This information is for parents seeking professional neurology help for their children in matters related to the diseases of brain, nerves or muscles. Neonates, Infants, Children and Adolescents with any of the following complaints fall under the domain of Child Neurology
Seizures: Also called convulsions (‘fits’ or ‘attacks’ in layman language or ‘daure’ in vernacular). These can be a manifestation of epilepsy or other brain disorders
Febrile seizures: Fits caused by high fevers
Fainting spells or brief loss of consciousness such as caused by prolonged standing or fear of needles
Slow development i.e. child lagging in activities expected for age. Such as children with mental retardation, cerebral palsy
Movement disorders or involuntary body movements such as shaking/trembling (tremors), twisting movements of arms or legs (dystonia), jerking movements like frequent eye blinking, shoulder or neck jerking (tics)
Sleep problems such as difficulty falling asleep, waking up frequently during sleep, snoring, sleep walking, sleep talking, crying at night, frightening spells during sleep (night mares or sleep terrors), fits during sleep, bed wetting or sleepiness during daytime
Breath-holding spells (turning blue with crying), dizziness (giddiness)
Headaches like migraine and other head pains
Poor in studies, or difficulty reading or writing (dyslexia)
Child who cannot sit still or cannot concentrate in studies (ADHD)
Behavioural disorders like temper tantrums, head rolling or head banging
Autism
Speech problems like talking late, baby speech, stuttering,
Walking problems such as unable to walk, poor balance, falling during walking, toe walking
Muscle problems like weak muscles, muscle cramps on exertion, difficulty standing up from chair or seat, difficulty going up/downstairs
Weakness: Arms, legs or one side of the body going numb or ‘dead’
Vision problems: vision loss, seeing double
Abnormal head size or shape: Too large or small head, abnormal shaped head