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Wyatt: Surgeons Collaborate to Improve Treatment for Craniosynostosis

When Wyatt Heilman was 4 months old, he was diagnosed with craniosynostosis, a condition that occurs when one or more ...

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Tyler's Story: Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy

Tyler King is just four years old, but his determination is inspiring. For the first four years of his life ...

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The Ride That Changed Their Lives

Erin Mazzola remembers looking at a clock right before she left an area hospital. Ten minutes later they arrived at ...

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Success Story: Landon Snethen

One look at Landon Snethen, and you can tell there’s a lot going on in that head of his. Landon ...

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Success Story: Ariel

In a traumatic delivery, Ariel suffered a brachial plexus injury, when her right arm was pinned behind her back in ...

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Sa'Reena Kyle: Up and Running

Three-year-old Sa'Reena Kyle overcame exceptional obstacles before she learned to walk. It may have happened later than most kids, but ...

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Relieving the Burden of Care

Prior to her surgery at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Lucia Shils’ parents, Phil and Amanda, asked if their daughter would ...

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Kailey's Tennis Ball-Sized Tumor

Pre-school, here she comes! Kailey may be fighting a high-grade glioma, a very aggressive form of brain tumor, but today ...

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Epilepsy Should Never Interrupt Swim Class - Elsie Lastrina

After in-depth testing, a review of Elsie’s case by the Epilepsy Board of the Washington University Pediatric Epilepsy Center at ...