Pediatric Neurology
Coping with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of your child's nervous system disorder can be very frightening. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital1 brings you advanced pediatric neurological care in a location that's close to home.
The nervous system regulates and coordinates the body's basic functions and activities. It is made up of two parts. The central nervous system controls thought, behavior and movement. The peripheral nervous system relays information to the central nervous system for transmitting messages to muscles and glands. Disorders of the nervous system can be very complex.
Through an affiliation with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital1, our specialists provide comprehensive care for children living with these types of disorders.
Diagnoses and treatment
Our pediatric neurologists use state-of-the-art therapies and advanced technology to diagnose and treat complex problems of the brain and nervous system. In addition to offering extensive treatments for your child, our multidisciplinary team2 can perform a full-range of noninvasive diagnostic tests on-site including:
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) to record electrical activity in the brain
- Electromyogram (EMG) to record muscle contractions resulting from electrical stimulation
- Lab tests
- Sleep studies to understand the cause of sleep disturbances
- Medical imaging (MRI, CT, PET)
- Neuropsychological testing
Multidisciplinary team approach
The medical professionals on the pediatric neurology team are committed to giving dedicated and compassionate care in an environment targeted to the needs of children and their families. The multidisciplinary team includes:
- Specialists, board-certified in pediatrics, pediatric neurology and/or pediatric psychiatry
- Advanced practice nurses
- Physical therapists
- Child psychologists
- Child psychiatrists
- Child life specialists
If your child’s condition affects other health conditions, you can count on the pediatric neurology team to coordinate care with specialists who have the appropriate expertise.
Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Brain Malformation
- Cerebral Palsy
- Comprehensive Stroke Centers
- Diagnostic Dilemmas
- Head Trauma
- Headaches
- Hydrocephalus
- Metabolic Disorder
- Migraines
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Spina Bifida
- Syncope
- Tourette Syndrome
Related Resources
Pediatric Specialists Directory for Central DuPage Hospital and Delnor Hospital: Find a Pediatric specialist.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is a collaborative program between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Lurie Children's and its affiliated physician groups. The physicians participating in this program are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital or Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital.
In the spirit of keeping you well-informed, some of the physician(s) and/or individual(s) identified are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. They have selected our facilities as places where they want to treat and care for their private patients.
The physicians who practice at the Northwestern Medicine Proton Center are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. These physicians have selected our facilities as the place where they want to treat and care for their private patients.
