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Neuroscience Center

Our nationally renowned neurology specialists provide the best care for your child utilizing leading therapies and approaches to disease management.

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Best Children's Hospitals - US News & World Report - Neurology

Expert Neurological Care for Your Child

At Arkansas Children’s, our nationally renowned specialists give expert care for children suffering from a wide range of neurological disorders, treating brain, nervous system, and neuromuscular disorders. Our patients benefit from innovations like the non-invasive brain mapping technology called magnetoencephalography (MEG). Everything we do is to make children better today and healthier tomorrow.

What Makes Us Different

Multidisciplinary Approach

Our team of specialists works together through a multidisciplinary approach to clinical collaboration so each child has an entire team of experts personalizing care for improved outcomes. Our goal through this team approach is to maximize your child’s development and quality of life. Our team provides state-of-the-art care to transition our patients through life - from birth through childhood, adolescence and into early adulthood.

With leading-edge research to advance knowledge, we are creating new approaches to improved patient care in many areas of neurological and neurosurgical care. Our team is finding new solutions for epilepsy treatment and management, including medication, specialized diet and epilepsy surgery.

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Care

Arkansas Children's provides right-sized care for your child. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Arkansas Children's in seven specialties, including Neurology & Neurosurgery.

Neurology and Neurosurgery Outcomes

Our Neurology and Neurosurgery experts provide the highest level of care, utilizing leading therapies and approaches to disease management. Arkansas Children’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is a Level 4 Epilepsy Center accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Our epileptologists have the professional expertise, facilities and technology to provide unmatched medical and surgical evaluation and treatment.

By the Numbers

100% Surgical survival rate for these procedures:

  • Brain tumors (out of 22 patients)
  • Hydrocephalus patient shunts (out of 102 patients)
  • Medically intractable epilepsy (out of 43 patients)
  • Spina bifida (out of 21 patients)
  • Chiari I malformation (out of 29 patients)
  • Craniotomies for trauma (out of 20 patients)
  • Postnatal and in utero repair of myelomeningocele (out of five patients)

Seizure Outcomes

  • 100% of focal resective epilepsy surgical patients were seizure-free after 12 months
  • 100% of extra-temporal lobe epilepsy surgical patients were seizure-free after 12 months
  • 100% of temporal lobe epilepsy surgical patients were seizure-free after 12 months
  • 100% of patients treated by functional hemispherectomy who were seizure-free after 12 months

“By the Numbers” data for CY23, in line with the latest USNWR Survey, unless otherwise noted.

Awards and Achievements

  • Ranked No. 29 by U.S. News & World Report (2025-26)
  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International named the first three-year accreditation for ACH’s Inpatient Rehabilitation ProgramsHospital (pediatric specialty program).
  • Gregory W. Albert, M.D., performed the first laser interstitial thermal therapy on a pediatric epilepsy patient at ACH. The first NeuroBlate procedure was performed June 24, 2024.
  • One of only 12 pediatric spinal muscular atrophy centers in the U.S.
  • Providing remote EEG monitoring at Arkansas Childen’s Northwest to keep patients closer to home. The first EEG was May 2024.

Medical Service Awards and Honors

Arkansas Children's has a Level 4 accreditation from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC).

Arkansas Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program is the only program in the state with a National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) Level 4 accreditation, providing the most advanced care for children with epilepsy. Our board-certified doctors are trained to evaluate, diagnose and create an individualized plan for your child.

CMT Center of Excellence BadgeThe designated COEs demonstrate strengths in providing excellence in clinical care and research and will collaborate with HNF to expand their role as CMT/IN patient community hubs for clinical care, community engagement, research, and training/education.

Neuroscience Center - Exceptional Care for Children from Any Region

At Arkansas Children’s, our nationally renowned specialists give expert care for children suffering from a wide range of neurological disorders, treating brain, nervous system, and neuromuscular disorders.

Meet the Team

Arkansas Children’s neurology and neurosurgery experts are nationally renowned, providing the highest level of care utilizing leading therapies and updated approaches to disease management. Our epileptologists have the professional expertise, facilities and technology to provide unmatched medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.

Neurology Service Chief

Related Services

Patient Stories

About Your Visit

Every staff member at Arkansas Children’s understands that any issue or illness experienced by your child concerns the entire family. We approach every aspect of care - from the initial diagnosis to long-term care management - from a personalized patient perspective and the family perspective.

Regardless of individual circumstances, our model of care provides safe, high quality and comprehensive medical care while supporting each patient and family member with compassion, respect, collaboration, support and advocacy. 

Locations

Traveling to Arkansas Children's?

The Regional Care Center helps families traveling from another state or country receive world-class pediatric care before, during and after your stay.

