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Brain & Nervous System

Craniopharyngioma

A craniopharyngioma is a rare type of benign brain tumor. Most people treated for a craniopharyngioma are cured.

Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy

Dyskinetic CP, or athetoid CP, is a type of CP. Kids with dyskinetic CP have trouble controlling muscle movement.

Epilepsy

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.

Epilepsy Surgery

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

Fainting

Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness. Someone who has fainted will usually recover quickly.

Febrile Seizures

Febrile seizures are full-body convulsions caused by high fevers that affect young kids. Although they can be frightening, they usually stop on their own and don't cause any other health problems.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

If a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy, her baby could be born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), which causes a wide range of physical, behavioral, and learning problems.

Focal Aware Seizures

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

During a focal impaired awareness aware seizure, the person isn’t aware of what is going on around them.

Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures

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.