Jaxson’s Story: Using Telemedicine to Reach Children With Rare Genetic Epilepsies

“THERE ARE PARENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD THAT WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ACCESS TO DR. HELBIG AND HIS TEAM. WITH TELEMEDICINE, THEY’LL BE ABLE TO SEE SO MANY MORE KIDS. IT’S GOING TO OPEN A WHOLE NEW DOOR.”

Visit the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania website to read about Jaxson and mom Kristen’s story and their experience with the ENGIN clinic at CHOP. They successfully transitioned to telehealth to access the ENGIN clinic’s expertise when the COVID-19 pandemic meant they could not go to CHOP for their scheduled in-person visit.