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Referrals to Children's Neurology Section are accepted from health care providers only. Please have your physician call (614) 722-6200 for more information. To view a list of our clinics, please click below.

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Pseudotumor Cerebri Clinic at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Nationwide Children's introduces the first pediatric clinic to treat pseudotumor cerebri or "false" brain tumors. Watch Neurology Chief E. Steve Roach talk about this unique disorder.

Neurology Chief E. Steve Roach Co-authors Leading Stroke Text

Dr. Roach is the lead author of the new edition of Toole’s Cerebrovascular Disorders. Published by Cambridge University Press, the new 6th edition of this highly respected standard for stroke diagnosis and treatment has been thoroughly revised.

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Neurology Chief E. Steve Roach, MD, discusses pediatric stroke.

Neurology Chief E. Steve Roach, MD, discusses the American Heart and Stroke Association's scientific statement on pediatric stroke and the latest in pediatric stroke treatment.

Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Book Published

Keith Owen Yeates, PhD, director of the Center for Biobehavioral Health in The Research Institute, co-edited a new book, "Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: New Frontiers in Clinical and Translational Research."
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Neurology

The Neurology Division at Nationwide Children's Hospital provides subspecialty evaluations and care for children through age 21 who have conditions affecting the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), nerves and muscles.

Members of the Division have subspecialty training in areas such as epilepsy, sleep medicine, neuromuscular disorders, stroke, pseudotumor cerebri, headache, neurodevelopmental disabilities and more. This allows us to offer comprehensive, family-centered care. Division members participate in clinical and basic-science research programs, and our faculty have prominent roles in local, national, and international organizations. For these reasons, The Division of Child Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is recognized as a leader in pediatric neurological disorders.

Services

  • EEG (Routine, Extended, 1/2 Day, All Day, Overnight Long Term Monitoring, Cortical Grid Monitoring, Electrocorticography, Ambulatory EEG)

  • EMG

  • Evoked Potentials (Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response, Somatosensory Evoked Response, visual Evoked response)

  • Intraoperative Evoked Potential Monitoring

  • Ketogenic Diet

  • Neonatal Neurology

  • Neurodevelopmental Clinic

  • Neurodiagnostics

Conditions

First Pseudotumor Cerebri Clinic Opens

Nationwide Children’s is the first in the country to provide comprehensive care for children with pseudotumor cerebri, a disorder that causes headaches. If left untreated, pseudotumor cerebri typically causes continued headaches and often leads to permanent visual loss in children. Listen to Neurology Chief E. Steve Roach talk about pseudotumor cerebri on Good Morning America Health.

Pediatric Neurology Training Program

In 2009, following a comprehensive review, Nationwide Children's Child Neurology Residency Program was awarded 5-year accreditation, the longest certification period possible, by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

The ACGME is a private, non-profit council that evaluates and accredits medical residency programs in the United States. The mission of the ACGME is to improve health care by assessing and advancing the quality of resident physicians’ education through accreditation.

Interested in learning about our program including how to apply?

Johnson Lecture

In recognition of Ms. Bertha Johnson’s commitment to medical education, the Division of Child Neurology at Nationwide Children’s invites a world-renowned medical professional to deliver the annual Johnson Lecture. Past honorees have included Dr. John Bodensteiner (Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix) and Dr. A. David Rothner (Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland).

October 7, 2010 Lecture

Dr. Harry Chugani, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurology and Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology at Children's Hospital of Michigan, will be this year's lecturer. Through his work using nuclear imaging methods, Dr. Chugani has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the pathophysiology of neurological illnesses that affect both children and adults. He will present at pediatric grand rounds at 8 a.m. and a neurology conference at noon on October 7, 2010.