Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery

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Medical Expertise and Healing Hands: Serving Children with Neurological Needs

According to an African proverb, it takes a village to raise a child. Here at Memorial Hospital for Children, we know that it takes a team of caring medical experts to treat a child with a neurological condition—a trauma, disease or illness affecting the brain, spine or peripheral nerves.

If your child needs neurological services or neurosurgery, you can rely on our highly skilled team for consultation and medical expertise, diagnoses and treatment plans for a wide variety of conditions including:

seizure disorders such as epilepsy
migraine headaches
autism
Tourette’s Syndrome
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
cerebral palsy
treatment of head, spine, and peripheral nerve trauma
congenital malformation
brain and spinal tumors
hydrocephalus, commonly known as water on the brain
craniosynostosis, growth plates of the skull fuse before birth, which can cause deformity and brain damage

Memorial Offers the Only Pediatric Neurosurgical Service in Southern Colorado

Memorial Hospital for Children’s pediatric neurosurgery team features:

dedicated operating room staff including pediatric anesthesiologists and nurses
fully staffed pediatric intensive care unit
fully staffed Level III neonatal intensive care unit (this is the highest level of care available)
full-time pediatric neurosurgeon

A Team Approach in a Comforting, Supportive Environment

Children with complicated conditions often have many different needs involving a variety of medical specialties. Therefore, pediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons regularly team with a variety of therapists including play, physical, occupational and speech; other experts such as orthopedic and rehabilitation medicine specialists; and the children’s primary care physicians to coordinate treatment plans.

These children and their families may have other needs as well. For example, children with seizure disorders and learning disorders may have a large team “going to bat” for them: the neurologist or neurosurgeon who treats the condition with medication or surgery; the school’s teacher, principal, nurse and counselor; and family members. In this example, parents would receive education about seizures and perhaps receive counseling with a social worker to help them cope with the lack of control they may feel when their child has a seizure.

Serving Children with Special Needs

Memorial Hospital for Children’s neurological and neurosurgical services promote a unique and special philosophy that cares for children’s medical and emotional needs. For instance, parents are allowed in the operating room and encouraged to spend the night with their children in the intensive care unit. Rest assured—should your children need these services, they’ll be in good hands.