Course Code: PEDI G870
Name of Rotation/Elective: Pediatric Neurology
Prerequisite: none
Course Director:
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Course Coordinator:
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Course Faculty (list all):
Emily Foster, MD efoster@ghs.org
(864)-454-5110
Tempie Kehl tkehl@ghs.org
864-455-7382
Addie Hunnicutt, MD, Randy Blouin, MD, Augusto Morales, MD, Emily
Foster, MD , Bill Taft, MD, and Alison Johnston, CPNP
Location:
GHS, Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center (CHOC),
200 Patewood Dr. Suite A350
Time and Location to Report on Day 1:
On the first day arrive at 200 Patewood Dr, Suite A350, Children’s
Hospital Outpatient Center (CHOC) – 3 rd Floor at 9:00 AM and ask for
Emily Foster, MD.
Number of weeks: 4
# of students per rotation: 1
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this elective, the student will be able to: o Acquire the fundamental skills of taking a neurological history and performing a neurological examination o Become familiar with epilepsy classification, diagnosis, and treatment o Become familiar with headache classification, diagnosis, and treatment o Receive exposure to other common neurologic problems of childhood such as tics, muscular dystrophies, cerebral palsy, and developmental delay o Develop an understanding of commonly used neurologic tests such as EEG, MRI, and Nerve
Conduction Study/EMG
Course Description:
The student will be exposed to outpatient pediatric neurology, including patients with epilepsy, headaches, developmental delay, tics, cerebral palsy, and other neurologic disorders. They will review neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, and the neurologic exam in children. They will accompany the neurologist and will be allowed to initially evaluate the patient. They will be exposed to commonly used neurologic diagnostic tests, including EEG, MRI, and Nerve conduction studies.