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Finding Cures. Saving Children.
Neurology
The Department of Neurology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital plays an integral role in the care of all St. Jude patients who encounter complications to their brain, spine or nerves as either a direct result of their disease process or as a result of their treatment. Our neurologists are an essential part of the treatment team in the diagnosis and treatment for all treatment services at St. Jude which includes not only those children diagnosed with cancer, but other catastrophic diseases as well. Acute and chronic neurological side effects are common with the evaluation and management of the catastrophic diseases of the St. Jude patient population. Patients may evolve new conditions through the years which may include but are not limited to seizures, central and peripheral neuropathies, headaches, cerebrovascular accidents, dizziness, and fatigue.
Children referred to St. Jude receive complete diagnostic testing and are assured that all of the necessary biological studies are performed to properly diagnose and manage childhood tumors and their neurological sequalae. On-site diagnostic testing for neurological issues include MRI (including functional testing), EEG, and EMG/NCV, while specialized lab testing is also available.
The Department of Neurology actively participates in the development of clinical research protocols to investigate why some children with cancer are more predisposed to neurological problems than others as well as how to treat these problems. Other current investigations include Quality of Life in Long-Term Cancer Survivors with Seizures, Electroencephalographic finding in sickle cell disease, and Assessment of sleep related disorder in sickle cell disease.
At St. Jude, the Department of Neurology is a consult only service. Simply stated, this means that the department provides service only to St. Jude patients who experience a neurological problem as a direct result of their primary catastrophic disease or its treatment.
