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Using Precision Medicine to Unravel the Sacred Disease: Genetics as a Tool in the Epilepsy Clinic
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Novel technologies have helped researchers identify more than 30 new genes that cause epilepsy and led neurologists at CHOP to pioneer new diagnostic technologies and treatments.
Advancing Care for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
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The Division of Neurology at CHOP is focused on finding the causes of multiple sclerosis and using the latest diagnosis and treatment technologies to provide the best care possible for patients with MS and their families.
Characterizing Cognitive Capabilities in Models of Neurologic Disease
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Researchers at CHOP are using novel approaches to watch cognition occurring in real time to help them devise new treatments for conditions such as epilepsy, psychiatric disease and autism.
Mapping the Brain to Optimize Epilepsy Surgery
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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is one of only a handful of pediatric hospitals in the country to offer transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to localize the epileptogenic and sensorimotor cortical regions in order to improve family counseling regarding epilepsy surgery and help surgeons avoid those areas when operating.
Targeted Treatment of Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy with Quinidine
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Neurologists at CHOP published a case study of a young patient with MPSI found to have an activating mutation in KCNT1 who showed a dramatic reduction in seizure frequency and improvement in psychomotor and language skills after treatment with quinidine.
Devising an Imaging Modality to Identify Abnormal Placental Development Early in Pregnancy
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CHOP and HUP are working to develop a simple, clinically useful imaging modality that can be used at the bedside to identify women early in pregnancy who are at highest risk of developing pregnancy complications attributed to abnormal placental morphology, perfusion, and/or oxygenation.
Sharing High-quality Neurologic Care with the World
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Neurologists from CHOP have been providing much needed neurology care to children living in world regions where such care would otherwise be nonexistent.
Leukodystrophy Center Advances Early Diagnosis, Treatment, and Understanding
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CHOP's Leukodystrophy Center brings together a multidisciplinary group of caregivers to provide cutting-edge, comprehensive diagnostic testing, clinical care, and the most advanced treatment to infants and children with inherited white matter disease.
Friedreich’s Ataxia: Taking Shots on Goal for a Rare Disease
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Researchers rarely use the word "cure" when studying a rare disease with no approved therapies. At the Friedreich's Ataxia Center of Excellence, the word "cure" is now in the lexicon.
CBD Trial at CHOP: Seeking Answers for Epilepsy Patients
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will be a site for a Phase III clinical trial to test the efficacy of a cannabis extract for treating severe childhood epilepsy.