Neurology

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Neurology

Services

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

Our clinics:

  • Epilepsy or convulsive disorders
  • Suspected neurodevelopmental disabilities (global developmental disabilities, intellectual disability, and cerebral palsy but NOT autism, developmental language impairment, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or learning disability)
  • Neuromuscular disorders
  • Headaches that are resistant to treatment with at least one prophylactic agent and are disabling
  • Complex movement disorders but NOT motor or phonic tics or Tourette Syndrome that have not required treatment with medication
  • 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)
  • We do not see febrile seizures either typical or atypical
  • We do not see breath holding spells
  • We do not see behavioural disorders
  • Children with syncope, absences, staring spells or ‘spasms’ should an EEG prior to referral to expedite appropriate triaging, assessment and accurate diagnosis

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.

Appointments in Neurophysiology
Click here to find out more about ICONIC!

Team

Division Director

Dr. Michael Shevell
Division Director, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Former Chair & Chief of the Department of Pediatrics

Pediatric Neurologists

Dr. Geneviève Legault
Neuro-oncology

Dr. Kenneth Myers
FRQ-S Junior 2 Scholar, Epilepsy

Dr. Maryam Oskoui
FRQ-S Merite Scholar, Neuromuscular

Dr. Bradley Osterman
Pediatric Neurology PGME Program Director, Epilepsy

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

Dr. Elisabeth Simard-Tremblay
Epilepsy

Dr. Myriam Srour
FRQ-S Senior Scholar, Neurogenetics/Brain Malformations

Dr Olivier Fortin
Neonatal neurology

Dr. Amytice Mirchi
Neuro-inflammatory & Neuro-vascular disorders

Clinical associates

Dr. Gaétan Filion
Physiatry

Dr. Marie-Emmanuelle Dilenge
Neurodevelopment disorders

Trainees

Heather Pekeles, R5

Saba Al-Rawahi, R2

Gabrielle Lambert, R5

Tania Dafer, R1

Emilie Groulx-Boivin, R3

Lamia Shammas, R1

Fellows

Abdullah Alshahrani
Neuromuscular

Daniel Charouf
Neurogenetics

Ahmed Sahly
Epilepsy

Research Associates

Dr. Genevieve Bernard

Dr. Aparna Suvrathan

Dr. Annette Majnemer

Dr. Guillaume Sebire-Dodds
Dodds Chair in pediatrics

Emeritus

Dr Bernard Rosenblatt
H-KAP Fellow

Nurses

Heather Davies
Advanced Practice Nurse

Sanaz Shadvar
Nurse Clinician

Chief Technologist (EEG/EMG)

Annie Remillard

Neurophysiology

Dr. Chantal Poulin

Dr. Elisabeth Simard-Tremblay

Dr. Ken Myers

Dr. Bradley Osterman

Dr. Olivier Fortin

The ICONIC program

ICONIC is a clinical program for personalized genetic diagnosis and treatment for children with neurological disorders aimed at improving outcomes for children and families, and enabling rapid discovery-to-practice translation through links to integrated research programs. 

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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