Pediatric Neurology is a subspecialty branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats brain, spinal cord, nerve and muscle diseases and covers children aged 0-17. Since growth and development continue in the 0-17 age group, the neurological examinations, causes of neurological diseases, diagnosis and treatment methods of individuals in this group differ from adults and require expertise in this branch. Pediatric neurology covers a wide range of areas including neurological processes of premature and risky babies, developmental disorders in children, loss of consciousness, walking disorders that occur over the years, familial neurological diseases, headache, paralysis, epilepsy, muscle and nerve diseases, cerebral palsy, autistic complaints, sleep disorders, and behavioral disorders.

The main diseases that Pediatric Neurology deals with are as follows:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Hypotonic Baby (Flax Baby)
• Epilepsy
• Sleep Disorders
• Speech Retardation
• Neuromotor and psychosocial developmental delays
• Dizziness (Vertigo)
• Headache
• Neuromotor developmental follow-up of risky babies, Prematurity (early born baby) follow-up