Emphases in Patient Care
Epilepsies
Other paroxysmal disorders (including headaches, tics, and restless legs syndrome)
Neuromuscular diseases
Developmental and behavioral disorders
All neurological developmental disorders including disorders of motor function, cognition, and behavior
Genetic syndromes with neurological disorders
Pediatric diagnostic procedures:
- Various EEG analyses: non-invasive presurgical epilepsy monitoring for children and adolescents (only provider of this service in northern Germany)
Pediatric diagnostic procedures in cooperation with the Clinic of Neurology:
- Auditory Evoked Potentials (AEP)
- Visual Evoked Potentials (VEP)
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP)
- Nerve conduction Velocity (NCV) testing
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Neuroradiological expertise in pediatric neuroimaging in cooperation with the Clinic of Neuroradiologiy / Radiology
- Neuroimmunological expertise in cooperation with the Clinic of Neurology
- Clinical expertise in handling of patients with FI-RES (Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome)
Emphases in Research
Clinical and molecular genetics of epilepsies and EEG patterns (www.epilepsygenetics.net)
Therapeutic and diagnostic trials (neuro-physiological analyses with EEG, f MRI, and other procedures) in:
- Epilepsy
- Muscular diseases
- Headaches
- Behavioral disorders
- Restless legs syndrome
Emphases in Education
Introductory lectures and seminars in general pediatrics and specialized pediatrics (Neuropediatrics)
Bedside teaching
Training and examination for national certificates of Electroencephalography and Epileptology
Additional Information/Services
Together with the Clinic of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine I and Clinic of Pediatric Cardiology, the Clinic of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine II constitutes a center of comprehensive medical care, with the broadest therapeutic spectrum in Schleswig-Holstein
Only Neuropediatric clinic in Schleswig-Holstein; only provider of non-invasive presurgical epilepsy monitoring for children and adolescents in northern Germany
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine II
Acting Director

Prof. Dr. Gunnar Cario
Contact
UKSH International
Phone Kiel: +49 431 500-10730
e-mail international@uksh.de

