Neurology

Families who seek care for a child with a complex brain, spine or nervous system condition find the experts they need with the Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology. Pediatric neurologists at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, have experience evaluating and treating children with many neurological conditions. Our specialists provide innovative, compassionate care that is focused on the child and family.

Team-based care for the whole child

Our pediatric neurology team coordinates closely with other pediatric specialists to provide comprehensive services in the most efficient and effective way possible. Your child's care team might include experts in anesthesiology, fetal and maternal medicine, neurology, hematology/oncology, urology, surgery, plastic surgery, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, pediatric neurosurgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedic surgery, and clinical genomics. Your care team works with you to develop a care plan based on your child's needs.

Your child's team also might include registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physical and occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, patient educators, and child life specialists.

Conditions

• Acoustic neuroma
• Arteriovenous malformation
• Autonomic disorders
• Awake brain surgery
• Brachial plexus injuries
• Brain tumor
• Cerebral palsy
• Chiari malformation
• Cluster headache
• Congenital myasthenic syndromes
• Congenital myopathies
• Craniofacial disorders
• Craniosynostosis
• Delayed sleep phase
• Dystonia
• Epilepsy
• Glioma
• Huntington's disease
• Hydrocephalus
• Hyperhidrosis
• Inflammatory muscle disease
• Inflammatory neuropathies, chronic and acute
• Meningioma
• Metabolic disorders
• Metachromatic leukodystrophy
• Migraine
• Movement disorders
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1)
• Muscle stiffness
• Muscular dystrophies, including congenital, Duchenne-Becker, facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle
• Myasthenia gravis
• Myoclonus
• Narcolepsy
• Neuroimmunologic diseases
• Pediatric brain tumors
• Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
• Peripheral neuropathy, including toxic, metabolic, inherited
• Seizure disorders
• Sleep disorders in children
• Spina bifida
• Spinal muscular atrophy
• Tay-Sachs disease
• Tourette syndrome
• Wilson's disease

Research advances that improve the care of children with neurological conditions

Our pediatric physician-scientists and other researchers are committed to developing new diagnostic and treatment options for children with brain, spine and nervous system disorders. Read about child and adolescent neurology research at Mayo Clinic.

Nationally recognized expertise

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, rank among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other hospital and has been recognized as an Honor Roll member according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 "Best Hospitals" rankings.