Acute Paediatric Neurology

This is a practical course that will teach emergency medicine staff to recognise children presenting with common acute neurological conditions and what to do next. It will be taught by Consultant Paediatric Neurologists and Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultants in lectures and small group workshops. This course will cover secondary headache disorders and the red flags to recognise, the assessment and management of the confused child, the assessment and management of the child with decreased conscious level, management of raised ICP, when is it safe to LP a child, an appreciation of abnormal movements and of gait abnormalities in children presenting to ED, management of ‘acute brain attacks’, and how to choose appropriate neuroimaging in the acute setting.

Cost: GBP 155.00