Neurology
A paediatric neurologist understands disorders of the nervous system that affect infants, children and young people - find out more about this sub-specialty.
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Professor James Scott
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Epilepsy12 & OPEN UK National Conference 2020 resources
On 10 September 2020, we hosted our third annual Epilepsy12 & Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks (OPEN UK) national conference 2020: 'Working together to improve epilepsies’, as a live webinar. Access resources and presentations from the event on this page.
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Epilepsy12 - national organisational audit and clinical audit - 2019
Epilepsy is the commonest significant neurological disorder affecting children and young people. Launched in September 2020, these latest results from Epilepsy12 provide insight into the diagnosis and care of children and young people with epilepsy, and the organisation of paediatric epilepsy servic...
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BPNA distance learning unit 12 - Headache
Headache in all its forms represents the commonest neurological condition experienced by children and young people. Reduction in quality of life can be significant but many patients fail to get adequate help for this problem. This unit from the British Paediatric Neurology Association will equip you...
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BPNA distance learning unit 11 - Neuro-oncology
Neuro-oncology starts with two sections that provide an overview of the epidemiology of central nervous system tumours in childhood and an introduction to tumour biology. The remainder of the unit from the British Paediatric Neurology Association is more clinically based.
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BPNA distance learning unit 10 - Vision & Hearing
The design, content and management of these courses are the responsibility of the individual specialty groups.
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BPNA distance learning unit 9 - Metabolic, nutritional & systemic disease
Ultimately all conditions are metabolic. In this unit from the British Paediatric Neurology Association we will concentrate on those disorders determined by primary metabolic disorders, an increasing number of which have been elucidated genetically.
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BPNA distance learning unit 8 - Inflammation & Infection of the CNS
In this unit from the British Paediatric Neurology Association inflammation and infection of the nervous system explores the mechanisms of inflammation within the CNS, examining the role of the immune system in the control and modulation of infection and inflammation and the impact of immune dysregu...
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BPNA distance learning unit 7 - Cerebrovascular disease, trauma and coma
You will be learning about some acute neurological conditions, namely coma, trauma and cerebrovascular disorders in this unit from the British Paediatric Neurology Association. All of these are extremely common conditions in neurological practice; hopefully you will find yourself better equipped to ...
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BPNA distance learning unit 6 - Epilepsy
The overall aim of this unit from the British Paediatric Neurology Association is to provide you with an understanding of the physiological basis of seizure disorders and their epidemiology, along with the detailed clinical knowledge necessary to manage children with seizure disorders to an advanced...