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Bilateral Renal Agenesis
Bilateral renal agenesis (BRA) is a rare and life-limiting condition in which the baby’s kidneys never develop. BRA is usually diagnosed during pregnancy. Unfortunately, there currently is not a cure for bilateral renal agenesis. These babies usually only live for a few hours after birth.
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Enuresis (Bedwetting)
Enuresis is the medical term for wetting the bed. It means a child urinates without meaning to. Treatment usually means helping a child to form habits that will allow him to control his need to urinate.
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP)
HSP results from inflammation of small blood vessels in the skin and other organs in the body.
Improving Family Health Through Legal Representation
Some families who visit Nationwide Children’s Hospital face domestic violence, possible evictions or other legal situations that could have a huge effect on child health. The hospital’s free legal service, Lawyers for Kids, helped many of those families in 2021.
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Research Collaborations
Our partnerships are a defining piece of our culture at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Our collaborations lead to discoveries meant to help children worldwide, not limiting our reach to only one part of the state or country.
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Music Therapy
At Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Music Therapists work with patients on therapeutic goals.
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Interdisciplinary Medical Clinics
Our pediatric psychologists and neuropsychologists act as integral team members with many medical teams at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS)
Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) is a treatment for epilepsy that involves surgery where a small device, called a neurostimulator, is placed in a child’s skull. The device continuously monitors brain activity and detects patterns that could lead to a seizure. When it identifies this activity, the neurostimulator sends electrical pulses to the brain to interrupt the seizure before it starts.
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Deep Brain Stimulation
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a medical treatment that can help reduce the severity and frequency of seizures in children with epilepsy. It involves placing small wires, called electrodes, into specific areas deep inside the brain. These electrodes are connected to a small device that controls the electrical signals sent to the parts of the brain where seizures spread.