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Medulloblastoma for Parents
Medulloblastoma is a type of brain tumor. Most brain tumors in children are medulloblastoma.
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Epilepsy Surgery for Parents
Epilepsy surgery is an operation done on the brain to reduce or stop seizures.
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Chiari I Malformation for Parents
Many kids with this brain condition aren't bothered by it. Those who have symptoms can often find relief with medicines or surgery.
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Infantile Spasms for Parents
Infantile spasms is a seizure disorder in babies. The spasms usually go away by age 4, but many babies go on to have other kinds of epilepsy later.
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Focal Impaired Awareness Seizures for Parents
During a focal impaired awareness aware seizure, the person isn’t aware of what is going on around them.
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Focal Aware Seizures for Parents
Focal aware seizures is a seizure that happens while a person is awake and alert and aware of what is going on.
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Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures for Parents
During a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, the person loses consciousness and has stiffening and jerking of the muscles. These seizures usually are generalized, starting on both sides of the brain.
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Epilepsy for Parents
Epilepsy causes electrical signals in the brain to misfire, which can lead to multiple seizures. Anyone can get epilepsy at any age, but most new diagnoses are in kids.
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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy for Parents
Kids with temporal lobe epilepsy have seizures that start in one of the temporal lobes of the brain. Seizures usually get better with medicine.
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Seizures for Parents
Seizures are caused by a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain. Find out what you need to know about seizures and what to do if your child has one.