Learn more about the Regional Care Center

Blogs

Best Children's Hospitals - US News & World Report - Neurology

Expert Neurological Care for Your Child

At Arkansas Children’s, our nationally renowned specialists give expert care for children suffering from a wide range of neurological disorders, treating brain, nervous system, and neuromuscular disorders. Our patients benefit from innovations like the non-invasive brain mapping technology called magnetoencephalography (MEG). Everything we do is to make children better today and healthier tomorrow.

What Makes Us Different

Multidisciplinary Approach

Our team of specialists works together through a multidisciplinary approach to clinical collaboration so each child has an entire team of experts personalizing care for improved outcomes. Our goal through this team approach is to maximize your child’s development and quality of life. Our team provides state-of-the-art care to transition our patients through life - from birth through childhood, adolescence and into early adulthood.

With leading-edge research to advance knowledge, we are creating new approaches to improved patient care in many areas of neurological and neurosurgical care. Our team is finding new solutions for epilepsy treatment and management, including medication, specialized diet and epilepsy surgery.

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Care

Arkansas Children's provides right-sized care for your child. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Arkansas Children's in seven specialties, including Neurology & Neurosurgery.

Neurology and Neurosurgery Outcomes

Our Neurology and Neurosurgery experts provide the highest level of care, utilizing leading therapies and approaches to disease management. Arkansas Children’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is a Level 4 Epilepsy Center accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Our epileptologists have the professional expertise, facilities and technology to provide unmatched medical and surgical evaluation and treatment.

By the Numbers

100% Surgical survival rate for these procedures:

  • Brain tumors (out of 22 patients)
  • Hydrocephalus patient shunts (out of 102 patients)
  • Medically intractable epilepsy (out of 43 patients)
  • Spina bifida (out of 21 patients)
  • Chiari I malformation (out of 29 patients)
  • Craniotomies for trauma (out of 20 patients)
  • Postnatal and in utero repair of myelomeningocele (out of five patients)

Seizure Outcomes

  • 100% of focal resective epilepsy surgical patients were seizure-free after 12 months
  • 100% of extra-temporal lobe epilepsy surgical patients were seizure-free after 12 months
  • 100% of temporal lobe epilepsy surgical patients were seizure-free after 12 months
  • 100% of patients treated by functional hemispherectomy who were seizure-free after 12 months

“By the Numbers” data for CY23, in line with the latest USNWR Survey, unless otherwise noted.

Awards and Achievements

  • Ranked No. 29 by U.S. News & World Report (2025-26)
  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International named the first three-year accreditation for ACH’s Inpatient Rehabilitation ProgramsHospital (pediatric specialty program).
  • Gregory W. Albert, M.D., performed the first laser interstitial thermal therapy on a pediatric epilepsy patient at ACH. The first NeuroBlate procedure was performed June 24, 2024.
  • One of only 12 pediatric spinal muscular atrophy centers in the U.S.
  • Providing remote EEG monitoring at Arkansas Childen’s Northwest to keep patients closer to home. The first EEG was May 2024.

Medical Service Awards and Honors

Arkansas Children's has a Level 4 accreditation from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC).

Arkansas Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program is the only program in the state with a National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) Level 4 accreditation, providing the most advanced care for children with epilepsy. Our board-certified doctors are trained to evaluate, diagnose and create an individualized plan for your child.

CMT Center of Excellence BadgeThe designated COEs demonstrate strengths in providing excellence in clinical care and research and will collaborate with HNF to expand their role as CMT/IN patient community hubs for clinical care, community engagement, research, and training/education.

Neuroscience Center - Exceptional Care for Children from Any Region

At Arkansas Children’s, our nationally renowned specialists give expert care for children suffering from a wide range of neurological disorders, treating brain, nervous system, and neuromuscular disorders.

Meet the Team

Arkansas Children’s neurology and neurosurgery experts are nationally renowned, providing the highest level of care utilizing leading therapies and updated approaches to disease management. Our epileptologists have the professional expertise, facilities and technology to provide unmatched medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.

Neurology Service Chief

Related Services

Patient Stories

About Your Visit

Every staff member at Arkansas Children’s understands that any issue or illness experienced by your child concerns the entire family. We approach every aspect of care - from the initial diagnosis to long-term care management - from a personalized patient perspective and the family perspective.

Regardless of individual circumstances, our model of care provides safe, high quality and comprehensive medical care while supporting each patient and family member with compassion, respect, collaboration, support and advocacy. 

Locations

Traveling to Arkansas Children's?

The Regional Care Center helps families traveling from another state or country receive world-class pediatric care before, during and after your stay.

