Services
Diablo Valley Child Neurology is able to provide the following services, which all child neurologists have been trained to provide:
- Seizure disorders, including seizures in the newborn period and epilepsy throughout childhood
- Headaches, including migraine and chronic daily headaches
- Concussions and the treatment of other traumatic brain injuries
- Medical aspects of brain tumors, such as seizures and the need for ongoing therapy
- Cerebral palsy, including etiology, diagnosis and treatment
- Weakness caused by nerve or muscle disorders such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease or Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy
- Movement disorders, including tic disorders and Tourette's Syndrome
- Behavioral disorders, often as co-morbidity to other underlying neurological conditions. These can include school failure, ADHD, mood and sleep regulations issues
- Diagnosis and etiology of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Asperger's Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-NOS
- Developmental disorders such as delayed speech, motor and global cognitive issues, including apraxia of speech, gross an fine motor skills
- Neuro-pharmacologic management of complex behavioral issues
- Neurodegenerative diseases causing loss of developmental milestones
- Increased intracranial pressure, such as pseudotumor cerebri and other causes
- Autoimmune disorders affecting the nervous system
- Neurocutaneous disorders such as Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Neurofibromatosis
- Neurological aspects of infectious disease, such as complications from meningitis