Pediatric Neurology

Your brain is who you are.

Working in tandem, the brain and central nervous system control every thought and movement your child has, and there are a variety of conditions, along with injury that can disrupt that functionality.

Compassionate Care for Your Child

Our pediatric neurology program provides comprehensive treatment for a variety of acute and chronic disorders of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves, and our doctors and nurses specialize in working with infants, children, and teens.

Our doctors diagnose and treat a wide range of pediatric neurological diseases and conditions, including:

• Epilepsy and other seizure disorders
• Movement disorders, such as tics or tremors
• Neonatal neurology problems (neonatal seizures, perinatal asphyxia)
• Neurometabolic and neurogenetic diseases
• Migraine and chronic headaches
• Spasticity conditions such as cerebral palsy
• Muscular dystrophy, neuropathies, and other neuromuscular disorders
• Congenital and developmental deformities
• Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) and other learning disabilities
• Neurological sleep disorders
• Craniosynostosis
  

Why Choose Palm Beach Health Network?

When it comes to conditions affecting your child’s delicate brain or spine, only highly specialized care will do. The pediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons at the Palm Beach Health Network work collaboratively with other pediatric subspecialties to offer multidisciplinary, high-level, compassionate care for your child. Why should you choose Palm Beach Health Network for your child’s care?

• Dedicated pediatric spine program providing comprehensive treatment for a variety of spinal cord disorders and deformities.
• Pediatric orthopedic and spinal surgery performed by experienced fellowship-trained surgeons.
• Highly trained orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists and intensivists whose primary goal is getting your child healthy and optimizing his or her recovery time
• Warm, nurturing, family-centered environment to make your child as comfortable as possible
• State-of-the-art sophisticated equipment for epilepsy monitoring and intensive neurological rehabilitation
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for critically ill children
• Certified child-life specialists to provide your child and family with a welcoming, positive experience  (Palm Beach Children’s Hospital)