The Miami Children’s Brain Institute provides state-of-the-art medical and surgical care for children with a full spectrum of pediatric neurological disorders. Care is provided through several venues designed to meet the child and family’s specific medical needs.
The Pediatric
Neurology Department provides general medical care at the hospital’s main campus and the
Dan Marino Center in Weston and other pediatric outpatient facilities in Dade County. To find out more please
click here or call 305-662-8330.
Pediatric Neurosurgery Department is the largest of its kind in the state and is staffed with some of the best pediatric neurosurgeons in the nation. This department provides general neurosurgical care. Please
click here or call 305-662-8386 for more information.
State-of-the-art Clinical diagnostic services offered include:
Neurophysiology testing
The Neurophysiology Laboratory offers world-renowned expertise in invasive brain recording, mapping of critical cerebral function in children, and intra-operative sensory and motor-evoked potential monitoring that contributes to the success of the most challenging epilepsy, brain tumor, and brachial plexus reconstruction surgeries. The laboratory also performs an extensive array of routine tests including video-EEG, evoked potentials, and EMG. Polysomnograms and sleep latency tests evaluate sleep and apnea disorders.
To schedule neurophysiology testing, please call (305) 666-6511, ext. 2381.
You can also use our online contact form by
clicking here.
Neuroimaging testing
The Brain Institute is one of the first in the world to apply functional MRI and tractography to define active brain networks and their connection in children, a capability offered at only a few centers in the nation. The center also has the largest experience nationwide with SPECT scans obtained early during a seizure to locate epileptogenic foci in children.
It offers a full spectrum of neuroimaging diagnostic services, including the latest CT/MRI scan sequences, angiography, and ultrasonography to support the detection of even the most subtle brain abnormalities.
To schedule Neuroradiology Testing, please call (305) 666-6511, ext. 4323.
You can also use our online contact form by
clicking here.
To find out more about the Department of Radiology,
click here.
Neuropsychological behavioral and testing
The behavioral medicine service performs psychological and neuropsychological evaluations and interventions for complex cognitive and psychosocial disorders.
To schedule neuropsychological testing, please call (305) 662-8330.
You can also use our online contact form by
clicking here.
Critical Care
State-of-the-art neonatal and pediatric critical care units are part of the Miami Children's Brain Institute.
A dedicated team of highly trained neonatologists, pediatric intensivists and nursing staff take care of neonates and children who are acutely ill as a result of brain injuries such as hypoxia, trauma, and severe infections, or who have undergone complex neurosurgical procedures. The units feature the most current monitoring equipment to detect seizures or changes in brain oxygenation and intracranial pressure.
To read more about our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit,
click here.
To read more about our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit,
click here.
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