Neurological disorders in children occur due to abnormality in the brain, spinal cord, nerve or muscles and affect them physically, emotionally and psychologically. Many neurological problems in children are congenital, meaning they are birth defects or conditions that developed in the womb. Other conditions may develop later on in life, secondary to any injury, infection, inflammation and tumor. Children suffer from a wide range of neurological conditions such as:
- Paroxysmal events like Epilepsy and headaches
- Impaired functionality in cerebral palsy needing rehabilitation
- Movement disorders
- Neuro-development problems including Autism spectrum disorder
- Genetic and metabolic conditions affecting the brain
- Diseases affecting nerves and muscles of the children
These children need specialized care provided by paediatric neurologist, trained to cater for the needs of, not only ‘children with special needs’ but also to provide support to their families.
The Paediatric Neurology services at Liaquat National Hospital cares for infants, children and adolescents with all types of neurological and developmental disorders. From diagnosis through long-term follow up, we provide compassionate and comprehensive support to help every child reach his or her full potential.
Services
Paediatric Neurology at Liaquat National Hospital offers inpatient and outpatient consultative, diagnostic and treatment services with the goals of improving efficiency, decreasing costs and length of stay, and potentially improving outcomes with the purpose of addressing the specific needs of patients.
The service is backed up by the state of art Radiology, neurophysiology, well equipped laboratory, pharmacy services and rehabilitation services. We believe in a strong multi-disciplinary approach, with the teams of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurse specialists, speech and language therapists, and dietitians.
A bay has been designated in Paediatric ward to care for the children with neurological conditions. The staff is trained to deal with the common neurological emergencies and the ward is backed up by a fully equipped high dependency unit and intensive care area.
Paeds Development Unit
The Paeds Development Unit (PDU) is a service under Paeds Neurology at Liaquat National Hospital that promotes a family-centered approach towards the developmentally delayed children (physical, intellectual, social-emotional and language delays), in which families actively participate in the assessment and management.
Our team consists of:
- Pediatric Neurologists
- Clinical Psychologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Speech Therapist
- Physical Therapist
A child is evaluated by each team member and a final report is discussed with the parents by the Paediatric Neurologist.
Apart from providing the cost effective outpatient consultation services of Paeds Neurology at main LNH campus, our out- patient clinics are functional at three outreach centers of LNH for easy accessibility of the patients. Read More...
Frequently Asked Questions
Most of the time your child’s family doctor will be able to treat the problems that arise during the course of your child’s normal development. However, if your child experience fits, chronic headaches, developmental disorders or weakness in the muscles, you might consider seeing a Paediatric Neurologist.
Warning signs of the neurological disorder include:
- Fits/seizures
- Unconsciousness
- Floppy baby
- A child who stops walking suddenly
- Subtle episodes of staring /unresponsiveness
- Slow language and motor skills
- Un-purposeful movements in any part of the body
- Episodes of headaches
A child is seen by a team consisting of :
- Pediatric Neurologists
- Clinical Psychologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Speech Therapist
- Physical Therapist
It is a treatable condition and children can lead a normal life. Childhood epilepsy is treated by paediatric neurologist. After the initial diagnosis, parents and children are counseled regarding medical and psychological effects of the condition. Antiepileptic medications are carefully chosen according to the characteristics of children to avoid any side effects of the medications.
Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopment disorder. Children with autism spectrum disorder have 20% chances of having epilepsy and other neurological conditions such as sleep disorders, which are treated by the paediatric neurologist.
Cerebral palsy is a condition in which children cannot maintain balance and posture and have issues with the movement due to an insult on development of the brain. Children with cerebral palsy face multiple problems for which a multidisciplinary approach is needed to manage these children. The paediatric neurologist leads the management of neurological conditions associated with the cerebral palsy and also refers for the physical and nutritional rehabilitation. Botox administration relieves the spasticity and optimize the functionality in selected children. Ophthalmology and ENT are also involved in the care of these children. Families are offered strong psychological support.
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Contact
Please call us on 021-34412474.
