We prioritize communication and care continuity.

• Detailed, prompt feedback and ongoing updates to referring clinicians
• Integrated care team to ensure smooth transitions from hospital to outpatient follow-up
• Access to Norton EpicCare Link for online referrals and digital access to patient updates
• Direct coordination between Norton Children’s Hospital and outpatient care locations

• Norton Children’s Hospital Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Kentucky’s only Level 4 center specifically for children, holding the highest designation available from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers
• Eight-bed inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit, with continuous video-EEG for seizure characterization and presurgical workup
• Full surgical program: Surgical Theater for virtual reality planning, resective surgery, MRI-guided laser ablation (Visualase), hemispherectomy and neurostimulation with vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), responsive neurostimulation (RNS)
• Structured evaluation pathway for drug-resistant epilepsy, including ketogenic diet therapy
• Integrated neuropsychology for cognitive/behavioral assessment and surgical candidacy evaluation

• MRI-guided laser ablation — a minimally invasive technology — available for brain tumors and epilepsy
• Full epilepsy surgical program: focal cortical resection, lobectomy, functional hemispherotomy and laser ablation, with all three neuromodulation options (VNS, RNS, DBS)
• Only pediatric hospital in Kentucky offering DBS with full suite of neurostimulation devices for pediatric patients
• Surgical Theater virtual reality planning enables immersive 3D brain mapping for presurgical planning across tumor and epilepsy cases
• Multidisciplinary Norton Children’s Brain & Spinal Tumor Program, a collaboration of Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute and Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine

• Multiple dedicated pediatric headache medicine specialists, among the most specialized teams available for complex pediatric headache disorders
• Full treatment spectrum: Acute and preventive pharmacotherapy, behavioral interventions and neuromodulation devices (Nerivio, trigeminal nerve stimulator)
• Advanced management options, such as botulinum toxin (Botox) for refractory chronic migraine, and acupuncture for pain management and frequency reduction
• Pediatric-specific prescribing expertise: Tailored triptan selection, formulation and dosing for children ages 6 and older, including nasal formulations

• Pediatric neurology
• Pediatric neurosurgery
• Pediatric epilepsy
• Pediatric neuropsychology
• Neurogenetics

Your patients will find full-spectrum care for a broad range of pediatric neurologic conditions, with dedicated specialty clinics and inpatient services.

• Norton Children’s Hospital Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
  • Inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit
  • Surgical evaluation and treatment
  • Level 4 center
• Neuro-oncology clinic
  • Multidisciplinary tumor boards
• Neuromuscular disorders clinic
• Headache and migraine management
• Developmental and behavioral Neurology
• 24/7 neurocritical care coverage

• Advanced, pediatric-specific neurodiagnostics: MRI, EEG and genetic testing
• Active participation in national research networks and clinical trials
• Access to innovative therapies through investigational protocols

• Clinics in Bowling Green, Frankfort, Owensboro, Paducah and Shepherdsville, Kentucky, in addition to Greater Louisville locations
• Timely consults and same-day urgent evaluations when clinically indicated
• Telemedicine visits available for select diagnoses