“I didn’t know there was a service where Noah could get support to manage his anxiety before surgery. Noah wanted to know everything that was going to happen and he was able to ask all of the questions he had. Afterwards, he felt much more in control. He
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This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital explains about caudal blocks. A caudal block is a pain-killing injection at the base of the back which is done after your child is asleep.
SMArtNet is part of a wider clinical neuromuscular network that consists of doctors and physiotherapists working in specialist tertiary centres across the UK, who are interested in ensuring best care for patients with spinal muscular atrophy.
Urinary incontinence is the uncontrolled leakage of urine from the bladder. The amount of urine leakage varies from child to child, as does the time of day when it occurs. This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes
Rare Disease Day is an international event which takes place annually on the last day of February. The date is chosen because in leap years it is February 29, the rarest date!
The Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre (DNC) provides a multidisciplinary service as a leading clinical and research centre specialising in neuromuscular disorders affecting children.
Treatment of the central nervous system as well as the peripheral organs proves beneficial in severe cases of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
18 Dec 2015, 1:26 p.m.
A pre-clinical study investigating treatment options for a severe form of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) has demonstrated that optimal treatment of a morpholino antisense oligonucleotide drug is achieved when the drug reaches the central nervous system as
The Neurosurgery department provides a tertiary service both nationally and internationally for children with disorders of the brain and spine that require surgical management.
Cranio-fronto-nasal dysplasia is a type of craniosynostosis. The name describes the parts of the skull and face affected. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the causes, symptoms and treatment of cranio-fronto-nasal dysplasia (also
New NHS treatment available for first time for patients with a rare neuromuscular disorder
15 May 2019, 12:08 p.m.
Patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and across the country are to benefit from a new drug on the NHS that targets the underlying cause of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Neuromuscular physiotherapists treat disorders that affect muscles, resulting in weakness, joint tightness and functional problems. This may be due to a problem affecting the muscle, the nerves that supply them, or the junction between the two.
Neuromuscular is the specialty that treats disorders that affect your muscles - resulting in weakness and problems such as getting up stairs or running quickly. This may either be due to a problem affecting the muscle, the nerves that supply them, or the
This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains why bowel incontinence (encopresis or soiling) can occur in toilet-trained children and young people. It also gives suggestions for treatment and strategies to try at home to improve the situatio
