A Neuropediatrician is a pediatrician who specializes in treating specific pathologies of the nervous system of newborns, infants, children and adolescents. Neuropediatrics is the application of physiotherapy treatment in pediatric patients with physical alterations due to neurological pathologies, in order to provide them with greater autonomy and personal independence, facilitate better integration into the social environment in which it develops and achieve a better quality of lifeThe basic goal is for each child to achieve the best possible psychomotor development through treatment, always paying attention to their needs and those of their family.
Unlike Neurology focused on adults, Neuropediatrics pays special attention to neurodevelopment and the interference caused by the disease, whether neurological or not. Neuropediatricians They treat a wide range of diseases with varying degrees of complexity.
It is always advisable to go to a Neuropediatrician when our child has conditions such as:
- Attention Deficit: It is one of the most common problems affecting children's learning and hindering their relationships with others. It is important to address it, because if not, can completely affect the child's life. Furthermore, schools often ignore the problem or simply confuse it with other things.
- Dyslexia: A problem that affects reading and writing, affecting learning which makes it difficult to understand the subjects and causes problems in the school environment of the child.
- Hyperactivity: The difficulty some children have in controlling their movement can bring them many problems at school. Often being punished for it. If left undetected, hyperactivity can cause a variety of problems for your child.
- Conduct disorders: Some disorders such as “oppositional defiant disorder” can cause serious problems for our child. They can become violent, get irritated easily, have serious problems to control your impulsiveness and have a very low tolerance for frustration, often being quite aggressive.
- Developmental delay: In these cases there is a slower evolution of the same but it is being fulfilled in the correct order. In most cases there is a simple situation that has an easy solution. early attention is usually sufficient to resolve them. The most common is language delay.
- Developmental disorder: In these cases there are more important problems that limit the child's development. There may be a different severity in each case from mild to severe cases of autism. The cause is usually genetic, but in many cases it cannot be accurately detected. The main difficulty lies in detect it as soon as possible.
If your child has any of these behaviors, it is advisable that you take him to a neuropediatrician as soon as possible.