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The Neurocritical Care Follow-Up Program team support begins in the intensive care and continues as your child returns home and heads back to school. ...

It’s not often a 5-year-old patient looks forward to trips to a hospital, but that is the case with Carter Casey and his visits to his friends in the Pediatric Acute Wound Service (PAWS) at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. ...

Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis. It affects children in the spine and the places where the muscles, tendons, and ligaments are attached to bone. Ankylosing means stiff or rigid. Spondyl means spine. Itis refers to inflammation. ...

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden and unexplained death of a baby younger than 1 year old. SIDS is sometimes called crib death. ...

For appointments call 314.454.5437 or 800.678.5437Email Us What is the Shilla Procedure? This a technique used that allows for the natural growth of the spine and correction of the spine at the same time. ...

Playing in lakes and creeks can be fun, but it’s not without risk. Do your part to keep injury or illness from spoiling your children’s good time in the water. ...

Overview Biliary atresia is a rare liver disease that occurs in infants. It is often found shortly after birth. The disorder affects tubes in the liver called bile ducts. If not treated with surgery, it can be fatal. Bile is a fluid made by the ...

Influenza (flu) is a very contagious viral infection that affects the air passages of the lungs. It causes a high fever, body aches, a cough, and other symptoms. ...

Neonatal abstinence syndrome is what happens when babies are exposed to drugs in the womb before birth. Babies can then go through drug withdrawal after birth. The syndrome most often applies to opioid medicines. ...

Overview Adenoviruses are a group of viruses that cause a variety of infections, such as: Respiratory illness, such as a cold Infection of the eye (conjunctivitis, also called pink eye) Croup Bronchiolitis Pneumonia In children, adenoviruses most often cause infections in the respiratory system, but ...