Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injury

Rahul was preparing to enter his senior year at Briarcliff High School last August when he lost control of his motorcycle while biking with friends. He sustained a very severe traumatic brain injury and was in a minimally conscious state when he was admitted to Blythedale Children’s Hospital just one month later for comprehensive rehabilitation.

Laney McGowan was first diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome when she was four months old and had her first seizure. Dravet Syndrome is a rare form of severe epilepsy that causes Laney to have seizures for long periods of time.

A 9-year-old Rockland County girl made a remarkable recovery after suffering a stroke. Watch her incredible story as told by CBS NY Channel 2!

Elder and his family hoped to see the New York Yankees when they traveled from Dominican Republic to visit family in New York, but plans were derailed when a brain tumor caused devastating medical complications. But, with the help of intensive rehabilitation and nationally certified language translation services at Blythedale Children's Hospital--this patient and family are bouncing back by building bonds, while also breaking down barriers.

"This is an oasis of wellbeing, a place that sick children can have an opportunity to have the best of everything." Learn how Blythedale Children's Hospital helped Theo recover from a life-changing stroke and brain hemorrhage with the help of physical, occupational & speech therapists, our acclaimed Traumatic Brain Injury Unit and innovative Research Department.

Daniella is artistic, empowering, caring and strong willed. Hear directly from the teen about how Blythedale Children's Hospital helped her overcome an acquired brain injury, cognitive impairments and other complex medical issues. 

Did you know 45% of our patients are under the age of one? Follow the extraordinary journeys of a few of Blythedale's smallest and most fragile infants, as their families prepare to bring them home... for the very first time.

Valentino suffered a near drowning at a young age that resulted in a severe brain injury.  Learn how music helped Valentino and his parents unlock a whole new world of recovery.

The diagnosis is the #1 cause of disability and death among children in the United States. And, with medical uncertainty surrounding outcomes for many TBI patients, their futures are depend on understanding how the brain reacts to trauma and the subsequent therapies.

With a mission to delve deeper into the unknowns of traumatic brain injuries, the Burke-Blythedale Pediatric Neuroscience Research Collaboration has developed a new system to help those affected children.