Neurological disorders have an effect on children in a different way than they affect adults, and need care modified to the child's developmental needs. Children with neurological problems benefit from the expertise of physicians who specialize in both neurology and pediatrics. At times, children are not suitable for clinical trials of new drug therapies. From babyhood through adolescence, children can be affected with a multiplicity of neurological problems. Among the most widespread disorders affecting children are epilepsy, cerebral palsy, brain tumors and muscular dystrophies. The nervous system is vulnerable to various disorders and can be damaged by: trauma, infections, degeneration, structural defects, tumors and blood flow disruption. Children are not just small adults. They require special care to address their needs as they grow and develop. Pediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons specialize in the management and treatment of neurological conditions that only affect children from newborns to teenagers.( Barry, John (1994)
As 15% to 30% of children may go through school failures for the reason that of learning disorders that result from restrained deficiencies in neurological development or mild brain dysfunctions. A number of such dysfunctions may have the cumulative and additive effects of seriously impairing a child's development and resiliency. Genetics, chromosomal disorders, birth complications, head injury, and a mother's alcoholism or drug abuse may be factors, but in most cases the cause is unknown. Medication may temporarily disguise neurodevelopment problems, and standardized tests, especially IQ tests, do not detect many of the common and serious dysfunctions. Mental health professionals should be aware of a child' s neurodevelopment condition before undertaking psychiatric therapy.
There are more than a few types of dysfunction due to neurological disorders, such as:
Concentration deficits are among the most ordinary causes of educational underachievement......
