Meningitis is an infection of the fluid and protective layers of tissue around the brain and spinal column. Read about the causes of meningitis as well as prevention and treatment.
You or your child needs to take the medicine called rifampin to prevent meningitis. Meningitis is an infection of the lining that covers the brain and the spinal cord. This information sheet explains what rifampin does, how to take it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Read about types of immunizations that are recommended during a child's first year of life and onward.
Learn how to identify neck pain in your child and properly care for them until they are feeling better.
Learn about the many different causes of epilepsy in children, which are classified into six categories: structural, genetic, infectious, metabolic, immune and unknown.
To diagnose a child's seizures, the treatment team may need to do tests on samples of blood, cerebrospinal fluid or urine. Read about collecting procedures.
Your child's doctor has prescribed a blood product called intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for your child. This page explains what IVIG does and how it is given to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they are given IVIG.
Find out how seizures are classified, or grouped together, and how they may impact a child.
This page explains the diagnosis and treatment of primary immune deficiency (PID), a genetic condition that weakens the immune system.
Learn about signs and symptoms of mumps and how to manage it in your child.
Discover the physical and behavioural signs that your baby may be ill and learn when to take your baby to a health-care provider.
An overview of the causes, symptoms and treatment of this group of disorders that affect a child's movements and posture.
An in-depth description of the option of shunts for children suffering from brain tumours.
Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of this serious skin infection.
A cochlear implant is an electronic device that helps your child hear better. Learn what is involved in cochlear implant surgery.
Learn about what causes seizures, the different types of seizures and what the concept of the seizure threshold means.
Your child needs to be given a vaccine called haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine. This information sheet explains what haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine does, how it is given, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn about strokes occurring in newborns. Stroke is caused by a blockage of the blood vessels in the brain and can happen at any age. Stroke occurs as frequently in newborns as in the elderly, yet it often goes unrecognized and untreated.
Learn how children get HIV, how it affects their bodies, and what you need to do as a parent to keep your child as healthy as possible.
Bacteria can attach itself to shunts and become infected. Read about the surgery your child needs, and the antibiotics that will help clear the infection.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal seizures.
Your child may have a headache for a number of different reasons. Find out what these are and what you can do to help alleviate the pain.
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