Welcome to Boston Children's Hospital's Department of Neurology! We care for infants, children and adolescents with all types of neurologic and developmental disorders. From diagnosis through long-term follow up, we provide compassionate, comprehensive support to help every child reach his or her full potential. Science informs our care today and our work toward better care tomorrow.

Were proud to uphold a historical legacy that dates to 1929, when we became the first dedicated child neurology service at a U.S. pediatric hospital. We went on to establish the countrys first pediatric epilepsy unit (in 1944), the first comprehensive pediatric sleep center (in 1978) and the first dedicated pediatric neurocritical care program (in 1996).

Neurology programs and services: Our neurologists care for children with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, birth defects, muscular dystrophies and other neuromuscular disorders, brain injury and concussion, neurodevelopmental disorders including autism, sleep problems, headache, multiple sclerosis and neuroinflammatory disorders, movement disorders, brain and spinal tumors, cerebrovascular disorders, metabolic disorders and more.

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U.S. News & World Report has ranked Boston Childrens Hospital as having the nations #1 Neurology/Neurosurgery program. Here are a few reasons:

Comprehensive services: Through nearly 40 specialized programs, we treat more nervous system conditions than any pediatric neurology program in the world, including rare and complex disorders. We offer advanced clinical services including a rapid response team, specialized Level 4 epilepsy care, genetics, rehabilitation programs and biofeedback treatment for headache.

Superior medical capabilities: With more than 60 child neurologists, 10 neuropsychologists and psychologists and 30 nurses and nurse practitioners, we offer highly specialized, individualized care. We have received high marks for medical best practices in neurology and neurosurgery and for use of the most advanced technologies, and have been accredited for high nursing standards by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Quality orientation: We collaborate with multiple specialists to ensure the best possible care. All childrens outcomes are tracked in a quality control database. We also share data with the Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group and the National Healthcare Safety Network to continually improve care.

Supportive, holistic care: Our broad-based team provides family-centered care to meet each childs medical, emotional and educational needs. A family resource center, family support specialists, pediatric psychologists, social workers and a parent advisory committee are available to you and your child. We also house the hospitals Bullying & Cyberbullying Prevention & Advocacy Collaborative (BACPAC).

Science and innovation: At any given time, our child neurologists are engaged in dozens of clinical trials to test new treatments. Our F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center is the nations top neuroscience hub with more than two dozen laboratories driving tomorrows treatments. Our doctors and scientists work together to bring advances into patient care.

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