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Click on the news tab to read the latest updates about the Child Neurology Foundation and what’s happening in our community. Click on stories to learn more about the lives of children, families, partners, advocates and others in our community. If you would like to submit a story, please email [email protected].

Championing the Next Wave of Innovators in Child Neurology: Insights from Our Scholars

The Child Neurology Foundation (CNF) prides itself on empowering aspiring medical professionals through the Dr. Kenneth F. Swaiman Medical Student…

Child Neurology Foundation Welcomes New Members to its Board of Directors 

The Child Neurology Foundation (CNF) is proud to announce the addition of two distinguished professionals to its Board of Directors:…

Empowering Epilepsy Transitions: Child Neurology Foundation Grants Propel Innovative Clinics at UPMC and Norton Children’s

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Laura Kirkpatrick  UPMC Children’s Hospital of PittsburghDr. Kirkpatrick is an Assistant…

Norton Children’s Medical Group in Louisville, Kentucky receives $25,000 Grant for Care Coordination

At the end of 2023, CNF awarded three $25,000 to institutions taking on quality improvement projects aimed at improving health…

Empowering Smooth Transitions of Care: Insights from CNF’s Latest Access Child Neurology Episodes

Earlier this week, I got to preview CNF’s newest Access Child Neurology episodes about the transition of care. Featuring my…

“When we have community, hope prevails.”

What drew you to the Child Neurology Foundation and its mission? How do you see yourself contributing to the foundation’s…

Desiree Magee: Traveling with a medically complex kid

Hi there!  I would like to introduce myself, my name is Desiree, I am a wife, mother of two girls,…

Brad Thompson on ‘The Personal Side of Things’

“One thing we know – when we spend our days surviving, it’s hard if not impossible to dream.” -Brad Thompson…

From the AAN Meeting: Insights into the Future of Neurological Care

Every year, our partners at the American Academy of Neurology host a week-long conference for neurologists to gather and learn…

Making an Impact: The Child Neurology Foundation’s Digital Access Program

The Child Neurology Foundation’s Digital Access Program provides children and families affected by neurological disorders with access to telehealth services…

Innovation in Child Neurology: Acadia’s Head of Rare Disease Shares What It Takes to Make a Breakthrough

Kathie Bishop, Ph.D., knows exactly what it takes to lead cutting-edge therapeutics for neurologic and rare diseases from research to…

One Family’s Journey with Rett Syndrome

Life for the Heimburger family doesn’t look the way they imagined. But it also doesn’t look quite as different as…

Finding Your Community, Your Source of Support

We hear from a father whose child was diagnosed with a rare disorder that had little research. This is his family’s…

Audrey

Audrey goes to weekly therapy appointments and now we are doing full remote schooling for her. It hasn’t been easy…

June Jessee Memorial Foundation – Virtual Programming

The June Jessee Memorial Foundation (JJMF) is a nonprofit organization that provides relief and support to help children with devastating…

Reuben

Reuben has been an adventure from the get-go! He was likely having seizures before birth, but within the first few…

May

May

Our daughter May suffered what seemed like a small fall at the age of 5 months, she was rushed to…

Lucas

“When we found out Lucas received a grant from the Child Neurology Foundation, it was almost as if it was…

Luke

Luke really needed the social interaction, and since we started two weeks ago, the light is coming back into his…

Mia

Mia

Mia is 3 years old and has a rare form of epilepsy, SCN8A, that causes developmental delays and other problems…

Lucas

He has a smile that lights up a room, he loves people, and he’s also a typical rowdy boy. 

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