Pediatric Neurosciences
When your child is facing a neurological condition, you want them to receive the very best care – care that's state-of-the-art, delivered by leading experts, and focused on the unique needs of babies, children and adolescents.
At Atrium Health Levine Children's, our pediatric neurology and neurosurgery program offers some of the Southeast's most advanced child neurology care. That's why we're named one of the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report. From renowned epilepsy care to the latest surgical treatments, our specialists provide leading-edge, compassionate care designed to get your child feeling and functioning at their very best.
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To learn more about pediatric neurology at Levine Children's or to schedule an appointment, please call 704-403-2660.
Pediatric neurology conditions
We treat a range of pediatric neurological conditions, including:
- Abnormal walking
- Acute back and neck pain
- Brain and spinal tumors
- Cerebral palsy
- Change in mental status, including acute developmental regression
- Double vision and blindness
- Epilepsy or seizure disorder
- Headaches
- Hydrocephalus
- Muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular diseases
- New-onset weakness
- Paralysis
- Spina bifida
- Tic disorders, including Tourette syndrome
- Traumatic brain and spinal injuries
Epilepsy and Seizure Care
From dietary changes all the way to complex brain surgery, our goal isn’t just to treat your child’s seizures – it’s to help them lead a fuller life. In addition to our Level 4 epilepsy monitoring unit, the highest accreditation possible, we have the region’s only epilepsy monitoring unit just for kids. Using the latest technologies and treatments, we help your child gain control over their condition and live the best life possible.
Learn more about our pediatric epilepsy and seizure care and see why it’s recognized among the best in the nation.
Pediatric neurosurgery
Our team of board-certified pediatric neurosurgeons offers a full suite of advanced neurosurgical care options, including:
- Brain and spinal trauma treatment at the dedicated 24-hour pediatric emergency department and the Hemby Pediatric Trauma Institute at Levine Children's Hospital
- Minimally invasive surgery, image-guided surgery and other advanced surgeries to treat brain and spine tumors, congenital conditions and vascular problems
- Cortical mapping and vagal nerve stimulators to treat epilepsy
- Brain and facial reconstructive surgery
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunting surgery for babies with hydrocephalus (too much spinal fluid in the brain). This procedure helps drain extra spinal fluid.