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Facial nerve paralysis happens when a child cannot move muscles that control smiling and blinking, among other facial movements.

Phelan-McDermid syndrome, also called 22q13 deletion syndrome, is a genetic disorder caused by deletion of part of chromosome 22 or a defect in a gene called SHANK3.

Coughs are one of the most frequent symptoms of childhood illness and they usually are not a symptom of anything dangerous.

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare but serious condition that is a cause of stroke in children and newborns.

Chopra-Amiel-Gordon Syndrome (CAGS) is a rare genetic disorder that affects the brain, immune system, and kidneys.

Hearing tests evaluate your child’s response to sounds to determine if they have hearing loss.

Mumps is a very contagious viral illness that usually makes a child have a fever and swollen salivary glands in his mouth and near his ear.

Heterotaxy is a rare condition where many organs in the body can be formed abnormally, in the wrong position, or even missing.

Pearson syndrome is a very rare condition that affects various parts of the body, and it is caused by a mutation — or changing of structure — in the mitochondrial...