Paediatric Neurosurgery

The division of Pediatric Neurosurgery has emerged as one of the best and leading treatment and academic centers in the country for neurosurgical problems in children in the last decade.

• Spina bifida (myelomeningocele, lipomyelomeningocele) / tethered cord

• Hydrocephalus (excess fluid in the brain due to various causes)

• Minimally invasive neurosurgery/neuroendoscopy (for hydrocephalus, arachnoid cyst, tumor biopsy)

• Pediatric neuroncology (tumors of brain/orbit, spine and spinal cord in children)

• Craniofacial anomalies/craniosynostoses (abnormal shapes of head and associated problems)

• Cerebral infections (abscess, tuberculosis, meningitis, ventriculitis)

• Neurosurgical problems in neonates (hydrocephalus, myelomeningocele, infections, tumors, congenital anomalies)

• Antenatal counselling for fetal neurological pathologies/ fetal Intervention

• Pediatric spine pathologies, scoliosis correction

• Pediatric epilepsy

• Pediatric head injury

• Pediatric rehabilitation for neurological problems

• Pediatric vascular malformations

Specialty clinics for multidisciplinary comprehensive care

• Hydrocephalus clinic (combined with pediatric neurology, pediatric ophthalmology, clinical psychology, physical medicine)

• Pediatric Craniofacial clinic (combined with maxillofacial surgery, plastic surgery, pediatric genetics, clinical psychology, dental surgery, hand surgery, ophthalmology

• Multidisciplinary spina bifida clinic (combined with pediatric urology, pediatric surgery, pediatric orthopedics, physical medicine, and clinical psychology)

• Fetal board for fetal neurological pathologies (combined with perinatology, pediatric surgery, neonatology, and obstetrics)

• Multidisciplinary tumor board (combined with pediatric neuroncology, radiation oncology, radiologist, pathologist)

• Brachial plexus clinic

• Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery

Phone: 0484 - 2851309, 0484 - 6681309

Email: suhasudayakumaran@aims.amrita.edu