Providing Specialized Pediatric Neurological Care
A child’s brain, from the first few weeks of life to young adulthood, is a complex, developing machine. As such, it is vulnerable to many factors that can impact its development.
Our ability to diagnose patients and identify new treatments has increased, thanks to breakthroughs in genetic testing and advanced imaging technologies. At Kennedy Krieger Institute, our team of experienced neurologists translates research into important clinical advancements to diagnose and treat neurological disorders, including rare and complex brain conditions, across the lifespan.
Conditions Treated
Our Neurology Program uses advanced technologies to provide diagnostic services, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based treatments and genetic counseling for a broad range of disorders and other conditions affecting the brain and central nervous system in infants, children, adolescents and, in some cases, adults. Those disorders and conditions include:
- Ataxia
- Barth syndrome
- Batten Disease
- Brachial Plexus injuries
- Brain malformations
- Down syndrome
- Epigenetics
- Epilepsy
- Fetal exposures
- Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder
- Fragile X and other FMR1-related conditions
- Genetic neuropathies
- Headaches/migraines
- Intellectual disabilities
- Kabuki syndrome
- Leukodystropies
- Metabolic Disorders
- Movement disorders
- Muscular dystrophies
- Neonatal brain injuries
- Rett syndrome
- Sickle cell disease
- Spina bifida
- Stroke
- Sturge-Weber syndrome
- Synaptopathies
- Tourette's and Tics
- Tuberous Sclerosis
Comprehensive Services From an Expert Team
With more than 20 specialized programs treating more than 200 disorders, our Neurology Program is at the forefront of advanced treatment. Our more than 25 pediatric board-certified neurologists, along with seven genetic counselors and a staff of advance practice nurses, provides individualized care based on the most advanced knowledge of childhood neurological disorders in the world. We often see puzzling or unusual cases that have defied diagnosis, and we successfully develop specialized treatment plans personalized for each patient.
State-of-the-Art Technology
Our Neurology Program offers advanced technologies in epilepsy monitoring, neurological diagnosis (including neuroimmunology) and treatment. These technologies include:
- High-density EEG
- Sleep monitoring
- PSG recording
- Our inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
- MRI and MRA
