Teenager treated with B vitamins for rare disorder
8 Oct 2013, 3:49 p.m.
The symptoms of a 15-year-old girl with a rare disorder improved dramatically after just one day of treatment with the B vitamins biotin and thiamine administered by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
Bladder exstrophy is a congenital abnormality that occurs when the skin over the lower abdominal wall (bottom part of the tummy) does not form properly. The bladder is open and exposed on the outside of the abdomen. In epispadias, the urethra does not for
What the Social Communication & Autism Spectrum Service offers
We undertake a variety of assessment procedures, depending on the needs of your child and your family circumstances. Most families attend between three and five appointments, over the total period of assessment.
Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is an attack of inflammation (swelling) of the spinal cord. It is caused by the body’s immune system becoming mis-programmed and activating immune cells to attack the healthy myelin covering the nerves in the spine.
Nager syndrome is a congenital (present at birth) condition affecting the bones and tissues in the face. It also affects the arms and hands, and occasionally the legs and feet too. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes, sy
GOSH researchers have developed the first ever tool to identify children at risk of sudden death from a rare heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Neuronal migration disorder is an umbrella term given to several conditions including lissencephaly, agenesis of the corpus callosum and microgyria. They all arise while the baby is developing in the womb.This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Ho
First use of pioneering phage virus therapy to treat patient with cystic fibrosis
10 May 2019, 1:38 p.m.
A new treatment that uses a cocktail of naturally-occurring viruses to infect and destroy bacteria has been used for the first time to treat a fifteen year old patient at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
Acute kidney failure (renal failure) or acute kidney injury is when your kidneys suddenly stop working properly. This means that they are unable to remove salt, water and waste products from the bloodstream.
Crouzon syndrome is the most common type of complex craniosynostosis. It is named after the doctor who first described it in the early 20th century. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes, symptoms and treatment of Crouzon
Recently-identified genetic forms of craniosynostosis
Craniosynostosis is a condition where the plates of bone that make up the skull fuse too early, leading to a misshapen head. There are many different forms of craniosynostosis and this page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes, sym
Antley-Bixler syndrome is a type of complex craniosynostosis named after the doctors who first described it. As well as the skull, the arms may also be affected. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes, symptoms and treatmen
In medical terms, an ‘association’ is a group of symptoms that appear together more often than would be expected by chance. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes, symptoms and treatment of VACTERL association (also known a
GOSH becomes go-to digital pathology centre for children
25 Jul 2024, 4:35 p.m.
GOSH has gone-live with the National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) digital pathology system. The national system is transforming traditional methods, which could lead to quicker turnaround for more accurate and efficient diagnoses and accele…
Cancer drugs could transform the lives of children with serious disfigurements
20 Feb 2018, 5:49 p.m.
Drugs normally used to treat cancer could reduce the disfigurements of thousands of children born with life-threatening blood vessel defects, according to research led by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and its academic partner, the UCL Great Ormond S
We have blood vessels in every part of our bodies, including our eyes. Angiography is a way of taking a picture of the blood vessels and fluorescein is a dye that makes the blood vessels more obvious. The pictures let the doctors confirm or rule out certa
