Metopic craniosynostosis is a type of non-syndromic craniosynostosis that occurs when the metopic suture fuses before birth. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes, symptoms and treatment of metopic craniosynostosis (also k
Freeman-Sheldon syndrome (previously known as Whistling Face syndrome) is a rare genetic condition that affects the mouth, face, hands and feet. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes, symptoms and treatment of Freeman Shel
This Organ Donation Week 2020, Mum Joanna shares the story of her two daughters, Lucie and Isobel, who both experienced the same rare heart condition seven years apart and were given life-saving heart transplants.
Saturday 5 March is the second NHS Super Saturday. At GOSH, we're hosting a variety of additional programmes, clinics, and theatre tours to help care for our patients on the waiting lists.
Developmental delays identified in children with prolonged seizures
8 Apr 2013, 1:10 p.m.
A study led by researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH) has found that convulsive status epilepticus (CSE), one of the most common seizures to occur in young children, is associated with developmental impairments.
The Movement Disorder Service offers an additional opinion regarding assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and management of children with locomotor or movement disorders of neurological origin.
This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) provides information about sirolimus (also known as rapamycin) oral solution and tablets, how it is given and some of the possible side effects. Each person reacts differently to medicines, so your child
Urinary incontinence is the uncontrolled leakage of urine from the bladder. The amount of urine leakage varies from child to child, as does the time of day when it occurs. This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes
New sequencing method can diagnose bone abnormalities in fetuses
22 Apr 2018, 5:10 p.m.
Research led by Professor Lyn Chitty has shown that prenatal exome sequencing in fetuses can provide accurate and timely molecular diagnoses for skeletal conditions and inform pregnancy management.
Urinary retention happens when someone can’t completely empty their bladder. Instead of all the urine (wee) being passed out through the urethra, some remains in the bladder. Here we explain the causes and symptoms, the treatment available and where to ge
This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about fetal tachycardia detected during a prenatal ultrasound scan and what this might mean for your child. It will support the information discussed with you by your doctor and nurs
Venous malformations arise from genetic changes that cause certain veins to have an abnormal shape, to be abnormally located, or to be abnormally numerous and bulky. This information sheet provides information about venous malformations and how they can b
Abdominal adhesions are bands of tissue that form inside the abdomen which ‘stick’ organs and tissues together. Normally, the organs in the abdomen have a coating that allows them to slide over and around each other. Generally abdominal adhesions do not c
The appendix is a small pouch joined to the large intestine at a point called the caecum. Appendicitis is inflammation and infection of the appendix. This information from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes, symptoms and treatment of
