posted 6 September, 2022

Neurology

Introduction

The paediatric neurology department is a centre of excellence and tertiary referral centre. Outreach clinics are held in many of the 20 district general hospitals that we serve. Inpatients are admitted to RMCH.

The department has close links with child psychiatry, psychology, neurosurgery, metabolic medicine, clinical genetics and paediatric intensive care.

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Services in paediatric neurology

We look after a range of paediatric neurology conditions  and specialise in particular areas of interest.

The department is one of the 4 centres in England chosen to provide a service for children’s epilepsy surgery. This is run jointly with Alder Hey Children’s Hospital (jointly called NorCESS) with all the under 5’s being operated on in Manchester.

More information on our neuromuscular services can be found here.

More information on our neurosurgery service can be found here.

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Our team

Dr Imelda Hughes – special interest: neuromuscular

Dr Grace Vassallo – special interest: acquired brain injury, neurofibromatosis, neurovascular

Dr Siobhan West – special interest: neuroimmunology, tuberous sclerosis (LTFT – Tues/Wed/Thurs)

Dr Gary McCullagh – special interest: neuromuscular

Dr Jeen Tan – special interest: complex epilepsy (epilepsy surgery, ketogenic diet)

Dr Dipak Ram – special interest: neurovascular, neuroimmunology, neurometabolic

Dr Deivasumathy Muthugovindan (Dr Suma) – special interest: complex epilepsy

Dr Nina Swiderska – special interest: complex epilepsy

Dr Uma Varma – special interest: neuromuscular (LTFT – Mon/Tues/Thurs)

Dr Emily Whitehouse – Paediatric Neuromuscular consultant

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Research

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