Resources for Health Professionals
When an infant needs neurological assessment and care, decisions must be made quickly and confidently. Our team of experts is available as an international resource for consultation and referral, 24/7 by telephone or email. We can dispatch a neonatal transport team anyplace in Northern California to admit a critically ill infant via plane, helicopter, or ambulance. Our goal is to work with you to timely co-manage the infant in need, and their family.
To Consult with a Physician or To Arrange Transport For a Patient
Call UCSF Access Center Phone: (877) 822–4453 (UC-CHILD) Fax: (415) 353–4485
UCSF was the first medical center to open a NICN, and is an international leader in caring for infants with highly complex neurological concerns. We treat infants with primary and secondary neurological conditions:
- Arterial stroke and sinovenous thrombosis
- Birth Asphyxia/Neonatal encephalopathy (including hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy [HIE])
- CNS infections
- CNS malformations (including myelomeningocele)
- Inborn error of metabolism
- Intracranial hemorrhage and neurological complications of extreme prematurity
- Neonatal-onset epilepsies
- Neonatal seizures and complicated epilepsies (diagnosis and treatment)
- Vascular malformations (including vein of Galen malformation)
CRITERIA FOR REFERRAL INCLUDE:
- Abnormal brain imaging or brain monitoring
- Concerning neurological exam findings
- Prenatal diagnosis of brain malformation
- Seizures
- Suspected perinatal asphyxia
Services offered
- Bedside aEEG monitoring
- Comprehensive transport and continuous treatment from referring center to NICN
- Continuous video-EEG monitoring
- Family-centered care
- High-Risk Infant Follow-Up (HRIF) program for children up to 5 years of age
- Hypothermia treatment
- Interventional neuroradiology
- Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
- Neonatal MRI imaging
- Neonatal neurology follow-up program
- Pediatric palliative care program
PHYSICIAN
Information for requesting a site visit? [email protected]
NEONATAL OUTREACH PROGRAM
To request information on our neonatal outreach program please contact Jill Thornton: [email protected].
To arrange for a speaker for Grand Rounds or Educational Seminar please contact Mike Hinds: [email protected].