Novant Health Pediatric Neurology

Pediatric Neurology

A Child Neurologist specializes in neurology with special skills in diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders of the neonatal period, infancy, early childhood, and adolescence.

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Pediatrics

A pediatrician who treats children having developmental delays or learning disorders including those associated with visual and hearing impairment, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism and other chronic neurologic conditions. This specialist provides medical consultation and education and assumes leadership in the interdisciplinary management of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. They may also focus on the early identification and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disabilities in infants and young children as well as on changes that occur as the child with developmental disabilities grows.

Clinical Neurophysiology

Novant Health Pediatric Neurology is a Clinical Neurophysiology practice in Charlotte, NC with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in managing neurological disorders. Clinical Neurophysiologists at Novant Health Pediatric Neurology perform with surgeons to guide them during procedures. Clinical Neurophysiology is the assessment of central and peripheral nervous system activity to diagnose and treat disease. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Clinical Neurophysiology practices include sleep disorders, epilepsy, dementia, brain tumors, and Parkinsonu2019s disease. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Clinical Neurophysiology practices include EMG, electronystagmography, and epilepsy monitoring.

Clinical Neurophysiology is a subspecialty with psychiatric or neurologic expertise in the diagnosis and management of central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous system disorders using combined clinical evaluation and electrophysiologic testing such as electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), and nerve conduction studies (NCS).