U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Gilenya to Treat Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Pediatric Patients
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CHOP co-principal investigator heralds first-ever FDA approval of an MS drug for kids as a major step forward.
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Doctors Investigate Sudden Paralysis in Kids
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6ABC interviews a CHOP patient family and neurologist Sarah Hopkins, MD, about acute flaccid myelitis, a condition causing sudden paralysis in some kids.
Advancing Care for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
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The Division of Neurology at CHOP is focused on finding the causes of multiple sclerosis and using the latest diagnosis and treatment technologies to provide the best care possible for patients with MS and their families.
2016 Black Tie Tailgate Raises More than $550,000 for the Division of Neurology at CHOP
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The 2016 Philadelphia Auto Show’s Black Tie Tailgate broke records, with more than 4,800 people helping to raise over $550,000 for the Division of Neurology.
6ABC Features Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Patient
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CHOP patient Allison Reed, who is treated for pediatric multiple sclerosis, is featured on 6ABC along with Chief of Neurology, Dr. Brenda Banwell.
CHOP Genome Center Aids Discovery of New MS Genes
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A CHOP genome researcher was a co-author of the largest-ever genetic analysis of the chronic neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS).
Brenda Banwell, MD, Joins CHOP as Chief of Neurology
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Brenda Banwell, MD, joins The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as chief of the Division of Neurology. Dr. Banwell is an active researcher with interest in multiple sclerosis and other acquired demyelineating diseases.
CHOP Contributes to Large International MS Gene Study
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The Center for Applied Genomics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia contributed important pediatric data to the largest-ever genetic study of multiple sclerosis (MS), published in the journal Nature.