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.
Gliomas are a type of brain tumour. Find out what causes them, types of gliomas and possible symptoms.
An in-depth description of the option of shunts for children suffering from brain tumours.
Important information concerning the problems that can arise for your child undergoing brain tumour treatment with regard to shunts.
Read about the many different types of low-grade gliomas, including cerebellar, optic, brainstem, hemispheric, thalamic, and spinal cord.
Hydrocephalus is a build-up of fluid inside the brain. Read about endoscopic third ventriculostomy—one of the surgical treatments for hydrocephalus.
The Blalock-Thomas-Taussig (BTT) shunt helps babies with certain heart defects get enough oxygen until they can have surgery to fix the defect.
Astrocytomas are a type of glioma. Learn what causes them, what the grade of astrocytoma means and where they can appear.
Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) are a type of malignant brain tumour. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and outlook for DIPG.
Learn how the complications of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) are treated.
Learn about different brain tumors including pituitary adenoma, schwannoma, meningioma, and PNETs. Trusted answers from The Hospital for Sick Children.
An in-depth look at treatment possibilities for other tumour types such as a pituitary adenoma, a schwannoma, a meningioma, and PNETs.
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.
A step-by-step introduction to the different types of childhood brain tumors. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.
Learn about the reading skills expected of your child at different stages.
Learn about the development of writing skills at different stages.
There are many types of cancer, but there are some things that are similar in most cancers. Learn about cells, tumours and how cancer spreads.
Read about intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), or bleeding in the brain, in premature babies.
Learn why self-efficacy is important for academic success and well-being in children.
Learn about blood circulation in the body, lungs and heart, before and after birth.
Learn about the prevention and treatment of infective endocarditis, a serious infection of the heart.
Hydrocephalus is a build-up of fluid inside the brain. Read about shunts—one of the surgical treatments for hydrocephalus.
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.
Hydrocephalus is a build-up of fluid inside the brain. Learn more about the signs and symptoms and how hydrocephalus is diagnosed and treated.
