CHOP Researchers Discover Genetic Variant Associated with Earlier Onset Childhood Epilepsy
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Patients with the identified variant may respond favorably to targeted treatment with a readily available anti-seizure medication.
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CHOP Study Explores the Use of Telemedicine in Child Neurology in Largest Study to Date
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Certain patients were more likely to use telemedicine even with the reopening of in-person appointments, while barriers to telemedicine remained for some families.
Study Finds Newly Formed “Immature” Neurons Appear in Brain Throughout Lifespan
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CHOP neurosurgeons collaborated with researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine to confirm the presence of these neurons from birth through age 92.
In New Age of Telemedicine, CHOP Researchers Identify Child Neurology Patients Who Still Require In-Person Visits
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While telemedicine appeared to be effective in 95% of cases, some younger patients and those with neuromuscular disorders still required in-person visits.
Finding Answers Through Collaboration
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Unique endocrinology-neurology collaboration seeks to understand the variation in seizure activity in patients with hyperinsulinism/hyperammonemia.
CHOP Researchers Redefine the Mechanisms of Dravet Syndrome
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Recovery of normal signaling of a key brain cell may be a critical therapeutic target to reduce seizures and cognitive impairment.
CHOP Study Suggests New Method for Measuring Quality of Life in Children with Severe Epilepsies
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Measuring days children are minimally impacted by seizures could help researchers determine effectiveness of precision medicine clinical trials.
Medical Care and Recovery Differ for Patients Suffering from Concussions Related to Assaults
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Study is first to show important disparities between concussions sustained from assaults compared with sports-related injuries.
Advancing Fetal Neurologic Care
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An inside look at our efforts to optimize and advance fetal neurologic care at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Understanding and Preventing Developmental Hypoxic Brain Injury
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Brain development is one of the most complicated processes that occurs in utero. Our team is working to better understand how low oxygen levels affect brain development.