A team of specially trained Cleveland Clinic pediatric neurologists offer advanced diagnosis and treatment for motor and movement disorders in children. The team also works together with physical therapists and physiatrists at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation to offer day treatment programs and long-term rehabilitation for neurologic injury or chronic neurologic conditions and movement disorders.
Cleveland Clinic Pediatric Neurology specialists diagnose neuromuscular diseases and movement disorders, including muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, congenital myopathies and myasthenia gravis, hereditary neuropathies and other polyneuropathies, using advanced techniques including specialized DNA tests, pediatric EMG and neuropathological examination of nerve and muscle biopsies.
Affected children have access to the latest therapies including drug trials, plasmapheresis and immunoglobulin infusion when indicated. The Pediatric Neurology team collaborates with other pediatric specialists in orthopaedics, cardiology, pulmonology, and sleep medicine to provide multidisciplinary care for children with these movement disorders.
The Cleveland Clinic is a nationally and internationally renowned center for the diagnosis and treatment of Tourette syndrome and other pediatric movement disorders, including ataxia. Pediatric neurology movement disorders specialists offer traditional medical as well as innovative therapies in special circumstances, including botulinum toxin injections guided by electromyography. Cleveland Clinic staff is evaluating the use of deep brain stimulation as a treatment option in very select cases.
Cleveland Clinic Pediatric Neurologists offer specialized treatments to children with spasticity and cerebral palsy, including oral medications, physical therapy, orthopedic interventions, botulinum toxin injections, intrathecal baclofen infusion, and selective dorsal rhizotomy. The Pediatric Neurology team also leads a multidisciplinary group of pediatric neurosurgeons, orthopedists, gastroenterologists, and urologists to manage the diverse challenges faced by children with spina bifida and myelomeningocele.