Learn more about the Regional Care Center

Blogs

Best Children's Hospitals - US News & World Report - Neurology

Expert Neurological Care for Your Child

At Arkansas Children’s, our nationally renowned specialists give expert care for children suffering from a wide range of neurological disorders, treating brain, nervous system, and neuromuscular disorders. Our patients benefit from innovations like the non-invasive brain mapping technology called magnetoencephalography (MEG). Everything we do is to make children better today and healthier tomorrow.

What Makes Us Different

Multidisciplinary Approach

Our team of specialists works together through a multidisciplinary approach to clinical collaboration so each child has an entire team of experts personalizing care for improved outcomes. Our goal through this team approach is to maximize your child’s development and quality of life. Our team provides state-of-the-art care to transition our patients through life - from birth through childhood, adolescence and into early adulthood.

With leading-edge research to advance knowledge, we are creating new approaches to improved patient care in many areas of neurological and neurosurgical care. Our team is finding new solutions for epilepsy treatment and management, including medication, specialized diet and epilepsy surgery.

Nationally Ranked Pediatric Care

Arkansas Children's provides right-sized care for your child. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Arkansas Children's in seven specialties, including Neurology & Neurosurgery.

Neurology and Neurosurgery Outcomes

Our Neurology and Neurosurgery experts provide the highest level of care, utilizing leading therapies and approaches to disease management. Arkansas Children’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is a Level 4 Epilepsy Center accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Our epileptologists have the professional expertise, facilities and technology to provide unmatched medical and surgical evaluation and treatment.

By the Numbers

100% Surgical survival rate for these procedures:

  • Brain tumors (out of 22 patients)
  • Hydrocephalus patient shunts (out of 102 patients)
  • Medically intractable epilepsy (out of 43 patients)
  • Spina bifida (out of 21 patients)
  • Chiari I malformation (out of 29 patients)
  • Craniotomies for trauma (out of 20 patients)
  • Postnatal and in utero repair of myelomeningocele (out of five patients)

Seizure Outcomes

  • 100% of focal resective epilepsy surgical patients were seizure-free after 12 months
  • 100% of extra-temporal lobe epilepsy surgical patients were seizure-free after 12 months
  • 100% of temporal lobe epilepsy surgical patients were seizure-free after 12 months
  • 100% of patients treated by functional hemispherectomy who were seizure-free after 12 months

“By the Numbers” data for CY23, in line with the latest USNWR Survey, unless otherwise noted.

Awards and Achievements

  • Ranked No. 29 by U.S. News & World Report (2025-26)
  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International named the first three-year accreditation for ACH’s Inpatient Rehabilitation ProgramsHospital (pediatric specialty program).
  • Gregory W. Albert, M.D., performed the first laser interstitial thermal therapy on a pediatric epilepsy patient at ACH. The first NeuroBlate procedure was performed June 24, 2024.
  • One of only 12 pediatric spinal muscular atrophy centers in the U.S.
  • Providing remote EEG monitoring at Arkansas Childen’s Northwest to keep patients closer to home. The first EEG was May 2024.

Medical Service Awards and Honors

Arkansas Children's has a Level 4 accreditation from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC).

Arkansas Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program is the only program in the state with a National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) Level 4 accreditation, providing the most advanced care for children with epilepsy. Our board-certified doctors are trained to evaluate, diagnose and create an individualized plan for your child.

CMT Center of Excellence BadgeThe designated COEs demonstrate strengths in providing excellence in clinical care and research and will collaborate with HNF to expand their role as CMT/IN patient community hubs for clinical care, community engagement, research, and training/education.

Neuroscience Center - Exceptional Care for Children from Any Region

At Arkansas Children’s, our nationally renowned specialists give expert care for children suffering from a wide range of neurological disorders, treating brain, nervous system, and neuromuscular disorders.

Meet the Team

Arkansas Children’s neurology and neurosurgery experts are nationally renowned, providing the highest level of care utilizing leading therapies and updated approaches to disease management. Our epileptologists have the professional expertise, facilities and technology to provide unmatched medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.

Neurology Service Chief

Related Services

Patient Stories

About Your Visit

Every staff member at Arkansas Children’s understands that any issue or illness experienced by your child concerns the entire family. We approach every aspect of care - from the initial diagnosis to long-term care management - from a personalized patient perspective and the family perspective.

Regardless of individual circumstances, our model of care provides safe, high quality and comprehensive medical care while supporting each patient and family member with compassion, respect, collaboration, support and advocacy. 

Locations

Traveling to Arkansas Children's?

The Regional Care Center helps families traveling from another state or country receive world-class pediatric care before, during and after your stay.

Learn more about the Regional Care Center

Blogs

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