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      Typical, newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

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      Find out about living with ITP and the treatment options you can discuss with your child's health-care team.

      Blood transfusion: Plasma protein products

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      Find information about plasma protein products made from donated blood. Learn about the different products and their uses.

      Hemophilia: What happens during a bleed?

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      Teens living with hemophilia can find out what happens during a bleed. Learn about the symptoms of a bleed.

      Your scoliosis surgery

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      Here is an introduction to scoliosis surgery. Links are provided to pages that give information about what will happen before, during, and after surgery.

      What happens during liver transplant surgery

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      What happens during kidney transplant surgery

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      What happens if scoliosis is not treated?

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      Informed decision making is an important component of choosing whether to treat scoliosis. Learn about what can happen if scoliosis is not treated.

      What causes cancer?

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      Sleep and sickle cell disease

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      Learn about how long the average person should sleep, what happens when you sleep and why sleep is important.

      What causes juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)?

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      This page describes how joint inflammation happens and how juvenile idiopathic arthritis can hurt your joints. It also outlines some of the symptoms of arthritis in young people.

      The autologous transplant procedure

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      Learn what happens during your child's autologous blood and marrow transplant (BMT) procedure.

      After scoliosis surgery

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      Every patient’s recovery following scoliosis surgery is different. Read about what to expect immediately following an operation for scoliosis.

      Procedure for allogeneic blood and marrow transplants

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      Learn what happens during your child's allogeneic stem cell transplant.

      Spina bifida: Treatment and caring for your child after surgical repair

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      Learn how your baby's spina bifida is repaired with surgery either before or after they are born. Also learn what happens after surgery and how to take care of your baby at home.

      Follow-up visits after brain tumour treatment

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      Learn what happens at follow-up clinic visits after brain tumour treatment for your child has ended.

      During scoliosis surgery

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      Find out what happens when a patient enters the operating room to when they are moved into their room. A guide for what to expect during scoliosis surgery.

      Electroencephalogram (EEG) before epilepsy surgery

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      Find out what happens during an electroencephalogram before epilepsy surgery.

      Kidney transplant surgery

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      ​Find out what happens immediately before and after your transplant surgery, how long you will stay in the hospital and how to start taking care of your new kidney as you return to your everyday routine.

      Clinic visits and brain tumours

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      Find out what happens at clinic visits during follow-up treatment when your child is back at home after receiving treatment for a brain tumour.

      The menstrual cycle: What is menstruation?

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      Menstruation is experienced by people with female reproductive systems. Learn about menstruation and what makes up a normal menstrual cycle.

      What causes juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)?

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      Find out why arthritis can occur in young people. This page describes how joint inflammation happens, and how juvenile idiopathic arthritis can hurt your joints. It also outlines some of the symptoms of arthritis in young people.

      Foot and ankle: Positional clubfoot

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      Positional clubfoot is a condition that can affect one or both feet of newborn babies. Learn more about why this happens and stretches and exercises to help treat clubfoot.

      Regular eye exams for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

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      If you have JIA, regular eye exams are very important for detecting early signs of eye inflammation. Learn what happens during an eye exam.

      Kidney transplant: Your stay in hospital after surgery

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      Chemotherapy as an outpatient

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      Find out what happens when you receive chemotherapy as an outpatient, either in the hospital or taking medications at home.

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