Stories & Outcomes

Discharge days are bittersweet at Blythedale Children's Hospital. While we miss the children we become so close to over the course of their treatment, our hearts soar when they are able to return to their families and their communities. We are proud to share some of their stories.

Bringing Bella Back

A six-year-old's fight against anti-NMDA encephalitis

Just days before Christmas in 2023, a previously healthy, five-year-old Bella suffered a seizure that sent her to Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York (CHONY). A follow-up appointment for outpatient neurology was scheduled to investigate a possible epilepsy syndrome. However, a few days...

Tags:

  • Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injury
  • NMDA Encephalitis