pediatric brain tumor

The Visual System and Childhood Brain Tumor

Michael X. Repka, M.D., Vice Chair for Clinical Practice, Wilmer Eye Institute, Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287-9028  Childhood brain tumors present with visual symptoms about 50% of the time.  Additionally, children will develop visual symptoms and/or signs during and after treatment.  Such signs may become …

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Molecular Studies of Pediatric Brainstem Gliomas

Javad Nazarian, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Children’s National Medical Center, Center for Genetic Medicine The focus of my science career changed almost three years ago when a physician colleague approached me and proposed a potentially challenging project: molecular analysis of pediatric brainstem gliomas (BSGs).  The project deemed challenging because of the lack of fresh frozen …

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