Services We Provide

UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s diagnoses, treats, and manages the care of children and adolescents with medical conditions of the central nervous system, including epilepsy, cerebral palsy, neuromuscular diseases, congenital abnormalities, movement disorders, headaches, genetic conditions, neurodevelopmental disorders, brain tumors, and acquired brain injuries, such as head injuries, neurological infections, and strokes. See below for a list of services provided at UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s.

Dell Children's Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center

Dell Children's Neurodevelopmental Center

  • Development-Focused Neurological Assessment
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Referrals For Physical, Occupational, Speech, and Behavioral Therapy

Dell Children's Pediatric Headache Center

  • Access to Clinical Trials
  • Botulinum Toxin Therapy
  • Drug Therapy
  • Infusion Center Access
  • Nerve Blocks
  • Neurologic Imaging
  • Neuromodulation Devices
  • Neuropsychological Therapy
  • Physical Therapy

Dell Children’s Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease Center

  • Botulinum Toxin Therapy
  • Drug Therapy
  • Electromyogram (EMG)
  • Evaluation for Supportive Orthopedic Appliances and Mobility Aids
  • Genetic Testing
  • Intrathecal Injections
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Magnetoencephalogram (MEG)
  • Muscle Biopsy
  • Muscular Ultrasound
  • Peripheral Nerve Conduction Velocities (PNCV)
  • Referrals for Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy
  • Surgery
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)

Pediatric Neurology Clinic

  • Corpus Callosotomy
  • Drug Therapy
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG)
  • Electromyogram (EMG)
  • Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
  • Ketogenic Diet
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Magnetoencephalogram (MEG)
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Peripheral Nerve Conduction Velocities (PNCV)
  • Positive Emission Tomography (PET)
  • Surgical Resection
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)

Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology Clinic

  • Assessment and Surgical Management of Strabismus (Eye Misalignment)
  • Neuroimaging (e.g., CT and MRI)
  • Ophthalmic Diagnostic Testing (e.g., Autofluorescence, Fundus Photography, Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT), Pachymetry, Ultrasonography, and Visual Field Testing)

Pediatric Neurosurgery Clinic

  • Computer Tomography (CT)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Neuroendoscopy Skull Base Surgery
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  • Transcranial Doppler
  • Ultrasound
  • Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS)

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic

  • Baclofen Pump
  • Botox Injections
  • Electromyogram (EMG)
  • Rehabilitation Services (e.g., Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy)
  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Orthopedic Surgery