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Learn how the skeleton bones develop from infants to teens.

The rate or pattern of the heartbeat is known as the heart rhythm. Abnormal heart rhythms are called arrhythmias. These can cause your child to have symptoms such as lightheadedness, dizziness, low blood pressure, fainting, or fatigue. In rare cases, arrhythmias can cause more serious problems. To help your child's healthcare provider learn more about your child's heart rhythm, tests can be done.

Detailed information on the most common types of ringworm, including diagnosis and treatment

Urinary incontinence (urine leakage) can be treated during pelvic organ prolapse surgery. The goal of surgery is to hold the urethra and bladder firmly in place to prevent leakage and relieve your symptoms.

A subarachnoid hemorrhage means that there is bleeding in the space that surrounds the brain. Most often, it occurs when a weakened area in a blood vessel (aneurysm) on the surface of the brain bursts and leaks.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a type of therapy that uses electrical stimulation to treat neurological conditions, such as Parkinson disease (PD), tremors, and dystonia. It can ease symptoms and decrease the amount of medicines you need, and improve your quality of life.

Epilepsy is a brain condition that causes a child to have seizures. It is one of the most common disorders of the nervous system.

Whenever the normal drainage pattern in the lymph nodes is disturbed or damaged - often during surgery to remove the lymph nodes - the arm may swell. This swelling, caused by too much fluid, is called lymphedema.

A seborrheic keratosis is a growth on the skin. The growth is not cancer (benign). Its color can range from white, tan, brown, or black. Seborrheic keratoses often appear on a person’s chest, arms, back, or other areas. They’re very common in people older than age 50, but younger adults can get them as well.