Pediatric neurology is the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system in infants, children and adolescents. A pediatric neurologist is a physician who diagnoses and treats nervous system disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nerves. This specialist deals with children’s problems related to brain disease, disorders of the brain and the spinal cord, nerves and blood vessels that provide circulation to these organs. A neurologist also treats specific diseases such as Bell’s palsy, cerebellar ataxia and meningitis.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 572 practicing pediatric neurologists. Broken out by state, pediatric neurology doctor density in Alabama is 8, in Alaska is 1, in Arizona is 6, in Arkansas is 1, in California is 89, in Colorado is 17, in Connecticut is 7, in Delaware is 8, in District of Columbia is 20, in Florida is 36, in Georgia is 21, in Hawaii is 3, in Idaho is 1, in Illinois is 31, in Indiana is 10, in Iowa is 3, in Kansas is 2, in Kentucky is 3, in Louisiana is 10, in Maine is 2, in Maryland is 41, in Massachusetts is 40, in Michigan is 32, in Minnesota is 12, in Missouri is 17, in Montana is 1, in Nebraska is 3, in Nevada is 6, in New Hampshire is 1, in New Jersey is 33, in New Mexico is 9, in New York is 61, in North Carolina is 18, in Ohio is 31, in Oklahoma is 5, in Oregon is 4, in Pennsylvania is 34, in Rhode Island is 6, in South Carolina is 5, in South Dakota is 2, in Tennessee is 13, in Texas is 40, in Utah is 4, in Vermont is 3, in Virginia is 19, in Washington is 8, in West Virginia is 3, and in Wisconsin is 19.