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Neurosciences

When your child is facing a neurological condition, it can be overwhelming. Children's Neurosciences Center is committed to providing the highest level of care for your family.

About Us

Children’s Nebraska is shaping the future of pediatric medicine with exceptional care, advocacy, research, and education. At our world-class Neurosciences Center, we provide comprehensive, personalized care—from diagnosis to rehabilitation—for patients and families across the region. Combining the expertise of our Neurology and Neurosurgery teams, we utilize advanced diagnostics and minimally invasive techniques to ensure faster healing and better outcomes, helping children thrive.

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Locations

Children's Nebraska Neurosciences Center is located inside the Children’s Hubbard Center, we provide the most comprehensive, personalized, continuum of care in the region to treat the most complex pediatric neurological conditions. These conditions include diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles. In addition to hospital-based services in Omaha, Children’s neurosciences team also conducts outreach clinics in Lincoln, Nebraska and Sioux City, Iowa. Our world-class continuum of care is designed to promote healing, regardless of where a patient is located.

Children’s Nebraska Hospital

8200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68114

Children’s Nebraska Specialty Pediatric Clinic – Sioux City

5500 Sergeant Road Suite 100, Sioux City, IA 51106

Children’s Nebraska – West Omaha

20502 Roosevelt Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022

Related Specialties

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Neurology

Our expert pediatric neurology team provides compassionate, comprehensive care for epilepsy, spinal cord disorders and other complex neurologic conditions affecting children from infancy through adolescence.
Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

Learning that your child may need neurosurgery can be a lot to take in. Our team understands — and we are here to help.
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Epilepsy Center

We are designated as a level 4 pediatric epilepsy center and offer the most comprehensive program in the region for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy.

Patient Spotlight

Stella’s Story: A First Step in Epilepsy Treatment

Epilepsy has been a lifelong battle for Stella, resulting in her family’s referral to our Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU). For Stella and her parents, it’s been an important step in their journey to uncover answers and improve her health.

Beaudin’s Story: Innovation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Patients

When a child’s epilepsy is resistant to medication, families may feel unsure of where to turn next. For Beaudin’s family, the answer was found through the innovative Drug Resistant Epilepsy Clinic at Children’s Nebraska, where epilepsy specialists worked to find the right treatment.

Virtual Surgical Planning, Innovation in Cranial Reconstruction

Treating certain genetic syndromes and other conditions has taken a leap forward with a new technique at Children’s Nebraska that helps pediatric neurosurgeons meticulously plan and complete cranial reconstruction using artificial intelligence and 3D printing.

Ethan’s Story: Reducing Seizures Through Surgical Innovation

“Kind of a gamechanger” – That’s how the parents of 8-year-old Ethan describe the neurosurgery care at Children’s that is helping their son rebound from severe epileptic seizures. Thanks to innovative treatment, Ethan’s comeback has begun.

Jonathan's Story: Relief Through Surgical Innovation

Epileptic seizures had become a near-constant state for Jonathan, who had spent years battling Rasmussen’s encephalitis. Our team of specialists performed a first-of-its-kind surgery in the state of Nebraska, not only stopping the seizures but also giving Jonathan his life back.

What Sets Us Apart

Our Neurosciences Center provides a personalized and comprehensive approach from diagnosis to rehabilitation for patients and their families throughout the region.

State-of-the-art neurosurgical suites are equipped with the most advanced diagnostic tools. By using minimally invasive surgical techniques, we help ensure faster recovery times and better outcomes for children.

Awards and Honors

Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC)

Children’s Nebraska is at the forefront of pediatric epilepsy services, with services ranging from routine epilepsy care to leading-edge surgical interventions. As a level 4 center, we have achieved the highest level of designation.