This type of brain surgery helps fix a problem with a VP shunt.

A tunneled catheter is one type of vascular access for hemodialysis.

Mpox is an illness caused by a virus. It can cause fever, swollen lymph nodes, body aches, and a rash with blisters that hurt.

Encephalocele is a rare birth defect. It’s when part of a child’s skull doesn’t form all the way, leaving a hole.

A dandy walker malformation (DWM) is a birth defect of the brain. It’s when the cerebellum doesn’t form the right way as a fetus develops.

PUPPP is a very common skin rash that can occur later in pregnancy.

A neck fracture is a break (fracture) in one or more bones in the neck.

An abscess is a pocket of infection that has liquid called pus. A pocket of infection like this in the prostate gland is called a prostate abscess.

A chiari malformation is a problem in the structure of the skull and brain. It is often present at birth. Learn about causes, symptoms, treatment, and possible complications.

A strip craniectomy is a type of surgery done on the skull. It treats craniosynostosis.