About This Section
Pediatric Neurology investigates and treats the causes that negatively affect a child’s brain development and aims to ensure that children lead better lives.
Conditions Addressed by Pediatric Neurology:
- Neurological monitoring of high-risk infants
- Delays in developmental milestones,
- Floppy infant (hypotonia),
- Headache
- Febrile seizures,
- Stiffening (breath-holding) spells,
- Afebrile seizure,
- Epilepsy,
- Cerebral palsy (brain palsy),
- Intellectual disabilities and associated conditions,
- Speech and language-specific developmental disorders,
- Muscle and neuromuscular disorders,
- Neurometabolic disorders,
- Movement disorders and tics,
- Syncope (fainting),
- Dizziness,
- Congenital or acquired paralysis,
- Sleep disorders,
- Learning disabilities,
- Neurodegenerative diseases,
- Autism and other pervasive developmental disorders,
- Neurogenetic disorders,
- Conditions mimicking seizures
When Is a Specialist Consultation Necessary?
Children should be evaluated by a pediatric neurologist in cases where the mother experienced certain infections during pregnancy, premature birth, a history of difficult labor, a history of intensive care during the neonatal period, a history of central nervous system infections, or failure to reach developmental milestones within the expected timeframe (cognitive, motor, language, social, and emotional).
The primary goal of monitoring at-risk infants is to detect neurological problems as early as possible, take preventive measures, and ensure the infant’s normal neurological development.
ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC METHODS
Electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used for diagnostic evaluation in epilepsy and other neurological disorders.
This is a diagnostic test performed to evaluate the brain’s electrical activity. EEG allows for the evaluation of epilepsy and differential diagnosis. In our hospital’s EEG department, EEG recordings are performed under ideal conditions during both sleep and wakefulness. In the Pediatric Neurology EEG unit, a 22-channel digital electroencephalography device is used to perform wakefulness and sleep EEG recordings as well as short-term, hourly monitoring for patients.
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Since an MRI scan requires the patient to remain still, anesthesia is necessary for infants, young children (ages 0–6), and patients with autism or intellectual disabilities. In these patients, MRI scans under anesthesia are performed with a doctor’s approval. Our hospital performs both MRI scans with and without anesthesia.
Headaches in childhood are a very common complaint. Although childhood headaches often cause anxiety among parents, the majority of these headaches are associated with non-serious conditions such as migraines. Studies have shown that nearly half of elementary school children occasionally experience headaches. This rate increases even further during adolescence. Migraine-type headaches can begin during elementary school and become more frequent as children approach adolescence. Studies have found that the prevalence of migraine among adolescents is around 20%. For more detailed information, please visit our page at https://cdn.npistanbul.com/cocukluk-donemi-bas-agrilari.
