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Weighing the Options

Seattle Children’s surgeons play a leading role in evaluating whether surgery is the best treatment option.
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Children’s Story Project

The Children’s Story Project features stories written by patients and families about how Seattle Children’s has impacted their lives.
Featured story: Jessie's story
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Program Innovation: Neurosurgery, Neurology and Radiology

Seattle Children’s neurosurgeon pioneers use of functional MRIs with younger patients.
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Q-and-A with Samuel R. Browd, MD, PhD

Samuel talks about what it's like to work at Seattle Children’s and what's special about the Neurosurgery Division.
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Q-and-A with Elizabeth Limbacher, PNP, Nurse Practitioner

Elizabeth talks about what it's like to work at Seattle Children’s and what's special about the Neurosurgery Division.
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Daniel's Story: Craniofacial and Neurosurgery

Daniel was born with part of his brain outside his skull. His face didn't look like other people's. At Seattle Children’s, a team of craniofacial doctors and neurosurgeons sealed the opening to Daniel's brain to protect him from disease and injury. And as part of this very complicated procedure, they gave Daniel the face he should have been born with.
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The Race Is On

Raising awareness about hydrocephalus - and money to support research at Seattle Children’s - is the goal of the new Hydrocephalus Research Guild.
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Suppressing Seizures

Modern imaging techniques make surgery possible for people with intractable epilepsy.
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Hydrocephalus: Filmmaker Provides Hope

Filmmaker and author Sherman Alexie talks about his experiences with hydrocephalus.
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Q-and-A with Nadine M. Nielsen, Nurse Practitioner

Nadine talks about what it's like to work at Seattle Children’s and what's special about the Neurosurgery team.
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Brain Surgery to Treat Moyamoya Disease

Watch this six-minute video about Susana's battle with this rare brain disease. Dr. Richard G. Ellenbogen is one of a few surgeons in the country who specializes in this surgery.
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Brain Tumor Surgery on 8-year-old Antonia

Watch this nine-minute video about Antonia's brain surgery performed by Dr. Jeffrey G. Ojemann at Seattle Children’s.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Battling kids' brain cancer

Funding for nanotechnology research focuses on pediatric brain cancer.
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