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# HM Nou Delfos plans functional neurology unit
- URL: https://barna.news/hm-nou-delfos-plans-functional/
- Published: 2026-09-29T19:42:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T19:43:00.000Z
- Description: HM Nou Delfos in Barcelona said on Tuesday it will create a unit specialising in functional neurological disorders, described as the first of its kind in Catalonia, but did not announce an opening date.
- Author: Barna.News
- Tags: health

HM Nou Delfos in Barcelona said on Tuesday 29 September that it will create a specialist unit for functional neurological disorders, which it described as the first such service in Catalonia.

The hospital did not give a launch date. For patients and families seeking specialist neurological care, the planned unit is intended to provide a dedicated service at the hospital rather than treatment being considered solely through its existing movement-disorders programme.

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## Existing programme focuses on movement disorders

HM Nou Delfos already runs a Movement Disorders Unit at HM CINAC, its neuroscience centre. According to the hospital, that programme treats neurological conditions which affect motor control, including:

- essential tremor;
- Parkinson's disease;
- dystonia;
- Tourette syndrome; and
- Huntington's chorea.

The hospital says its movement-disorders service uses High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, known as HIFU, for some patients whose symptoms have not improved with medicines. HIFU is described on the hospital's official page as a treatment for movement disorders, not as a treatment specifically for functional neurological disorders.

In the procedure, 1,024 ultrasound beams are guided by MRI scanning to a planned point in the brain. The hospital says the treatment targets a millimetre-sized area associated with abnormal activity causing symptoms, without open surgery.

HM Nou Delfos says HIFU is not suitable for every person with a movement disorder. Its clinicians first carry out a full neurological assessment, followed by MRI and CT scans where appropriate.

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## How to contact the hospital

Patients who want to request or manage an appointment can use [HM Nou Delfos's official appointment service](https://www.hmhospitales.com/hm-nou-delfos/?ref=barna.news). The hospital has not yet published booking arrangements for the planned functional neurological disorders unit.

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*Reported by hmhospitales.com, Europa Press Barcelona.*