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If you believe your child is currently showing signs of having a stroke it is important to visit an Emergency Room or call 911 immediately. What is a Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis? Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT), also called sinus venous thrombosis, occurs when a blood clot ...

Children’s Direct Physician Access Line Offers “One Stop” Telephone Access to Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine Physicians Referring physicians desiring quick and easy access to St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) and Washington University School of Medicine physicians need to remember just one telephone number ...

Rheumatic heart disease is a condition that causes permanent damage to the heart valves. It follows rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever is the body's response to a strep infection of the throat or tonsils or "strep throat." ...

Growing up in Wisconsin, Mark Halstead, MD, a Washington University pediatric sports medicine physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, played a variety of sports, including soccer and tennis, but his primary focus was running cross country and track. Like many young athletes he now treats ...

Our continuing education series, we discuss the topic of Sports Restrictions and congenital heart defects with special guest George Van Hare, MD, Washington University pediatric cardiologist and electrophysiologist Moderator: Beth Rumack, RN, NNP-BC, Cardiac Service Line Director at St. Louis Children's Hospital ...

Syncope is a brief loss of consciousness and muscle tone that can occur when not enough blood gets to the brain. Syncope is commonly called fainting. ...

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a congenital heart defect that causes oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to mix with oxygen-poor blood from the body. This keeps oxygen-rich blood from being carried throughout the body. Your child cannot live with total anomalous pulmonary venous ...

Corporations have a vested interest in St. Louis Children’s Hospital because they understand that investing in the health of children is the best investment for the future of our region. ...

About a year ago, 36 men met on the soccer field at Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, in an attempt to break the Guinness Book’s record for the world’s longest soccer match. If spending an entire April weekend running back and forth between two goals ...

Check twice to make sure your child doesn’t have access to button batteries. It could save her life. During the holidays, light-up toys and greeting cards that play music or sound can bring a smile to your child’s face. The button batteries you find in ...