Services

• Birth asphyxia
• Brain tumors (in conjunction with primary and oncology specialist)
• Cerebral palsy & associated developmental disabilities
• Children with multiple handicaps
• Children with severe self-injury (in conjunction with primary and behavioral specialist)
• Congenital anomalies of the brain (malformations)
• Developmental delay & mental retardation
• Disorders of tone (low or high), posturing and movement (such as Tourette syndrome)
• Encephalopathy
• Hypoxia-ischemic brain injury
• Intracranial bleeding
• Mitochondrial disorders with neurologic involvement (in conjunction with primary and
  mitochondrial specialist)
• Moderate-severe traumatic brain injury including abusive head trauma
• Neurocutaneous disorders (such as neurofibromatosis)
• (Children with tuberous sclerosis are encouraged to see Michael Frost, MD, Minnesota Epilepsy Group, TSC clinic without walls, http://mnepilepsy.org/specialties/)
• Neurologic complications of other pediatric diseases
• Neurologic impairment that requires the infant or child to be ventilator-dependent
• Neurologic palliative care for children with life-limiting medical & neurologic conditions
• Neurologic sequelae of critical illness or infection
• Neurologic symptom management
• Secondary disorders of the autonomic (automatic) nervous system
• Temperature control (thermoregulation)
• Sweating (sudanomotor)
• Autonomic “storms” (dysreflexia)
• Severe intestinal dysmotility (intestinal pseudo-obstruction) (in conjunction with primary and gastroenterologist)
• Second opinion consultation
• Serotonin syndrome
• Stroke



For children whose primary neurologist is out of state, I am happy to coordinate & implement their neurologic plan of care locally.

Diagnoses Not Currently Treated

• Attention deficit disorder
• Autism spectrum disorders (as primary diagnosis)
• Fainting (syncope)
• Headache or migraine (as primary diagnosis)
• Learning disabilities
• Muscular dystrophy (recommend the MDA clinic at Gillette Specialty Healthcare)
• PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections)
• POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome)
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At this time, I do not give therapeutic injections (Botox©, etc.)

Dr. Gilles can see your child in person at our office location on Sherman Street. For the convenience of her patients, she is also able to provide telemedicine follow-up visits in many cases.

Dr. Gilles is also available to participate in team conferences with your child’s school personnel or rehabilitation therapists either by phone or using telemedicine.