and without EMG guidance
• Neuropsychiatric testing

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Location:

Colonial Neurology
1124 Little St.
Camden, SC 29020
Phone: 803-572-8060
Fax: 803-432-1735
Open: M-F 8am-6pm

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• John Baker, M.D.

Schedule an appointment with Dr. Baker at one of our convenient locations  in Sumter or Camden, South Carolina. Call us today at (803) 773-5227 or register through our secure patient login.