Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

Find out what you need to know from Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery

Funding for this conference was made possible [in part] by grant 1R13HS029151-01 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Recent Videos View All »

Video

An Innovative Approach to Sciatic Nerve Repair

Neurosurgeon Allan Belzberg, M.D., and orthopaedic trauma surgeon Greg Osgood, M.D., collaborated to offer a novel way to repair the sciatic nerve of a patient.

Video

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.

Video

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 ...

Video

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.

Video

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.

Video

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.

Featured ArticlesView All »

News

Infantile Spasms Video Perspectives

Eric Kossoff, director of the child neurology residency program and professor of neurology and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses screening, diagnosing and treating infantile spasms. According to Kossoff, infantile spasms ...

News

Intervening Earlier to Stop Seizures in Epilepsy

A common misconception in pediatric epilepsy is that surgery should be a last resort, says Johns Hopkins pediatric epileptologist Ahmad Marashly. On the contrary, he says, if patients fall into the 30% of those who fail medical management, ...

News

Carl Stafstrom Honored with American Epilepsy Society’s Founders Award

Carl Stafstrom, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of neurology and pediatrics and director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology, has received the American Epilepsy Society’s 2021 Founders Award, one of the organization’s most prestigious honors.

Refer a Patient

International Patient Services