A neurologist specialises in treating diseases of the nervous system. The nervous system is made up of two parts: the central and peripheral nervous system. It includes the brain and spinal cord.
We can see children with a range of neurological conditions including:
The following practitioners at CPMG can be of service in helping investigate and manage children and adolescents with neurological conditions.
Dr Emma MacDonald-Laurs is a paediatric neurologist and epileptologist and has special interest in epilepsy surgery and neonatal seizures.
She is currently undertaking a PhD examining the local and network properties of bottom-of-sulcus dysplasia, a type of focal cortical dysplasia which commonly causes drug-resistant epilepsy in children.
CLINICAL INTERESTS
Dr Ian Woodcock has interests in all aspects of paediatric neurology such as headache, tics, migraine and epilepsy, but has particular clinical and research interests in genetic conditions affecting nerves and muscles known as neuromuscular disorders.
Jeremy is an experienced paediatric neurologist who trained in general paediatrics and neurology at the Royal Children’s Hospital. He completed his training at Northwestern University in Chicago. Jeremy has been a Consultant Neurologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital since 2005 and is an Honorary Fellow in neuroscience research at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
Prof. Andrew Kornberg is a paediatric neurologist with general neurology and neuromuscular experience. He completed Paediatric Neurology and Neuromuscular Fellowships in the United States working in St Louis, USA. He currently holds an appointment as Senior Neurologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH). He was the Director of Neurology for nearly 15 years, and stepped down from that position in 2015.
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