Paediatric Neurology

The Department of Paediatric Neurology at Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai in Kottayam, Kerala diagnoses and treats neurological conditions in newborns, children and adolescents, including epilepsy, seizures, developmental delay, cerebral palsy, paediatric stroke, headache and neuromuscular disorders. Every child is assessed with attention to their age, growth and developmental stage, and treatment is planned around what each child needs at home, at school and as they grow.

The department offers specialist consultation for childhood epilepsy, including ketogenic diet therapy, along with neonatal neurology, neurodevelopmental conditions, movement disorders, genetic and metabolic disorders and neurological infections, with care coordinated alongside the hospital’s Department of Paediatrics.

Many childhood neurological conditions need care over months and years. The department follows each child through regular reviews, medication adjustment and developmental follow up, and works with parents so they understand the condition and the plan. Families from Palai, Kottayam and across Central Kerala can consult the department through the outpatient clinic.