“Thanks to all of you fans for supporting us all season long, and especially during our January 25th basketball game. This date is about more than just a bobblehead giveaway…it’s about raising awareness and funds for a cause that’s very close to my heart, pediatric epilepsy. My family and I have dealt with the struggles and frustration that this condition causes, but we know there’s hope. Together we can make a difference…any donation, large or small, any services you can volunteer to families in this situation, and anything you can do to raise awareness provides hope and belief for hundreds of thousands of children diagnosed every year.”
– Tristan Thompson
Photo galleries
Basketball Clinic»
Cleveland Cavaliers and Tristan Thompson graciously invited a few of our Cleveland Clinic Pediatric Epilepsy patients and their families to enjoy a private basketball clinic at the Cleveland Clinic Courts in Independence, OH on February 12, 2013. Tristan, along with assistant coaches Jordi Fernandez and Aubrey McCreary taught the kids about teamwork, determination, and helped them perfect their basketball skills!
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Tristan Thompson bobblehead night at the Q»
At the January 25, 2013 Cavs game, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Tristan Thompson promoted pediatric epilepsy awareness with customized Tristan Thompson bobbleheads. Pediatric epilepsy patients and their families had the opportunity to attend the game, warm the benches, and greet the Cavs as they came on the court. See photos below from this exciting event!
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Thompson visits Cleveland Clinic»
Tristan Thompson visited Cleveland Clinic Children's and Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Thompson visited with patients and unveiled his new bobbleheads that were given away at Friday night's basketball game, January 25 at 7:30 p.m.
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Know the facts
Epilepsy is a chronic (long-lasting) medical condition marked by recurrent epileptic seizures. An epileptic seizure is an event of altered brain function caused by abnormal or excessive electrical discharges from brain cells.
- Approximately 2.7 million Americans are estimated to have epilepsy.
- More than 45,000 children ages 18 and younger are diagnosed with epilepsy every year.
- Most children with epilepsy lead a healthy and successful life.
- There are different types of seizures, different types of epilepsy syndromes, and different causes of epilepsy.
- In general, medicines can control seizures in about 70 percent of epilepsy patients.
- For patients with uncontrollable epilepsy, epilepsy surgery can provide a "cure" for epilepsy, in that it can eliminate the source of seizures and epilepsy.
Become a patient
Cleveland Clinic has one of the largest, most comprehensive programs in the world for the evaluation, medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy in children and adults. Each year, our team sees over 2,000 children with pediatric epilepsy in our outpatient clinics, and evaluates more than 300 children in our dedicated state-of-the-art Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. More than 100 children with severe conditions undergo epilepsy surgery annually, making Cleveland Clinic's Surgical Epilepsy program one of the foremost programs of its kind in the world. We are here to help you and your family.