In bilateral choanal atresia both sides of the nasal passage are blocked by bone or soft tissue. Learn what happens during surgery and how to take care of your child at home.
In unilateral choanal atresia only one side of the nasal passage is blocked by bone or soft tissue. Learn what happens during surgery and how to take care of your child at home.
Find information about common problems such as ear infections, strep throat, croup and nosebleeds. Also learn about cochlear implants, choanal atresia, adenoid surgery and tonsillectomy.
Learn about biliary atresia, a liver disease in babies, and the new screening program that is used to help identify babies with biliary atresia earlier.
Learn about tricuspid atresia, a condition involving blood passing through a hole in the atrial septum and mixing with blood coming back from the lungs.
Learn about aortic atresia. With this condition, there is no opening from the left ventricle into the aorta.
Read about pulmonary atresia; a condition involving the pulmonary valve, between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery, not forming completely.
Read about various types of congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Learn about the different types of newborn screening and what to do if your baby has positive newborn screening results.
Read about the symptoms and causes of focal aware seizures (previously known as simple partial seizure) and how they are treated.
Find out how to help your child with swallowing food after EA/TEF repair.
An alveolar bone graft operation is done to close an alveolar cleft (gap in the bone of the upper jaw). Children who had a cleft lip and palate may have an alveolar cleft.
Tonic-clonic seizures involve sudden muscle stiffening and contraction, and rhythmic twitching or jerking. Read about their causes and how they can be treated.
The Blalock-Thomas-Taussig (BTT) shunt helps babies with certain heart defects get enough oxygen until they can have surgery to fix the defect.
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is rare in people with epilepsy. However, it is important to be aware of the risk factors and how to prevent it in your child.
Positional calcaneovalgus is a condition that can affect one or both of a baby's feet. Find out more about this condition and learn some gentle stretches and exercises that can help to resolve it.
Learn about single ventricle anomalies. This term refers to a group of severe conditions in which only one ventricle is of adequate size, such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).
Read about the causes and features of temporal lobe epilepsies as well as how they are treated and the long-term outlook.
Learn about the role that genetics plays in many heart conditions that afflict children.
Blue spells occur when a child's lungs are not receiving enough blood to carry oxygen to the rest of the body. Find out what to do in case of a blue spell.
The Norwood procedure is usually done as part of a series of surgeries to help the ventricle pump blood out to the body.
Find out how seizures are classified, or grouped together and how they may impact a child.
Most changes in stool are from a diet change, but some may need medical attention. Learn the signs, symptoms and treatments for unusual stool.
Read about ways to help a child improve their visual-motor skills.
