The study of childhood and adolescent neurological conditions including epilepsy, brain trauma and learning difficulties. EpilepsyThe Muir Maxwell Epilepsy centre directed by Professor Richard Chin of CLaH, has a life course, multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to preclinical and clinical research of childhood epilepsy. The current research themes for the centre includei.Early life exposures and effects on epilepsyii.Psychosocial aspects of epilepsy iii.Improved epilepsy treatments Dr Jay Shetty is actively involved in childhood epilepsy clinical research with particular focus on long term outcome. Paediatric epilepsy clinical team are collecting routine clinical data for data-linkage studies. There is a close collaboration with Scottish Paediatric Epilepsy Network for clinical research. Professor Richard Chin - Researcher ProfileDr Jay Shetty - Researcher ProfileMuir Maxwell Epilepsy CentreScottish Paediatric Epilepsy Network (external website) Paediatric Neuroinflammation and other Rare DiseasePaediatric neurosciences department at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children are involved in collaborative research trials for treatment of rare diseases. Dr Jay Shetty and his colleagues are involved in treatment trials for Paediatric onset Multiple Sclerosis, Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy and Encephalitis. Brain TraumaProfessor Robert Minns and Dr Milly Lo have research interests in improving the diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of Childhood brain injuries especially from brain trauma. Professor Minns has published widely in the fields of non accidental head injury and Dr. Lo is running a 'big data' paediatric critical care improvement research programme in Edinburgh which includes leading an international paediatric brain trauma research initiative (KidsBrainIT).Professor Robert Minns - Researcher ProfileDr Milly Lo - Researcher Profile Children with learning difficultiesThe Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre undertakes research to improve the lives of children with learning difficulties and their families. The Centre was founded by Alastair Salvesen and operates in partnership with Scottish learning difficulties charity, The Salvesen Mindroom Centre.Dr Sue Fletcher-Watson - Researcher ProfileProfessor Anne O'Hare - Researcher ProfileDr Sinéad Rhodes - Researcher ProfileDr Rachael Wood - Researcher ProfileDr Tracy Stewart - Researcher ProfileDr Louise Marryat - Researcher Profile This article was published on 2024-09-10
