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Neurological disorders affect children differently than they affect adults, and require care tailored to the child's developmental needs. Children with neurological problems benefit from the expertise of physicians who specialize in both neurology and pediatrics.
At times, children are not eligible for clinical trials of new drug therapies.
About Pediatric Neurological Disorders
From infancy through adolescence, children can be affected with a variety of neurological problems. Among the most common disorders affecting children are epilepsy, cerebral palsy, brain tumors and muscular dystrophies.
Pediatric neurologists at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital are experienced in diagnosing and treating children with these neurological disorders, as well as less common disorders such as neurofibromatosis and tuberous sclerosis. They also have expertise to treat conditions which generally occur in adults, but which sometimes affect children, such as myasthenia gravis and multiple sclerosis. |
