Child Neurology Consultants of Austin is closely monitoring information about the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, from the Centers for Disease Control and other credible medical sources. We know how important it is for your child to see his or her neurologist or rheumatologist. Our providers are continuing to see patients at the CNCA Cedar
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Dr. Jeffrey Kane on Managing MS Relapses
Dr. Jeffrey Kane was recently featured in an article for HealthCentral about helping kids manage relapses of Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, occurs most often among adults however about 8,000-10,000 kids under 16 years old are diagnosed each year. MS is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy cells
Read MoreDoctor, Community Credited in Young Adult’s Journey to Independence
If you’ve ever shopped at Home Depot in Bee Cave, you may have seen 20-year-old Chris Lucido collecting carts from the parking lot or assisting customers with their supplies. What you may not know is that he has been a loyal Home Depot employee for nearly 2 ½ years beginning in high school and now
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How is ADHD Treated?
These days, it’s common to know someone with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. A friend’s child. Your child’s classmate. A family member. Even an adult coworker. More than 17 million people in the U.S. are currently living with ADHD. A person with ADHD has unique issues with their brain activity which makes paying attention
Read MoreA Teenager’s Success with Autism
When Jenny Holm first received a diagnosis of autism for her young son Will, she cycled through a range of emotions including fear, anger, anxiety but then ultimately relief. Will had delayed speech since around two and a half years old and was slow to meet early developmental milestones. So when Child Neurology Consultants of
Read MoreDr. Labiner on KXAN: Children With Autism Are Not Getting Diagnosed Early Enough, Study Says
One in four children under age 8 with autism spectrum disorder are undiagnosed according to a recent study published in the journal of Autism Research. For the study, researchers from Rutgers University in New Jersey looked at the education and medical records of 266,000 children who were 8 years old in 2014. The team evaluated
Read MoreA Tip of the Hat to Our SuperDoctors and Top Doctors
We’re off to an excellent start so far in 2020! Once again, several of our board-certified pediatric neurologists (and a certain special rheumatologist) from Child Neurology Consultants of Austin were named “SuperDoctors” and “TopDoctors” from Texas Monthly and Austin Monthly respectively. Texas Monthly SuperDoctors include: • Lindsay Elton, MD, Neurology • Jeffrey Kane, MD, Neurology • Dilip Karnik,
Read MoreFar West Clinic Closed – Find Out Where Your Doctor is Temporarily Located
The Far West Clinic for Child Neurology Consultants of Austin closed Feb. 1 as we prepare the opening of a new Central Austin location in late Summer/Early Fall 2020. The new clinic will be on Shoal Creek, just off of MoPac and Far West. It will offer expanded services such as an onsite infusion suite
Read MoreWhat Else Sets Us Apart? Dedication to Advance Research for Pediatric Epilepsy
Research and innovation has significantly changed the quality of life for persons with epilepsy. Today we have an array of options to help children control their seizures from diet changes (ketogenic) to pharmaceutical options (more than a dozen approved by the FDA), a medical device (vagus nerve stimulator or VNS) and, in severe cases, surgery.
Read MoreWhy does it take longer for girls to get concussion treatment?
We are still in the thick of the fall sports season here in Central Texas with football and soccer, and that means it’s prime time for concussions, too. While boys and girls who play sports are equally at risk for suffering a concussion, a new study recently published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine
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