Neuroscience Center Patient Stories

When Jacob’s genetic condition leads to unrelenting movement episodes, he finally finds relief through deep brain stimulation at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

It was a stressful eight months from the time of Nathan’s first seizure until the surgery that cured him of them, but his parents, Noelle and Doug, felt supported and confident in the care they received at CHOP’s Neuroscience Center every step of the way.

After losing two children to a rare genetic disease, an Alaska family finds hope in gene therapy at CHOP, a leader in newborn screening advocacy.

When drug-resistant seizures take over their son’s life, a family turns to pediatric epilepsy surgery in the Neuroscience Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

A minimally invasive surgery at CHOP helped Gladys heal from a Chiari malformation and syrinx — allowing her to return home quickly and healthy.

Thanks to functional hemispherotomy surgery at CHOP, Rowan has transformed from having 40 seizures a day to being seizure free and thriving cognitively.

A 9-year-old with epilepsy receives an innovative, life-changing procedure available at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Thanks to brain surgery at CHOP, Bridget went from experiencing daily pain caused by pulsing headaches to being moved up to varsity lacrosse, all in one year.

It took many doctor visits and diagnostic tests before a genetic test came back positive for leukodystrophy when Weston was 3 years old.

Khymir is a 4-year-old boy who was found to have adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) through Pennsylvania’s newborn screening.