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Pediatric Neurological disorders

Neurological conditions and disorders that our our physicians see

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 MyKidz Pediatric Clinic offers comprehensive evaluation and care for children and young adults (up to 25 years old) with neurological symptoms or disorders.  

​ A comprehensive list of neurological presentations are listed below:


    1.  General child and young adult neurology 
   
    2.  Epilepsy

              -  Epilepsy diet support
              -  Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) programming for refractory epilepsy

    3.  Headaches and Migraines
              -  Chronic headache, whether migrainous or not
              -  Headache of uncertain etiology
              -  Headache not responding to first line therapy (i.e. Tylenol and NSAIDs)
              -  Headache with any other neurological symptoms​ 

    4. Post-concussive syndrome / concussions

    5. 
Pediatric, and Young Adult Seizure disorders 
              -  Febrile seizures if uncertain about treatment/prognosis
              -  First time seizures in anyone under 17 years old; second time seizures if 17 years old and older
              -  Seizures caused by known triggers if uncertain of treatment
              -  Seizures not responsive to first-line medication
              -  Seizure syndromes, whether known or unknown (JME, absence, etc)
              -  Query seizure (usually the question is seizure vs syncope)
              -  Loss of consciousness for unclear reasons, especially if recurrent
 
     6.  Weakness          
              -  Cerebral Palsy
              -  Stiffness, cramps
              -  Contractures for unclear reasons, whether present from birth or newly developed
              -  Unusual limb posturing
              -  Facial movement weakness
              -  High CK for unclear reasons
              -  Other strength abnormalities from unclear causes
              -  Gait dysfunction, whether long standing or new onset
              -  Difficulty getting up from sitting position
              -  Hemiplegia, especially intermittent

    7.   Movement Abnormalities / Movement Disorders   

              -  Excessive movement (e.g. chorea, dystonia, tics, tremor)
              -  Reduced movement (e.g. bradykinesia)
              -  Bulbar problems (e.g. dysphagia, dysarthria) for unclear causes
              -  Eye movement abnormalities (e.g. gaze restriction, nystagmus)
              -  Ataxia or incoordination, whether chronic, progressive, or intermittent
                           Note: acute onset ataxia should be referred directly to Hospital Emergency

    8.   Sensory complaints  
   
              -  tingling, burning, or reduced sensation

    9.   Developmental regression / delay / Autism
              -   Dysmorphic child with neurological features (e.g. developmental delays, seizures, abnormal stature)
              -   Dysmorphic child without any neurological features is best assessed by a general pediatrician and/or geneticist;  however, if 
                  there are concerns about possible or probable neurological involvement, a referral is welcome

    10.  Facial and Body Asymmetries 
             
-   Facial asymmetries (e.g. seventh cranial nerve paralysis, whether from Bell’s palsy or unknown, or present from birth; other
                       cranial nerve palsies or weaknesses, especially new onset palsies)
              -  Body asymmetries (e.g. limb length discrepancy with weakness and/or contractures, skin asymmetries
                       - e.g. a rash restricted to one half of the body, or present in a dermatomal distribution)

    11.  Query neurological presentation with unclear etiology
           
  -  New onset behavioural or attention difficulties
                 (e.g. new onset ADHD in a previously attentive school-aged child or older, irritability in a previously easy-going child)

    12.  Behavioral Disorders
            -  Assessment and treatment of patients with query Tourette’s Syndrome
            -  Previously diagnosed ADHD with other neurological difficulties, such as muscle weakness, developmental delay, seizures,
               dysmorphic features skin findings, etc., and/or if the ADHD appears to be new in onset (as described above).
                 Note:  ADHD is best  treated or assessed through Psychology and Psychiatry, as behavioral intervention is the best
                 first and major step to treatment. This also applies to Obsessive-Compulsive disorders, Oppositional-Defiant disorders, etc.

          -  Previously diagnosed Adult Spectrum Disorders (ASD)  who have other neurological difficulties, in particular, but not limited
              to, seizures.
                 Note:  Children with query Autism Spectrum Disorders; like ADHD, must be diagnosed through the appropriate clinics (in
                             particular, the Autism Clinic at the Alberta Children’s Hospital

     13.  Suspected neurologic inflammatory disorders

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