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Arkansas Children's provides right-sized care for your child. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Arkansas Children's in seven specialties for 2023-2024.
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We're focused on improving child health through exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, continuing education, and outreach and prevention.
When it comes to your child, every emergency is a big deal.
Our ERs are staffed 24/7 with doctors, nurses and staff who know kids best – all trained to deliver right-sized care for your child in a safe environment.
Arkansas Children's provides right-sized care for your child. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Arkansas Children's in seven specialties for 2023-2024.
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We are dedicated to caring for children, allowing us to uniquely shape the landscape of pediatric care in Arkansas.
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Our researchers are driven by their limitless curiosity to discover new and better ways to make these children better today and healthier tomorrow.
We're focused on improving child health through exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, continuing education, and outreach and prevention.
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Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
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Dr. Veerapandiyan's clinical research focuses on neuromuscular disorders in children such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, other muscular dystrophies (FSHD, LGMD), spinal muscular atrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, congenital myasthenic syndromes, and myasthenia gravis. Other areas of research interest include pediatric headaches, migraines, and autoimmune encephalopathy, such as pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS).
Dr. Veerapandiyan has been involved in several industry-sponsored clinical trials and investigator-initiated projects in these areas. Dr. Veerapandiyan also has interests in research focusing on resident and medical student education and implementation science.
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Arkansas Children’s has the only team of pediatric neuro-oncology specialists in the state dedicated to helping children with brain and spinal cord tumors.
The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Clinic provides family-centered care for children with SMA, a progressive genetic disease that affects parts of the nervous system that controls voluntary muscle movement.
The Spasticity and Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Clinic provides diagnosis, evaluation, and management of patients with hypertonia and cerebral palsy, and provides evaluation for treatment of spasticity using botulinum toxin or intrathecal baclofen pump therapy.
The Neurovascular Multidisciplinary Clinic at Arkansas Children's diagnoses, evaluates and manages pediatric patients with neurovascular disorders.
The Spinal Cord Disorders Clinic provides care for children with spina bifida, spinal cord anomalies or acquired spinal cord injury.
Neuromuscular disorders like myopathies, muscular dystrophies, neuropathies and more are treated by specialists in the ACH Neuromuscular Program.
The Head Injury Clinic helps children and their families with the long-term effects of post-traumatic complications from head injuries.
The Neurodevelopmental & Neurobehavioral Clinic provides evaluation and developmental concerns and dual diagnoses.
Learn more about how our specialized pediatric epilepsy care can change the short and long-term quality of life for patients who suffer from seizures.
Neurology patients get inpatient care in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU).
Our comprehensive pediatric epilepsy program is an NAEC Level 4 Center, offering innovative diagnostic and treatment methods, improving the quality of patients’ lives.
The Neurology Clinic at Arkansas Children's provides expert epilepsy care for a full range of neurological conditions and diseases.
The Arkansas Children's Neurosurgery Clinic offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services for children from newborn to age 21.
The Neurofibromatosis Clinic provides a comprehensive evaluation of neurofibromatosis.
Our neurosciences team provides evaluations, treatments, surgery and other services for children with specific neurologic disorders.
Learn how the new neurorehabilitation rocket is being used to ensure right-sized care is provided to pediatric patients at Arkansas Children's.
Take a closer look at the daily practices and routines of a member of the Arkansas Children's team as they help make kids better today and healthier tomorrow.
If a child has a seizure, it does not mean they have epilepsy. The number of seizures and the time frame when those seizures happen are important to diagnose epilepsy, a brain disease where normal nerve activity becomes abnormal.
Learn how the neurology team at Arkansas Children's Northwest diagnoses and treats both of these conditions.
Read more about how the headache gene might be passed along to your child and how children can receive relief from the Neurology Headache Clinic at ACH.
Discover how migraines might be impacting your child. Learn about prevention, triggers and the differences between migraines and headaches.
Discover how to protect young athletes from concussions, recognize symptoms and ensure a safe return to play. Keep sports safe for kids!
MEG is the latest advanced technology implementation at Arkansas Children's. MEG is a non-invasive procedure to study human brain activity.
Discover how children with epilepsy can thrive! Learn safety tips, legal driving requirements and the support offered by Arkansas Children's Hospital's Neuroscience Center.
Learn how to help your child deal with headaches! Understand the types, signs to watch for, and when to seek medical advice. A healthier, happier child starts here.
Experts at Arkansas Children's diagnosed 7-year-old Kelley with a rare neurological disorder. Read her story of a healthier tomorrow.
Learn what to expect from EEG testing and monitoring.