The student will be immersed fully into the Pediatric Neurology team, constituted by Pediatric Neurology and Adult Neurology residents, rotating Pediatrics residents, and one of the staff physicians. This elective provides an opportunity to participate in all inpatient and outpatient activities of the Division of Pediatric Neurology. Students will obtain histories and examine patients seen in clinics, on the wards and in the nurseries, and will then present the case to staff. The staff will provide “hands on” instruction in neurological examination and in clinical management. Additionally, there are weekly Neuroradiology rounds at which cranial and spinal magnetic resonance imaging, cranial computerized tomography, and cranial ultrasound imaging studies are reviewed. EEG rounds are held bi-weekly. Each Friday, 2 hour-long academic sessions are held. The first portion of these Pediatric Neurology Grand Rounds include, on a rotational basis, Journal club, research topics, didactic presentations, case reviews with attending physicians, and topics in psychopharmacology. A live patient presentation and discussion of the child’s neurological disorder by a member of the Pediatric Neurology Division occurs during the second hour as the case of the week. In the course of the month, the student is expected to identify a topic to research in-depth and to present the topic as a 20 minute presentation near the end of the elective. The elective is ideally suited for the student who is interested in pediatrics. Prior completion of the BUSM rotation in adult neurology is not required.

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