A child neurologist is a medical doctor with special expertise in diagnosing and treating disorders of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, muscles and nerves in children. Child neurologists are skilled in understanding medical disorders that afflict children and their corresponding special needs, including that of the family. When a child neurologist's level of care, skill or treatment falls below the standard of care and inflicts injury or death to a patient, medical malpractice may have occurred. Unfortunately, even the best child neurologists can commit errors and mistakes that may result in serious injuries or wrongful death.
Child neurology malpractice may include:
- Delay in Diagnosis or Diagnostic Errors;
- Failure to Diagnose;
- Failure to Document;
- Failure to Document Clinical Findings;
- Failure to Obtain Informed Consent;
- Failure to Obtain Informed Refusal;
- Failure to Refer to Other Specialists;
- Failure to Supervise;
- Failure to Treat Illness, Disease or Condition;
- Improper Performance;
- Medication Error;
- Poor Follow-Up with Patients;
- Poor Patient Education;
- Wrong Diagnosis;
- Standard of Care Violations;
Some conditions that a child neurologist might treat include:
- ADHD;
- Aneurysm;
- Attention-Deficit Disorder;
- Autism;
- Behavior disorders;
- Brian tumors;
- Cerebral palsy;
- Concussion;
- Delayed Speech;
- Developmental disorders;
- Encephalitis;
- Epilepsy;
- Febrile convulsions;
- Head injuries;
- Headaches and Migraines;
- Hydrocephalus;
- Hyperactivity Disorder;
- Lead Poisoning;
- Mental retardation;
- Metabolic genetic disorders;
- Motor skills;
- Muscular dystrophy,
- Neonatal neurology;
- Nerve muscle disorder;
- Neuromuscular disease;
- Seizure disorders;
- Sleep problems;
- Weakness.
