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COVID-19 Safety in the Johns Hopkins Epilepsy Monitoring Units

Neurologists Gregory Bergey, Mackenzie Cervenka and Sarah Kelley provide an overview of COVID-19- safety measures in the adult and pediatric epilepsy monitoring units at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

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Case Presentation: Spinal Epidermoid Tumor

A 6-year-old girl was unable to walk due to pain in her back. After she was taken to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, imaging showed a large mass filling the spinal canal and pushing out the spinal roots at L4–L5.

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Case Presentation: Pediatric Intracranial Epidural Hematoma

Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death in children in the U.S. Watch as the director of pediatric neurosurgery, Alan Cohen, describes the case of a 15-month-old child who was rushed to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center after ...

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Case Presentation: Ganglioglioma Brain Tumor

Alan Cohen, director of Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgery, shares the case of a 12-year-old boy who had a generalized seizure that led him to the emergency room. An MRI showed a tumor in the left parietal lobe of the brain.

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Q&A About the Use of Gene Transfer Therapy for the Treatment of Rare Pediatric Neurologic Disorders

Pediatric neurologist Tom Crawford discusses how gene transfer therapy is being used to treat rare neurologic diseases in children.

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Case Presentation: Resection of Large Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumor

Director of pediatric neurosurgery, Alan Cohen, discusses the case of a previously healthy 8-year-old boy who presented with progressive hip, back and leg pain as well as bladder and bowel dysfunction.

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What Was Underlying This Teen’s Sudden Fatigue and Muscle Weakness?

Diabetes, Lyme disease, a mysterious virus or a rare autoimmune disease with neuromuscular consequences?

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Acute Flaccid Myelitis: The Next Outbreak?

Outbreaks of the polio-like illness thought to be due to a viral infection and affecting primarily children have occurred in a biennial pattern since 2012, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began tracking the disease. ...

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Targeting Abnormal Cell Metabolism Shows Promise for Treating Aggressive Pediatric Brain Tumors

Two experimental drug approaches that target vulnerabilities in cancer cell metabolism may extend survival and enhance the effectiveness of standard chemotherapies for a highly aggressive type of pediatric brain cancer.