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When Meds Fail: Latest and Best Options for Kids With Epilepsy
Despite numerous new drugs developed over the last 30 years, medications alone aren’t enough to control seizures in one-third of patients with epilepsy.
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Differentiating Pediatric Movement Disorders: When to Reassure, When to Refer
Pediatric neurologist Mary Jeno, MD, starts by laying out useful parameters for navigating the nuances of odd motions – from eye fluttering to shuddering to hip thrusting – that worried parents report seeing in their babies, young children and teenagers.
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“My Head Hurts”: Secrets to Handling Headaches in Primary Care
This is a practical guide to arriving at the correct diagnosis – primary condition? tension or migraine? – and savvy use of the numerous medications and other tools available to address frequent or severe headaches in the young.
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Minimally Invasive Technique Eradicates Recurring Pituitary Abscess
In this intraoperative video, watch UCSF neurosurgeons Ezequiel Goldschmidt, MD, PhD, and Peter Sun, MD with Patricia Loftus, MD, from the Otolaryngology Department surgically evacuate a sellar abscess of the pituitary gland in a pediatric patient.
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Child & Adolescent Headache Program
The Child & Adolescent Headache Program is a specialty clinic within the Department of Neurology. Our focus is the treatment of patients with difficult to manage headache syndromes.
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Pediatric Brain Tumor Brochure
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Program is one of the longest-standing programs on the West Coast dedicated to taking care of children with brain tumors.
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First-Ever US FDA Approved Treatment for Rett Syndrome
An interview with Jennifer Martelle Tu, MD, PhD, Director of Katie’s Clinic for Rett Syndrome at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
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PEDIATRIC STROKE Referring Provider Workflow
UCSF is the lead institution for the first-ever NIH-funded pediatric stroke treatment trial – FOCAS: Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy Steroid.
Our team cares for children with common and rare conditions affecting all areas of the nervous system. Broad categories include stroke and cerebrovascular disease, brain injuries, brain tumors, birth defects, epilepsy, movement disorders, development and behavior issues, neuromuscular disorders, headache and sleep disorders.
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