Division of Neurology Patient Stories

Avery, 6, has been treated at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for seizures since she was a baby. She is one of the first patients to benefit from CHOP’s new multidisciplinary CDKL5 clinic.

Caleb depends on electricity to run his ventilator, suction machine and feeding tube. CHOP’s Medical Legal Partnership helped his family keep the utilities on so now Caleb can focus on other things — like preparing for kindergarten.

Céline’s symptoms dramatically improved after she received a new gene therapy treatment for Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at CHOP.

After a five-year journey, a new test by the Roberts Individualized Medicine Genetics Center diagnosed Sadie’s rare genetic muscle condition.

Diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, which causes eye drooping and double vision, Michaela is grateful for the team at CHOP for helping her see the world with both eyes wide open.

Bewildering symptoms, both physical and behavioral, brought Kayla to CHOP and led to a diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis, a rare disease when a person’s immune system attacks their brain.

AJ’s life was relatively uncomplicated until age 14, when he began to experience unpredictable seizures and received a life-changing diagnosis of epilepsy.

 State-of-the-art brain surgery at CHOP reduced Emily’s seizures from 90 per day to zero — it's been life changing for her and her family.

Faced with an MS diagnosis at 16, Hannah works with her team of neurologists at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to manage her disease and stay physically active.