Seeking Advise on Neurology Specialist for Son

What else is going on? I have had kids with fine motor issues, they were always refered to an Occupational therapist. There must be more to the story if you were refered to a Neurologist, especially if they are drawing blood.

If this doctore treats both children and adults, I would be OK with that, but my preference is usually to take my kids to professionals associated with children's hopitals, they just seem a little more geared to children.

M.

I would look for a pediatric neurologist. They have extra training for children, the right equipment, and the love of children. Their bedside manner is apt to be what your son will need. My daughter had meningitis as an infant and I found most of the pediatric docs wonderful (there was the one I didn't care for). She also had stitches after an accident years later and I took her to a cosmetic plastic surgeon for a consult just to make sure the scar wouldn't be too bad (he was wonderful).

Mom, I am a Mom too, originally from north east IA , I would look into a pediatric neurologist in IA City at the U of IA medical facilty there if the 1st Dr says that the issue they find is serious. The University Dr's are known in the area to be the very best for medical care. My 14 yr old nephew was in the pediatric unit there, 4 yrs ago , a patient for almost 1 month after his appendix ruptured, undiagnosed by his local dr in his hometown in a city of 80 thousand in eastern IA. The University of IA Pediatric Gastro Dr's there saved his life we were told later. Go to the original appt, but if I were you I would ck to see if IA City Ped. Neurologist would be covered by your insurance too. I would imagine that the 1st Dr's appt will be just a fact gathering appt and a review of your childs medical history and then he/she will determine what the problem is and how to treat it. I would be sure you are being very reassuring to your son, Dad too that you are just going to this 1st Dr to see how he can help and not make a huge deal of it. You need to do something special after the appt like take your son out for a special lunch or ice cream immediatley afterwards. I hope for the best for him and hugs to you too. I know that this can be very stressful

I would have him seen by a pediatric neurologist. I believe many adult neurologist do some training in pediatrics, but that is not the same as specializing in pediatric neurology. Kids are different than adults. Therefore they deserve doctors trained to care for them.

If you have access to a pediatric neurologist I would definitely go that route. We have a son with epilepsy and he saw a 'regular' neurologist rather than a pediatric neurologist for a while and it just wasn't the same!