Pediatric Neurology
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital for Children is committed to providing the children of our community with the very best in specialized services and care. With an excellent nursing staff, experienced EEG technicians, a child-friendly and family-centered environment, and experts in pediatric neurology such as Dr. Marc DiFazio and Dr. Shusila, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital for Children is able to provide a wide range of neurology services and treatments for children, including:
- State-of-the-Art diagnosis and management of movement Disorders (tic and Tourette syndrome), attention deficit, and autism
- Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment
- Neurorehabilitation planning for children with traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, and stroke
- Expertise in neurotoxin (BOTOX®) treatments
- Expanded ICU services, including cerebral function monitoring and neonatal brain cooling for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
- Screening for stroke risk in Sickle Cell disease and young patients with stroke or migraine
- Prenatal counseling services for neurologic conditions identified in utero
- Comprehensive headache management
- Expertise in general neurology
Additional Pediatric Services
In addition to these pediatric neurology services, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital for Children has experts trained in pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric surgery, and pediatric endocrinology, pediatric dentistryas well as pediatric and emergency physicians who are in-house and available 24 hours a day. Shady Grove Adventist Hospital for Children has the ability to handle virtually any medical situation including some of the most serious illnesses in children. The 24-hour pediatric Emergency Department, the first in Montgomery County, the county’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and a level III-B Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ensure that your patients can get the care they need, when they need it, right in their community.
Additional Information
To find out more about the Pediatric Neurology Services offered at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital for Children, contact us at 1-800-642-0101, or search our Find a Physician database.