Neurology

Our MUSC Children’s Health pediatric neurologists and nurse practitioners provide comprehensive and compassionate management of neurological disorders and give you the best and most innovative options to treat your child’s disorder.

Our team works closely with your child’s primary care doctor, other pediatric specialists and other health care providers to develop a plan that will help your child live a healthy and productive life. Your child’s team may also include physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, early interventionists and other healthcare providers.

Services We Offer

• Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
• Concussion Clinic
• Brachial Plexus Clinic
  • Erb palsy
  • Klumpke palsy
  • Traumatic injury
• Headache Program
  • Medications
  • Biofeedback/relaxation
  • Diet and lifestyle modifications
  • Botox
• Movement Disorders Program
  • Ataxia
  • Chorea
  • Dystonia
  • Myoclonus
  • Spasticity
  • Tics
  • Botox therapy
• Spasticity Program
  • Anti-spastic agents
  • Assistive medical devices
  • Baclofen pump program
  • Bracing
  • Physical medicine

Neurological Conditions We Treat

• Abnormal head size
• Autism
• Cerebral palsy
• Demyelinating diseases
• Developmental delay/regression
• Headache
• Metabolic disorders, including mitochondrial disorders
• Movement disorders, such as:
  • Tics/Tourette syndrome
  • Dystonia
  • Chorea
  • Tremor
  • Gait abnormalities
• Neuromuscular disorders, such as:
  • Brachial plexus injuries
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Myopathies (muscle diseases)
  • Neuropathies (nerve diseases)
• Neurodegenerative disorders
• Neurocutaneous disorders, such as:
  • Neurofibromatosis, types 1 and 2
  • Tuberous sclerosis
  • Sturge-Weber syndrome
• Seizures/Epilepsy
• Sleep disorders
  • Sleep disordered breathing/sleep apnea
  • Narcolepsy
• Syncope (fainting)

More Care Team Members

Natalie Schmidt, FNP

Alexis Bielski, CRNP