The Boston Children’s Hospital Department of Neurology cares for infants, children, and adolescents with all types of neurologic and developmental disorders. From diagnosis through long-term follow up, we provide compassionate, comprehensive support to help every child reach his or her full potential. Science informs our care today and our work toward better care tomorrow.
We’re proud to uphold a historical legacy that dates to 1929, when we became the first dedicated child neurology service at a U.S. pediatric hospital. We went on to establish the country’s first pediatric epilepsy unit (in 1944), the first comprehensive pediatric sleep center (in 1978), and the first dedicated pediatric neurocritical care program (in 1996).
Transition Planning Guideline: learn more about the steps involved in graduating to adult neurology care.
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Boston Children’s Hospital among the nation’s top Neurology/Neurosurgery programs. Here are a few reasons:
Through nearly 40 specialized programs, we treat more nervous system conditions than any pediatric neurology program in the world, including rare and complex disorders. We offer advanced clinical services including a rapid response team, specialized Level 4 epilepsy care, genetics, rehabilitation programs and biofeedback treatment for headache.
With more than 60 child neurologists, 10 neuropsychologists and psychologists, and 30 nurses and nurse practitioners, we offer highly specialized, individualized care. We have received high marks for medical best practices in neurology and neurosurgery and for use of the most advanced technologies, and have been accredited for high nursing standards by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
We collaborate with multiple specialists to ensure the best possible care. All children’s outcomes are tracked in a quality control database. We also share data with the Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group and the National Healthcare Safety Network to continually improve care.
Our broad-based team provides family-centered care to meet each child’s medical, emotional and educational needs. A family resource center, family support specialists, pediatric psychologists, social workers and a parent advisory committee are available to you and your child. We also house the hospital’s Bullying & Cyberbullying Prevention & Advocacy Collaborative (BACPAC).
At any given time, our child neurologists are engaged in dozens of clinical trials to test new treatments. Our F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center is the nation’s top neuroscience hub with more than two dozen laboratories driving tomorrow’s treatments. Our doctors and scientists work together to bring research advances into patient care.
Boston Children's doctors acted quickly when they saw Nathan exhibiting signs of opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) — a disease often not diagnosed for weeks or months.
