CHILD NEUROLOGY | Neurology

Our goal is to work with our patients' primary care providers to diagnose and treat neurological problems with the most advanced and state of the art care available.

Child Neurology is a sub-specialty of General Pediatrics which focuses on the care of children with disorders of both the central and peripheral nervous systems. Our department currently has one board certified child neurologist, Dr. Sheila Asghar. Dr. Asghar joined LSU Health Shreveport in November 2019.  She is actively involved in research projects and has participated in several publications and presentations. In addition, with our colleagues in the department, we offer an array of neurodiagnostic services.

This includes the following:

1. Intracranial EEG monitoring
2. Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
3. Routine and video EEG
4. Visual Evoked Potentials
5. Neuroimaging studies including CT Scans, MRIs, MR Spectroscopy, PET scans and ictal SPECT
6. Pediatric Sleep Studies

We offer the following services as well:

1. Eteplirsen for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
2. Nusinersen for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
3. ACTH Therapy for Infantile Spasms
4. Dysport injections for Spasticity
5. Intrathecal Baclofen Pump