Pediatric/Congenital Disorders
A variety of nervous system disorders occur in children. Some of these are unique to children, such as muscular dystrophy, while some also occur in adults, such as seizures and strokes. Because the symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment for these conditions are different in children, the special skills and expertise of pediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons is needed.
Albany Med Advantage
The Neurosciences Institute offers the only pediatric neurology capability within the extensive geographic area served by Albany Medical Center. A full spectrum of pediatric neurosurgical and neurological disorders are managed at the Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center. Specially trained pediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons have expertise in diagnosing and treating disorders of the nervous system in children, which comprise their sole area of concentration.
Like their adult neuroscience colleagues in the Albany Medical Center academic environment, many of them have particular subspecialty expertise in a specific area such as epilepsy, muscle disease, headache and movement disorders.
