Your child needs to take the medicine called vinblastine. This information sheet explains what vinblastine does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Read about the many different types of low-grade gliomas, including cerebellar, optic, brainstem, hemispheric, thalamic, and spinal cord.
Gliomas are a type of brain tumour. Find out what causes them, types of gliomas and possible symptoms.
Astrocytomas are a type of glioma. Learn what causes them, what the grade of astrocytoma means and where they can appear.
High-grade gliomas are a type of brain tumour that can develop in the central nervous system. Learn about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.
Your child needs to take the medicine called carboplatin. This information sheet explains what carboplatin does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
A step-by-step introduction to the different types of childhood brain tumors. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.
Understanding the diagnosis of a brain tumour is necessary to choose the most effective treatment for your child. Find out about the different categories of brain tumours, staging and grading.
Learn about different brain tumors including pituitary adenoma, schwannoma, meningioma, and PNETs. Trusted answers from The Hospital for Sick Children.
Learn how the complications of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) are treated.
An in-depth look at treatment possibilities for other tumour types such as a pituitary adenoma, a schwannoma, a meningioma, and PNETs.
Although many premature babies do not encounter any academic problems, some do. For example, up to 50% of very low birth weight (VLBW) babies will have some problems in school by Grade 3.
This page describes what is involved in the treatment of rhabdoid tumours.
Chemotherapy may be used to treat some types of brain tumours. Learn general information about how chemotherapy is given, how it works and coping with side effects.
Learn some tips for communicating your needs and coping with your friends' reactions to you having scoliosis surgery.
Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) are a type of malignant brain tumour. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and outlook for DIPG.
A Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube, sometimes called a ‘button’, is a brand of balloon feeding tube. Learn about what to expect if your child’s Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube is inserted by an interventional radiologist using image guidance. The majority of this page is specific to children who are patients at SickKids.
Read about intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), or bleeding in the brain, in premature babies.
Important information on the physical and sensory effects that your child may experience following brain tumour treatment.
If your child gags when given pureed foods that are not smooth, it may be because of a sensitive gag reflex. Read tips for overcoming a sensitive gag reflex.
Find out what the glycemic index is and how it factors in to your child's diabetes management.
Find information on how your child's lungs, heart, kidneys, and bladder may be affected by chemotherapy.
Read about some of the advantages of having surgery to correct scoliosis, as well as some of the advantages of not having surgery.
