Paediatric Neurologist
Dr Esther Tantsis is a neurologist experienced in the early detection of cerebral palsy. She is the medical lead on a multi-disciplinary cerebral palsy early diagnosis clinic which has been in operation for the last 2.5 years. The clinic was established to review and assess children with risk factors for cerebral palsy to diagnose them early and ensure an early intervention pathway is established. Dr Tantsis has previously completed a PhD (2014) in paediatric neurology on central nervous system demyelination. She is currently involved with various research projects which are being conducted on children with cerebral palsy including a review of imaging findings of children enrolled in the GAME trial with Dr Morgan as the CI. Dr Tantsis is trained in the general movements assessment (GMA) of infants and has also had practical training in the Hammersmith infant neurological examination (HINE) as part of the assessments for the early diagnosis clinic. Dr Tantsis is involved with clinical trials being conducted in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and is part of the team helping to expedite treatment availability to children with this disorder.