Children's Health: Other Conditions

Pentalogy of Cantrell

Fever Seizures

Fever seizures (sometimes called fever convulsions) are uncontrolled muscle spasms that can occur in children who have a rapid increase in body temperature. You may not even know your child has a fever. The rapid increase in body temperat

Congenital Hydrocele - Topic Overview

What is a hydrocele?

Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral Spectrum

Down Syndrome - Health Tools

Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.

Craniosynostosis - Topic Overview

A baby's skull has 5 thin bony plates that are held together by a fiber-like material called sutures. The sutures allow a baby's skull to expand as the brain grows. Over time, the sutures harden and close (fuse) the skull bones togeth

Tourette's Disorder - Treatment Overview

Treatment for Tourette's disorder (TD) focuses on managing tics—helping your child and others cope with the tics. Most cases of Tourette's disorder are mild and will not need medical treatment. Educating yourself, your child, and peop