Pediatric neurology is a combination of both neurology and pediatrics. Pediatric neurology is a branch of medicine mainly dealing with disorders of nervous system. Pediatric neurology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all diseases involving the central and peripheral nervous system and its subdivisions, the autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system, including their coverings, blood vessels and all effector tissues such as muscles. A medical practitioner who specializes in this field of pediatric neurology is called pediatric neurologists.
