Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Through clinical, epidemiological and basic research, faculty members contribute to the advancement of medical knowledge and new forms of treatment while preparing others to pursue such investigations.
The following list provides a sampling of the research currently being conducted by physicians affiliated with the Children’s Neuroscience Center.
- Innovative treatments for mitochondrial disorders and tuberous sclerosis complex
- Clinical and molecular diagnosis and management of neuromuscular and movement disorders
- MEG diagnostic imaging of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism, dyslexia and epileptic aphasia
- Non-embryonic stem cell trial for pediatric head injury
- Cohort study with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for brain tumor research
- Multi-institutional study for dural substitute materials in children
- Chiari malformation surgical techniques
- New treatments and outcomes for surgery for intractable epilepsy