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Services

The Division of Pediatric Neurology provides care for children with challenging and complex neurological conditions. 

Our clinics:

  • epilepsy or convulsive disorders
  • neurodevelopmental disabilities (i.e. global developmental delay, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, developmental language impairment)
  • neuromuscular disorders
  • headaches that are resistant to treatment
  • complex movement disorders
  • neurogenetic and neurometabolic disorders
  • neurocutaneous disorders
  • demyelinating disorders and multiple sclerosis
  • stroke
  • neuroinflammatory disorders
  • brain and spinal cord tumours
  • high-risk survivors of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

The Neurophysiology Lab

The Neurophysiology Laboratory offers testing and monitoring of symptoms related to seizures, paroxysmal disorders and neuromuscular diseases. The lab performs a variety of tests, including EEG, evoked potentials, and electromyography and nerve conduction studies.


Team

Division Director

Dr. Michael Shevell
Division Director, Neurodevelopmental disorders

Pediatric Neurologists

Dr. Geneviève Legault
Neuro-oncology

Dr. Kenneth Myers
Junior Scholar 1, Epilepsy

Dr. Maryam Oskoui
Senior Research Fellow, Neuromuscular

Dr. Bradley Osterman
Program Director, Epilepsy

Dr. Chantal Poulin
Academy of Exemplary Physicians (FMHS), Epilepsy & Neuromuscular

Dr. Elisabeth Simard-Tremblay
Epilepsy

Dr. Myriam Srour
Senior Fellow, Neurogenetics/Brain Malformations

Dr Olivier Fortin
Neonatal neurology

Dr. Amytice Mirchi
Neuro-inflammatory disorders

Associates

Dr. Gaétan Filion
Physiatry

Dr. Marie-Emmanuelle Dilenge
Neurodevelopment disorders

Trainees

Dr. Heather Pekeles

Dr. Saba Al-Rawahi

Dr. Gabrielle Lambert

Dr. Tania Dafer

Dr. Emilie Groulx-Boivin

Dr. Lamia Shammas

Fellows

Ahmed Al Sahly
Epilepsy

Daniel Charouf
Neurogenetics

Abdullah Alshahrani
Neuromuscular

Research Associates

Dr. Genevieve Bernard

Dr. Aparna Suvrathan

Dr. Annette Majnemer

Dr. Guillaume Sebire-Dodds
Chair in pediatrics

Emeritus

Dr Bernard Rosenblatt
H-KAP Fellow

Nurses

Heather Davies
Advanced Practice Nurse

Sanaz Shadvar
Nurse Clinician

Katrina Gibb
Nurse Practitioner

Chief Technologist (EEG/EMG)

Annie Remillard

Neurophysiology

Annie Remillard

Dr. Annette Majnemer

Dr. Aparna Suvrathan

Dr. Ken Myers

Dr. Geneviève Legault


Resources

Migraines
Migraines in children are the most common acute and recurrent headache pattern experience by children. They are often incapacitating experiences and often involve accompanying symptoms of nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting. Consult this document for more information.

Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic seizure disorder meaning that the brain has an underlying predisposition to generate seizures. Consult this document for more information and tips on how to deal with epilepsy. 

Transition
Your child is growing up, how exciting! Visit the Transition to adult care section and this article for tips and information on navigating this new period in their life. 

Administration of Midazolam
Are you interested in learning how to properly administer Midazolam? Click on this link for key information and important facts.

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