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The Pediatric Epilepsy Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital performs temporal lobectomy surgeries on epileptic children to treat mesial temporal seizures, which occur in the deepest part of the temporal lobe. To learn more, contact us at 314-454-KIDS (5437). ...

Learn about tests and procedures offered by the Radiology team at St. Louis Children's Hospital including CT, MRE, MRI, Ultrasound, VCUG and more. ...

The Neuromuscular Program team uses a child-friendly approach to our diagnostic testing and therapeutic procedures. ...

In school-age children previously diagnosed with depression as preschoolers, a key brain region involved in emotion is smaller than in their peers who were not depressed, scientists have shown. The research, by a team at Washington University School of Medicine, also suggests that the size ...

On July 1, St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Critical Care Transport Team became one of the first pediatric hospitals in the nation—and the first in Missouri and Illinois—to offer trauma scene response (the capability of sending via helicopter a pediatric specialty care team directly to the ...

St. Louis Children’s Hospital has a new leader as of Nov. 12, 2018. Mark Shen, MD, MBA, has taken the reins as the new hospital president as Joan Magruder moves out of the role and expands her responsibilities with BJC HealthCare as group president. Most ...

AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This kills or impairs cells of the immune system and progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. HIV is most commonly spread by sexual contact with an infected partner. ...

Congenital heart defect is the term given when one or more defects in the structure of the heart are present at birth. Approximately eight out of 1,000 infants are born with some type of congenital heart defect. In the past, being born with a heart ...

In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the muscle of the heart becomes thicker than normal, obstructing blood flow to the rest of the body. ...

St. Charles County parents have convenient access to the highest-rated pediatric care in the metro area thanks to St. Louis Children’s Hospital at Progress West Hospital in O’Fallon, Missouri. Children are not small adults. They are special individuals who have age-specific developmental needs, along with weight-based interventions. So it’s crucial to have experienced pediatric nurses and physicians who can provide this specialized care. The Children’s Hospital at Progress West emergency unit is staffed 24-7 by Washington University pediatricians and pediatric nurses whose entire focus is ...