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At our Pediatric Epilepsy Center, several epilepsy doctors and support professionals work together on every child’s care. St. Louis Children’s Hospital is home to one of the largest teams of pediatric epileptologists in the country, offering expert care for children with all types of epilepsy. ...

St. Louis Children's Hospital Head to Toe weight management program helps children, teens and their parents learn to make healthier lifestyle choices. Setting goals, regular exercise, and healthy eating all make a positive impact on a child's self-esteem. ...

The cardiac anesthesiologists at St. Louis Children’s Hospital provide care for children of all ages. Our cardiac anesthesiologists are an integral part of your child’s care team. These specially trained doctors are true experts in keeping your child comfortable and relieving any anxiety. ...

What is Sjögren's syndrome? Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disorder, which means that the body's own immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells and tissues. In the case of Sjögren's syndrome, the body's white blood cells fight the glands that produce your body's moisture. Facts ...

When Stephen Burrows was 15 and a sophomore in high school, he began having what he describes as blackouts when he stood up. “My vision would go a bit dark, and I would experience a numbing sensation throughout my body,” he says. “Sometimes I had ...

While strokes in children can be devastating, children appear to have a better ability to heal because of the greater ­flexibility and plasticity of their nervous system and brain. With physical‑and speech therapy, many childhood stroke survivors recover‑most or all the use of their arms ...

Don’t we all rush to the sound of a whimper or a cry to kiss away the pain? “Mommy kiss it and make it feel better” she pleads. Instead of making it feel better we are actually introducing bacteria and germs from our mouths into ...

Lung Replacements are common when treating cystic fibrosis in children. St. Louis Children's Hospital Liver Care Center has all of the information regarding liver diseases and transplantation. Contact us today for more information about lung transplants as treatment of cystic fibrosis. ...

Our pediatric nephrology division has a rich and storied history. We can trace our history all the way back to the early 1920 and late 1930s, when Drs. Alexis Hartmann and Henry Barnett, giants in our field, were graduates of our institution. ...

SLCH was named a national leader in providing non-discriminatory care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) patients and the community. The recognition accompanies the release of the latest annual Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of ...