CHOP Researchers Use Novel Tool to Mine Clinical Data and Identify Causative Gene in Severe Childhood Epilepsy Published on May 16, 2019 in CHOP News CHOP researchers use novel tool to mine clinical data and identify causative gene in severe childhood epilepsy.
Adding Parental Testing May Improve Diagnosis in Child Epilepsy Published on May 07, 2019 in CHOP News CHOP researchers report that including parental testing in clinical genetic tests improves diagnosis to help guide treatment for pediatric epilepsy.
Fellow’s Corner: Ignoring Mom or a Bigger Problem? Published on Apr 19, 2019 in Children's Doctor “All staring is not necessarily seizure," but in M's case it was. M was diagnosed with CAE; he outgrew it by age 10, but was then diagnosed with PNEE. A CHOP Neurology fellow highlights the case.
Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Diagnosis and Management Basics, Ongoing Questions Published on Apr 19, 2019 in Children's Doctor Using the case of a 3-year-old boy, we discuss the diagnosis of acute flaccid myelitis, including testing, management, and CDC reporting.
Daily Headache that Won’t Go Away Published on Apr 19, 2019 in Children's Doctor Using the case of a 14-year-old girl who presented with a new daily persistent headache (NDPH), we discuss the possible diagnoses and treatment options.
Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-associated Disorder: A New Distinct Demyelinating Disorder? Published on Apr 19, 2019 in Children's Doctor MOG-antibody associated disease is an emerging demyelinating disorder that is characterized by a broad range of clinical phenotypes and neuroimaging findings with a disease course that is distinct from MS.
Welcome to the Neuro-NICU Team Published on Apr 15, 2019 in Neonatology Update Sonika Agarwal, MBBS, MD, DNB, MNAMS, joins CHOP as an attending physician in the Division of Neurology, focusing on fetal and neonatal neurology.
CHOP Team Attends Global Keto Symposium Published on Mar 21, 2019 in Keto Connection The Dietary Treatment Program team from CHOP presented at the 6th Global Symposium on Ketogenic Therapies in Korea.
CHOP Experts Help Discover 11 Genes Newly Linked to Epilepsy Published on Jan 23, 2019 in CHOP News CHOP scientists joined with researchers worldwide to find genes involved in common forms of epilepsy. The findings may advance future precise treatments to control seizures.
Everything Parents Need to Know about AFM Published on Nov 16, 2018 in CHOP News Parents magazine interviewed a CHOP expert about signs of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the polio-like illness that can cause lifelong paralysis.