| Neurologists play a key role in the diagnoses and treatment of cerebral palsy, as it is a neurological condition. They are usually the ones to diagnose a condition such as cerebral palsy, and, along with the primary physician, neurologists are leaders in the interdisciplinary healthcare team established for each patient.
Seizures can be quite a debilitating aspect of cerebral palsy, and it falls under the neurologist’s jurisdiction to treat such problems. EEGs are a common procedure ordered by neurologists to determine what abnormal activity might be present in the brain that would be causing seizures. Upon interpretation of the EEG, the neurologist may prescribe drugs to control seizures, such as Valium or lorazepam, also known as Atican.
If neurosurgery is to be considered, the patient’s neurologist will usually decide whether or not it is necessary, and they will be an integral part of the patient’s treatment both before and after surgery. Surgeries that may be considered for a cerebral palsied person are a dorsal rhizotomy or placing a brain shunt for hydrocephalus.
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