The Blue Bird Circle
Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic

Affiliated Clinics Pediatric Neurology Psychiatry/Psychology Clinic Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic Cardiogenetics Clinic Orthopaedics Clinic

Affiliated with the national Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Blue Bird Circle Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic for Pediatric Neurology specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care of neuromuscular diseases in children.

Pediatric neuromuscular diseases evaluated and treated through the clinic include a group of more than 30 genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the nerves and muscles that control movement. Some forms of neuromuscular disease occur in infancy or childhood, while others may not appear until middle age or later.

Disorders differ in terms of the distribution and extent of weakness, age of onset, rate of progression, and pattern of inheritance. Common conditions we treat include:

• Spinal muscular atrophy
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
• Myasthenia gravis
• Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy
• Congenital myopathies

Our mission
The mission of the Blue Bird Circle Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic for Pediatric Neurology is to provide comprehensive, family-centered patient care, education and research. We will accomplish our goals through a team of experienced medical specialists who offer insight into all aspects of muscular dystrophy. Our team includes pediatric neurologists, cardiologists, pulmonologists, physical medicine specialists and orthopedic surgeons.

Support personnel include a social worker, a neuropsychologist and a psychologist, as well as trained volunteers from the Blue Bird Circle Clinic.

Contacting your child's health care provider at the clinic
If you notice a change in your child's neurological condition, contact your child's health care provider. When you call the clinic's main number, a trained Blue Bird Circle volunteer or clinic coordinator will take your information and notify your provider. The provider will return your phone call between patient visits or at the end of the day. Calls concerning routine health issues should be directed to your child's primary care physician.