diff --git a/atlas/filters.py b/atlas/filters.py
index 8763221c..0834c815 100755
--- a/atlas/filters.py
+++ b/atlas/filters.py
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class NormalCaseFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
         ("months", "Months"),
         ("years", "Years"),
     )
-    age_unit = django_filters.ChoiceFilter(label="Unit", choices=AGE_UNIT_CHOICES)
+    age_unit = django_filters.ChoiceFilter(label="Unit", choices=AGE_UNIT_CHOICES, method="filter_age_unit")
 
     class Meta:
         model = NormalCase
@@ -554,9 +554,9 @@ class NormalCaseFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
 
     def filter_min_value(self, queryset, name, value):
         try:
-            unit = getattr(self.form, "cleaned_data", {}).get("age_unit", "years")
+            unit = getattr(self.form, "cleaned_data", {}).get("age_unit", "days")
         except Exception:
-            unit = "years"
+            unit = "days"
         try:
             days = self._convert_to_days(value, unit)
         except Exception:
@@ -565,15 +565,20 @@ class NormalCaseFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
 
     def filter_max_value(self, queryset, name, value):
         try:
-            unit = getattr(self.form, "cleaned_data", {}).get("age_unit", "years")
+            unit = getattr(self.form, "cleaned_data", {}).get("age_unit", "days")
         except Exception:
-            unit = "years"
+            unit = "days"
         try:
             days = self._convert_to_days(value, unit)
         except Exception:
             return queryset
         return queryset.filter(age_days__lte=days)
 
+    def filter_age_unit(self, queryset, name, value):
+        # `age_unit` is a helper input used by min/max conversion and does not
+        # map to a database field on NormalCase.
+        return queryset
+
 
 class ResourceFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
     name = django_filters.CharFilter(field_name='name', lookup_expr='icontains')
diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html
index d94a6cb9..e79ab319 100644
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                         <ul class="study-series-list">
                             {% for series, n, tags, date in study.series %}
                                 <li class="series-item">
-                                    <div _="on click toggle .selected on me.closest('li') then set i to the first <input/> in me then set i.checked to not i.checked" class="series-left">
+                                    <div class="series-left">
                                         <input class="hidden" type="checkbox" name="selection" value="{{ series }}">
                                         <h5 class="series-title">{{ tags.SeriesDescription|default:series }}</h5>
                                         <div class="series-meta small text-muted">
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
                 <ul>
                     {% for series, n, tags, date in series_list %}
                         <li class="series-item">
-                            <div _="on click toggle .selected on me.closest('li') then set i to the first <input/> in me then set i.checked to not i.checked" class="series-left">
+                            <div class="series-left">
                                 <input class="hidden" type="checkbox" name="selection" value="{{ series }}">
                                 <h5 class="series-title">{{ tags.SeriesDescription|default:series }}</h5>
                                 <div class="series-meta small text-muted">
@@ -117,17 +117,20 @@
             </form>
         </details>
 
-        <button id="delete-uploads-button"
-                hx-post="{% url 'api-1:clear_dicoms' %}"
-                hx-include="[name='selection']"
-                hx-confirm="This will clear selected uploads, Continue?"
-                title="Deleted selected uploads"
-        >Delete Uploads</button>
+        <div id="selection-actions" class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+            <div id="selection-count" class="small text-muted">Selected: <span id="selected-count">0</span></div>
+            <button id="delete-uploads-button"
+                    hx-post="{% url 'api-1:clear_dicoms' %}"
+                    hx-include="[name='selection']"
+                    hx-confirm="This will clear selected uploads, Continue?"
+                    title="Deleted selected uploads"
+            >Delete Uploads</button>
 
-        <button id="import-dicoms-sequential-button"
-                type="button"
-                class="btn btn-primary"
-        >Import {% if case %}into case{% endif %}</button>
+            <button id="import-dicoms-sequential-button"
+                    type="button"
+                    class="btn btn-primary"
+            >Import {% if case %}into case{% endif %}</button>
+        </div>
 
         <div id="import-status"></div>
 
@@ -165,6 +168,34 @@
     </div>
 
     <script>
+        // Update the selected count shown beside action buttons
+        function updateSelectionCount() {
+            const all = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('input[name="selection"]'));
+            const selected = all.filter(cb => cb.checked && !cb.disabled).length;
+            const el = document.getElementById('selected-count');
+            if (el) el.textContent = selected;
+            // disable action buttons if none selected
+            const deleteBtn = document.getElementById('delete-uploads-button');
+            const importBtn = document.getElementById('import-dicoms-sequential-button');
+            if (deleteBtn) deleteBtn.disabled = selected === 0;
+            if (importBtn) importBtn.disabled = selected === 0;
+        }
+
+        // Keep count up-to-date on checkbox changes and attribute changes
+        document.body.addEventListener('change', function (e) {
+            if (e.target && e.target.name === 'selection') updateSelectionCount();
+        });
+
+        // Observe attribute changes (disabled) under the series list to update count
+        (function () {
+            const list = document.getElementById('series-list');
+            if (!list) return;
+            const mo = new MutationObserver(() => updateSelectionCount());
+            mo.observe(list, { attributes: true, subtree: true, attributeFilter: ['disabled'] });
+        })();
+
+        // Initialize count on page load
+        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', updateSelectionCount);
         // Show modal when HTMX swaps content into the modal body
         document.body.addEventListener('htmx:afterSwap', function (e) {
             try {
@@ -252,7 +283,7 @@
     </script>
 
     <script>
-        // Select / Deselect all series within a study block
+        // Select / Deselect all series within a study block (JS-driven)
         document.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
             const target = e.target;
             if (target.matches('.select-all-btn')) {
@@ -264,8 +295,10 @@
                         cb.checked = true;
                         const li = cb.closest('li');
                         if (li) li.classList.add('selected');
+                        cb.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
                     }
                 });
+                if (typeof updateSelectionCount === 'function') updateSelectionCount();
             }
             if (target.matches('.deselect-all-btn')) {
                 const detail = target.closest('.study-block');
@@ -276,10 +309,26 @@
                         cb.checked = false;
                         const li = cb.closest('li');
                         if (li) li.classList.remove('selected');
+                        cb.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
                     }
                 });
+                if (typeof updateSelectionCount === 'function') updateSelectionCount();
             }
         });
+
+        // Row click toggles selection (avoid when clicking interactive elements inside)
+        document.body.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
+            const el = e.target.closest('.series-left');
+            if (!el) return;
+            // ignore clicks on links, buttons or inputs inside the block
+            if (e.target.closest('a,button,input')) return;
+            const cb = el.querySelector('input[name="selection"]');
+            if (!cb || cb.disabled) return;
+            cb.checked = !cb.checked;
+            const li = el.closest('li');
+            if (li) li.classList.toggle('selected', cb.checked);
+            cb.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
+        });
     </script>
 
     <script>