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8/2/09 Interview 2

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Pediatric neurosurgeon Zulma Tovar-Spinoza, MD discusses epilepsy, brain tumors and brain injuries in children -- and the importance of helmets for young cyclists.

Health Information Center Resources for Pediatric Neurosurgery:

• Curing Epilepsy: Improved Procedures, Improved Outcomes, by Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, October 9, 2008, from Or-Live.
• Surgery Safe For Babies and Toddlers Suffering From Seizures, Study Suggests, from Science Daily, March 27, 2009.
• Breakthrough For Kids With Epilepsy: Surgery Reduces Seizures and Increases IQ, from Science Daily, April 24, 2009.
• Innovative Surgical Technique Gives Hope To Patients Suffering From Refractory Epilepsy, from Science Daily, June 19, 2009.
• Outcome of Epilepsy Surgery, by Erasmo Passaro, MD, from eMedicine, WebMD.
• Epilepsy in Childhood, from Epilepsy Foundation of America.
• The Decision to Treat, from Epilepsy Foundation of America.
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute.
• Youth Bike Helmet Guide, from Comsumer Reports.
• Baby & Child Weekender: Get the Right Bike Helmet Fit, from Consumer Reports.

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