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Conditions we treat

Want to know more about the conditions we treat at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)? Just search below:

Skull fracture

A skull fracture is when bone in the skull has been broken by an injury or trauma. As the skull is very strong, it takes a lot of force to damage it. This might be from falling from a height, a car accident or a direct blow to the head.

Sleep related hypoventilation (SRH)

On this page we explain the causes, symptoms and treatment of sleep related hypoventilation (SRH) and where to get help.

Small bowel atresia

The intestines form early in pregnancy as a long straight tube. Before the tenth week of pregnancy, they develop into the separate organs making up the digestive system. Occasionally, the intestines are not completely connected or blocked (atresia). Somet

Sodium channel myotonia (paramyotonia congenita)

Myotonia is muscle stiffness that develops when the muscles do not relax after being squeezed. In myotonia, this stiffness may wear off after the muscles are exercised or ‘warmed up’. However, if paramyotonia congenital, muscle stiffness is brought on by

Steroid induced diabetes

Steroids are hormonal chemical messengers that are produced naturally in the body by the adrenal glands (which are just above each kidney) and by the reproductive organs. Man-made versions of these hormonal substances are used to treat a wide range of ill