Tween and teen health
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Pectus excavatum
Pectus excavatum causes the breastbone to sink into the chest. This can affect heart and lung function. Surgery helps correct the deformity.
Niemann-Pick disease
A condition passed down in families that affects how the body breaks down and uses fats. Fat buildup in cells damages the nerves, brain and other organs.
Absence seizure
This type of seizure produces symptoms such as a vacant stare, lip smacking and eyelid fluttering.
Coarctation of the aorta
This heart condition is usually present at birth. It's treatable but requires lifelong health checkups. Learn about the causes and treatment.
Cavities and tooth decay
These areas in the hard surface of your teeth are tiny openings or holes due to damage from tooth decay. This can lead to pain, infection and tooth loss.
Autism spectrum disorder
Autism spectrum disorder is a serious condition related to brain development that impairs the ability to communicate and interact with others.
Type 1 diabetes
Learn about the symptoms, causes, treatment of this chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.
Cavernous malformations
Understand the symptoms that may occur when blood vessels in the brain or spinal cord are tightly packed and contain slow-moving blood.
Pediatric brain tumors
Pediatric brain tumors include medulloblastoma, glioma, embryonal tumor, germ cell brain tumor, spinal cord tumor, craniopharyngioma and pineoblastoma.
Epidermolysis bullosa
Learn about a rare inherited disease that often shows up in infancy and causes fragile, blistering skin on the palms and feet. Severe disease may be fatal.
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