WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR SHOULD I APPROACH?
KANINONG DOKTOR MAGPAPA-CHECK UP?
Embedded Files
⚕️ Neurologist / Neuropsychiatrist (Child Neurologist for children) – experts in the brain and nervous system; they are the main doctors who diagnose TS.
⚕️ Developmental Pediatrician – for children, they specialize in developmental and behavioral conditions, including TS.
⚕️ Psychiatrist – also able to diagnose, especially if there are co-existing mental health concerns (e.g., ADHD, OCD, anxiety).
⚕️ General Pediatrician – can recognize symptoms and give an initial assessment, but usually refers to a specialist.
⚕️ General Practitioner / Family Medicine Doctor – can notice tics and refer, but are not the most appropriate to make the final diagnosis.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
✅ Best for age 18 and above: Neurologist / Neuropsychiatrist
✅ Best for children: Child Neurologist or Developmental Pediatrician
⚕️ Neurologist/ NeuroPsychiatrist (Child Neurologist kapag bata) – pinaka-eksperto sa utak at nervous system; sila ang pangunahing gumagawa ng diagnosis ng TS.
⚕️ Developmental Pediatrician – para sa mga bata, sila ay bihasa sa mga developmental at behavioral conditions, kabilang ang TS.
⚕️ Psychiatrist – may kakayahan ding mag-diagnose, lalo na kung may kasabay na mental health concerns (hal. ADHD, OCD, anxiety).
⚕️ General Pediatrician – maaaring makakita ng sintomas at magbigay ng initial assessment, pero kadalasan nire-refer sa specialist.
⚕️ General Practitioner / Family Medicine Doctor – pwedeng makapansin ng tics at mag-refer, pero hindi sila ang pinaka-angkop na gumawa ng final diagnosis.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
✅ Pinaka-mainam para sa 18-pataas: Neurologist / NeuroPsychiatrist
✅ Pinaka-mainam para sa bata: Child Neurologist or Developmental Pediatrician.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse