Neurology

A paediatric neurologist diagnoses and treats diseases of the nervous system in children. A paediatric neurologist consultation is available for children aged 1 month to 18 years.

A paediatric neurologist should be consulted if the child displays a delay in development, i.e. if they have a movement disorder, a speech disorder and/or a mental disorder, or if the child is making ‘strange movements’. A paediatric neurologist consultation is also sought for the following reasons:

• restlessness in infancy
• hyperactivity and attention disorders
• muscle tone abnormalities (spasticity, hypotonia)
• gait abnormalities
• seizures and epilepsy
• dizziness
• balance disorders
• headaches
• sleep disturbances
• hyperkinesia or involuntary movements (tics)
• autism
• progressive diseases (deterioration of gait, speech regression, vision loss, etc.)