Paediatric Neurology

Paediatric neurology refers to a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and management of neurological conditions in neonates (newborns), infants, children, and adolescents. The conditions dealt with by paediatric neurologists vary from simple to complex disorders. Some examples of the types of conditions include: Congenital metabolic abnormalities that affect the nervous system, congenital birth defects affecting the brain and spinal cord, such as spina bifida, neurological developmental problems during childhood, childhood epilepsy, febrile seizures, movement disorders such as cerebral palsy, progressive neuromuscular conditions such as muscular dystrophy, abnormal mental development, speech disabilities, and learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, behavioural disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, hydrocephalus or excess fluid build-up in the brain, head injuries and their complications, brain tumours.