Cerebral Palsy
CP is a static neurological disorder with loss or impairment of motor function. It is the disorder of movement and posture. It is caused by brain damage in most of cases…. Read More
Neurodevelopmental disorders: Autism, ADHD
Autism is neurodevelopmental disorder that impacts how a child perceives and socializes with others, causing problems in social interaction and communication. The disorder also includes limited and repetitive patterns of behavior.. Read More
Epilepsy
Epilepsy in children is treated with anti-seizure medicines. These medicines can help prevent seizures. There are different anti-seizure medicines. The right one for your child will depend on the type of seizures he or she has…. Read More
Headache
Yes, children from any age may have. However, the reaction may be different in young child who cannot speak. Children more than 2 yrs are able to tell about their symptoms…. Read More
Neuromuscular disorders
Neuromuscular system comprise of all muscles and nerves of the body. These conditions impact the peripheral nervous system, which includes the muscles, neuromuscular (nerve-muscle) junction, peripheral nerves in the limbs and motor-nerve cells in the spinal cord…. Read More
Neurogenetic disorders
Neurogenetic disorders are conditions caused by changes in genes and chromosomes that affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. Genetic diseases can be hereditary in nature but not always…. Read More
Neurodegenerative disorders
Neurodegenerative diseases are debilitating conditions that result in progressive degeneration and / or death of nerve cells. There will be regression of learnt milestones with progressive deterioration of neurologic function with loss of speech, walking, hearing etc…. Read More
Electroencephalogram
EEG measures electrical activity of the brain, same as ECG which measures electrical activity of heart. It is non invasive procedure where electrodes are placed over the scalp to record electrical activity of brain. Small children may need oral sedative for the procedure…. Read More
VEP & BERA
VEP(Visual evoked potential) is an evoked potential caused by visual stimulus. It measures the time for visual stimulus to travel from eye to posterior part of brain(occipital cortex). It indirectly suggest the integrity of nerves that carry the visual information from eye to the brain…. Read More
Electromyography
Electromyography(EMG) is a diagnostic procedure to assess the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them (motor neurons). EMG results can reveal nerve dysfunction, muscle dysfunction or problems with nerve-to-muscle signal transmission…. Read More
Nerve conduction studies(NCV)
NCV is a measurement of the speed of conduction of an electrical impulse through a nerve. It is useful for diagnosis of hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy, guillain barre syndrome, acquired neuropathy, myasthenia gravis etc…. Read More