For Patients
H1N1 Update! See bottom of page!
To schedule an appointment with Pediatric Neurology, or to confirm or change an appointment already made,
please call 801-587-7575.
Clinics are held in several locations: Primary Children's Medical Center; the Clinical Neurosciences Center at the University of Utah (directly downhill from the Huntsman Cancer Center); and some outside hospitals/clinics. When scheduling your appointment, please make sure to inquire where your clinic visit will occur.
If you can not make it to an appointment, please call us as soon as possible so that we can adjust the schedule. It is necessary to have a referring doctor or primary care physician in order to have an appointment in Pediatric Neurology.
On the day of your appointment, it is important that you allow 30-45 minutes to park and register. Directions to the hospital and maps are available for your convenience. Please note that if you are late, we may need to reschedule your appointment.
Please bring any medical records relevant to your child's care with you. It is best if you bring copies with you of any laboratory testing, medical records, MRI, CT scans or EEGs your child has had (including both paper copies and DVDs/CDs). (We recommend that you bring the records with you rather than have your doctor's office fax them; this is usually much more successful).
Since the information communicated during an appointment is often complicated and of great importance to you, we strongly recommend that you do not bring other children with you to the appointment.
After an Appointment
At your child's appointment you will meet with a member of the Pediatric Neurology division, and discuss a plan of care for your child. In some cases laboratory tests (such as blood tests) or medical imaging (such as brain MRIs) will be ordered. Also, in many cases we will ask you to schedule a follow-up appointment (801-213-3599), or refer you to another specialist as well.
Many lab tests take 3 - 8 weeks for results. We will contact you if any of the results are abnormal. At your child's next appointment we will discuss the results of all of the testing.
Problems
If there are problems with how your child is doing, please do not hesistate to contact us.
- If the situation is an emegency, call 911 first!
- For general pediatrics problems, or if your child has a general health problem, please call your pediatrician first.
- For medication refills it is preferred that you ask your pharmacy to FAX a prescription refill request to our office (801-587-7539) (Please note the new number.). This is the quickest way to obtain a refill. If you must call for a refill, please call between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 801-587-7575. Be sure to leave your child's name and date of birth, the medication and dose, your doctor's name, and the name and phone number of the pharmacy, as well as a phone number for us to contact you if there are any questions. You should allow at least 2 working days for refills.
Release of Information
- If necessary, we may ask that you bring records from your physician(s) or outside hospitals with you. Please print and fill out the release of information form below (Adobe PDF or Microsoft word).
H1N1 Update! October 2009
H1N1 Vaccine recommendations for Pediatric Neurology Patients:
Children with neurological diseases are at a higher risk for complications from influenza (flu), and vaccination is recommended!
· All children over 6 months of age should receive the H1N1 flu vaccine (injection (shot) or nasal) in one form or other unless:
o They have had a life-threatening reaction to eggs or to previous flu vaccines.
o They are severely ill (in hospital).
o Their immune system does not work because of immunosuppressant medications they are taking or certain severe diseases that interfere with their immune system (very few of our patients)
· Children can receive the nasal flu vaccine ("FluMist"), unless:
o They are less than 2 years old.
o They have a serious neurological disease (including difficult to control epilepsy), cerebral palsy, asthma, heart disease, or other serious medical disease.
· Children with neurological problems who can't receive the nasal vaccine should receive the injectable vaccine as soon as it is available.
· Children younger than 10 years of age should receive two doses of the vaccine about 1 month apart.
More detailed information is available at the CDC website (http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/general_info.htm)
