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Sleep Terrors and Sleepwalking

Sleep terrors and sleepwalking are related disorders of sleep that usually go away by the teen years. Sleep terrors are not the same as nightmares. Nightmares are bad dreams the child often clearly remembers the next day. 

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Crerand Lab Staff

Canice E. Crerand, PhD Principal Investigator Canice.Crerand@NationwideChildrens.org Canice E. Crerand, PhD, is a principal investigator in the Center for Biobehavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor of Pediatrics and Plastic Surgery at The Ohio State

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Pacemakers Used to Help Children with Stomach Problems

Physicians at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio are turning to a device typically used in adults with heart problems to help children with severe stomach conditions.

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Vocal Fold Nodules

Vocal fold or vocal cord nodules are small, non-cancerous growths on your child’s vocal cords. They are often caused by voice abuse. Over time, your child’s repeated misuse of the vocal folds results in soft, swollen spots on each vocal fold.

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Impedance/pH Probe Test

An impedance/pH probe test – also called esophageal impedance-pH monitoring – is a test that measures both acid and non-acid reflux in your child’s esophagus.

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Nahata Lab Staff

Leena Nahata, MD Principal Investigator Leena Nahata, MD, is a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and founder and medical director of the Fertility and Reproductive Health Program at Nationwide

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Persistent Diarrhea & Malabsorption

Diarrhea lasting more than seven days is considered persistent, while less than seven days is acute. Diarrhea that lasts more than 30 days is chronic. Toddler's diarrhea is caused by a diet low in fat and high in sugar and fluids. Malabsorption is the inability to use the food the body takes in.

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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in American children. NAFLD occurs when too much fat builds up in the liver. Excess fat in the liver and elsewhere in the body makes it harder for the liver to work well. Over time, NAFLD can cause other health issues.

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Pediatric Spinal Anesthesia: An Alternative to “Going Under”

Spinal anesthesia is an alternative to general anesthesia, which allows your child to undergo their surgery without being put into a drug-induced sleep.