Children’s whim might – pediatric neurology

The Division of Neurology provides family-centered, interdisciplinary care made to encourage parents and families to create informed decisions while promoting their own health. Our Comprehensive Epilepsy Center is across the country recognized and something of just twelve pediatric centers in the united states. Our program is identified by U.S. News & World Report among the top programs in the united states.

Experienced Pediatric Neurologists

The Division of Neurology has 14 physicians who’re board-certified in neurology. We’ve special knowledge of neurophysiology, neuro-developmental disabilities and headaches. Three in our physicians have additional board certification in neurophysiology, and something has additional board certification in neuro-developmental disabilities. There exists a child neurology fellowship program and three administrative staff people.

Pediatric neurologists are pediatricians who’ve selected to focus on areas from the developing brains and nervous systems of kids. Pediatric neurologists are needed to accomplish an additional 3 years learning neurology after finishing their residency in pediatrics. Some pediatric neurologists have finished additional learning a particular section of neurology for example pediatric epilepsy or movement disorders. Your son or daughter continues to be known our clinic since your child’s doctor believes that she or he will benefit from going to a pediatric specialist. We’ll use you and your doctor to look for the best treatment for your son or daughter.

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Current Studies

Epilepsy
- Look at the ketogenic diet and excellence of existence in children‘s with intractable epilepsy.
- Growing using Seizure Action Plans within the Child Neurology Clinic.
- Levetiracetam Serum Concentration in youngsters between and 18 years old treated for epilepsy: Correlation with clinical response and tolerability.
- Lacosamide : A Multicenter, Open-Label Study To Research The
  Safety, Tolerability, And Pharmacokinetics Of Lacosamide (LCM) Dental Solution
  
  (Syrup) As Adjunctive Therapy In Youngsters With Partial-Onset Seizures.
- Delivery of Antepileptic Medications to Patient’s Bedside within the
  Setting of Prolonged Epileptic Seizure without or with Status Epilepticus:
  
  Retrospective Chart Review Protocol/Quality Improvement.
Headache
- Management of headache with non-drug therapies to ease migraines.
- Champion, The Childhood and Adolescent Migraine Prevention Study.
Kernicterus
- Evaluation and management of kids with possible brain damage or neurodevelopmental disorders because of excessive newborn jaundice, including kernicterus and BIN (bilirubin-caused brain disorders).
- Investigations from the role of bilirubin in nerve damage.
- Kernicterus, Jaundice, and Bilirubin Caused Nerve Disorders.
- Bind: Neonatal Bilirubin Caused Neurologic Disorder in Developing
  Countries.

Children's whim might - pediatric neurology Investigations from

Movement Disorders
- Medtronic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy for Dystonia.
Neurogentics
- Diagnostic Usage of Microarray Comparative Genomic Hybridization
  (aCGH) in Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Neuromuscular