This is a clinical attachment with emphasis on diagnosis, management and treatment of the various paediatric neurology conditions.

At the end of the attachment, the fellow will be able to

1. Manage common childhood neurological disorders and acute neurological emergencies
2. Be familiar with EEG reports and imaging studies
3. Order appropriate tests (metabolic, genetic, electrophysiologic) for suspected neurological disorders

Teaching Programme

The Fellow will be actively involved in the inpatient neurology consults and run the outpatient neurology clinics under supervision of consultant(s).

The Fellow will be rotated to the Child Development Unit, EEG Laboratory, Botox Clinic, Neurological Multidisciplinary Clinics (spasticity, paediatric orthopaedic-neuromuscular, spina bifida) during his/her attachment.

Arrangement can be made for elective rotation to the diagnostic imaging centre and neurophysiology laboratory at the National Neuroscience Institute if needed.

Daily routines:

• Inpatient neurology rounds
• Outpatient neurology clinics

Fixed schedules:

• Paediatric Orthopaedic Clinic/Spina Bifida Clinic/Neuromuscular Clinic
• Botox injection clinic (once a month)
• Neuro-rehabilitation meeting (once a month)
• Combined clinical neurology meeting (once a month)
• Neurology round/case review (fortnightly)

Teaching Faculty

Dr Choong Chew Thye

Funding

Candidates should be self-funded or have funding from external sources/insitutions.