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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Implement Successful Virtual Driving Assessment for Teens in Healthcare Settings
Study results, the culmination of two years worth of expansion, offer strategies for providers to empower teen driving safety.
CHOP-Developed Adolescent Health Questionnaire Helps Doctors and Families Navigate Complex Issues
The questionnaire has been successfully adapted across pediatric primary care and increased discussion about drug use and sexual health.
CHOP Researchers Develop Easy-to-Use Screening Tool to Help Improve Family Access to Federal Nutrition Programs
Screeners helped families enroll in WIC and SNAP programs, which are linked to better health outcomes.
CHOP Researchers Define Seizure Burden, Developmental Outcomes for STXBP1-Related Disorders
This major step allows for the creation of clinical trials to test key endpoints that will determine the efficacy of new therapies.
CHOP Researchers Show Epilepsy and Autism Symptoms in Dravet Syndrome May Be Caused by Separate Mechanisms
Dravet syndrome is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder defined by treatment-resistant epilepsy and features related to autism spectrum disorder.
CHOP Researchers Use Novel Technique to Analyze 53 Million Points of Clinical Data
Findings demonstrate how a new computational method could effectively analyze phenotypes and identify similarities among patient populations.
CHOP Researchers Identify Underreported Symptoms in Patients with Common Form of Genetic Epilepsy
STXBP1-related disorders include gastrointestional and respiratory symptoms in certain patients, according to extensive interviews with caregivers.
$25 Million Gift to Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Establishes Center for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
A $25 million gift from an anonymous donor to Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) will establish the Center for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ENDD), accelerating collaborative research in genetic therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders.
CHOP Researchers Discover Genetic Variant Associated with Earlier Onset Childhood Epilepsy
Patients with the identified variant may respond favorably to targeted treatment with a readily available anti-seizure medication.
CHOP Study Explores the Use of Telemedicine in Child Neurology in Largest Study to Date
Certain patients were more likely to use telemedicine even with the reopening of in-person appointments, while barriers to telemedicine remained for some families.