Paediatric neurology

The main difference between paediatric neurology and adult neurology, though there are many, is it tends to involve a lot of neurodevelopmental disorders. However, there are still acute things such as:

• Encephalitis
• Meningitis
• Epilepsy - (I'm aware this isn't strictly acute but it presents acutely)
• Febrile convulsions

Neurodevelopmental disorders

The two big ones are cerebral palsy and spina bifida.

Normal assessment

Although checking development is incredibly important, there is specific assessment of hearing and vision.