April 11, 2013 9:00 — 0 Comments

Six-Year-Old Cured of Deadly Brain Malformation

Six-year-old Haylie Howe was born with Galen malformation, a rare brain condition in which the brain is without the blood vessels that keep blood rushing to low-pressure veins. With extra blood pooled in areas of Haylie’s brain, areas of her brain were not get the blood they needed, causing her heart to work overtime to contend with the pressure. After a series of embolization procedures, Howe has been cured of the ailment, one that was almost always fatal only decades ago. Click here to read the full story.

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