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  • Epilepsy Surgery for Parents


    Epilepsy surgery is an operation done on the brain to reduce or stop seizures.

  • Medulloblastoma for Parents


    Medulloblastoma is a type of brain tumor. Most brain tumors in children are medulloblastoma.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Compression Fracture of the Spine for Parents


    A compression fracture of the spine is when the vertebrae (bones that form the spine) collapses. People with weakened bones can get them from a minor fall or with no trauma at all.