Conditions Treated

Our practice specializes in the treatment of:

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder/learning disabilities
• Autism
• Cerebral palsy
• Headaches/migraine
• Movement disorders including Tourette's
• Seizures (epilepsy)

What Happens During a Neurological Consultation

The first component of your child's neurologic consultation is a complete neurological evaluation.

During this evaluation, a complete history will be taken followed by a neurological examination. Following are the details of the history and examination.

The complete history includes:

• Chief complaint or present illness
• Developmental history
  1. Gross and fine motor skills
  2. Language
• Social/personal history
• Past medical history
• Family history

• Mental status exam
• Cranial nerve examination I through XII
• Examination of the motor system including reflexes
• Test of coordination including reflexes
• Sensory examination including primary and cortical
• A review of test results from the hospital and/or school
• A discussion of findings and recommendations with the parent

If indicated by the initial neurological examination, one of the following testing procedures will be performed on a follow up visit:

• Assessment of aphasia, including speech and language, with interpretation
• Developmental testing including motor, language, social adaptive and/or cognitive with interpretation
• Neurobehavioral status exam including thinking, reason, judgement, knowledge, attention, memory and visual
• Administration and medical interpretation of developmental tests.

The tests are used to determine the appropriate placement needs of your child, proper patient management, and individual educational and medication decisions.