Neurology
We treat and diagnose nervous system and neuromuscular disorders in infants, children and adolescents. Our state-of-the-art laboratory offers a variety of testing options.
Children's is the only medical facility in the WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) that provides comprehensive services for children with epilepsy.
Our support team includes:
- Certified EEG/EP technicians
- Clinical pediatric neurology nurse practitioners, a physician assistant and nurses
- Clinical neuropsychologists — Neuropsychology Service in Neurology
- Psychometrists – Neuropsychology Service in Neurology
- Social workers
Treatment options for intractable epilepsy may include anticonvulsants that are part of clinical trials. We also employ the ketogenic diet, the vagus nerve stimulator and epilepsy surgery.
We are experts in diagnosing pediatric muscle disorders.
Diagnoses or Conditions Treated
- Developmental delay
- Headaches
- Mitochondrial and other neuro-metabolic disorders
- Movement disorders
- Muscle weakness
- Seizures/epilepsy
- Sleep disturbances
Physician Leadership
- Sidney M. Gospe, Jr. MD, PhD, Division Head; Director, Epilepsy Center; Director, Neurology Education and Training
- John D. Kuratani, MD, Director, EEG Laboratory