Pediatrics — Nervous System

Pediatrics · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Neurodevelopment, epilepsy, CNS infections, cerebral palsy, brain tumors, neuromuscular diseases, headache, movement disorders, demyelination, neonatal neurology and pediatric neurological emergencies.

What it covers

1. Neurodevelopment and Maturation of the CNS
2. · CNS Embryology — Critical Milestones
3. · Myelination — Chronology and Clinical Relevance
4. · Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) — Pediatric Particularities
5. Pediatric Neurological Examination
6. · Muscle Tone Evaluation
7. · Cranial Nerves — Pediatric Evaluation by Age
8. · Meningeal Signs
9. Pediatric Epilepsy
10. · ILAE 2017 Classification — Epileptic Seizures
11. · Febrile Seizures — The Most Frequent Diagnosis
12. · Main Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes
13. · Antiepileptic Treatment — Principles and Main Drugs
14. Status Epilepticus — Management Protocol
15. Childhood Cerebral Palsy
16. · PCI Classification
17. · Functional Scales — GMFCS and MACS
18. · PCI comorbidities
19. Pediatric CNS Infections
20. · Bacterial Meningitis — Pathophysiology and Etiology by Age
21. · Encephalitis — Types and Diagnosis
22. Pediatric Hydrocephalus
23. · Clinical Presentation by Age
24. Pediatric CNS Tumors
25. Neuromuscular Diseases
26. · Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
27. · Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
28. · Pediatric Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
29. Pediatric Headache
30. · Childhood Migraine — Distinctive Characteristics
31. · Red Flags for Secondary Headache — Warning Signs
32. Movement Disorders
33. · Tics and Tourette Syndrome
34. · Korea and Other Movement Disorders
35. Demyelinating Diseases
36. Neonatal Neurology
37. · Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
38. · Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) in Premature Babies
39. · Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)
40. Neurological Emergencies
41. · Intracranial Hypertension (ICH) — Pathophysiology and Management
42. · Differential Diagnosis of Syncope vs Epilepsy