When your baby is born, he has six soft spots around his skull. The anterior fontanelle is the one that you are most familiar with, as it is the most prominent and takes the longest to close. Soft spots are gaps between your child's skull bones...
By the time of birth, the infant's skeleton has the same basic framework as an adult. All the bones are in place---including many extras---and the structure allows for rapid growth and continued development. Much of the critical development takes...
A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells that develops within the brain tissue. The most common type of brain tumors in babies and children are medulloblastoma or astrocytoma brain tumors. According to the American Brain Tumor Association, 2,200...
A concussion is a traumatic blow to the brain. Concussion occurs if a blow to the head causes the brain to bounce off the skull, causing swelling and trauma, according to PDR Health. Concussion can also occur if injury causes bleeding inside the...
Meningitis is an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord membranes, the result of either a bacterial or a viral infection that enters the body via the cerebral spinal fluid. Often called neonatal meningitis, infant fontanel meningitis affects...
Meningitis occurs when the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord become irritated and swollen. This can be caused by a bacterial, viral or fungal infection. While many cases of viral meningitis can resolve on their own without treatment,...
The symptoms of neonatal, or congenital, hypothyroidism may be difficult to diagnose without a blood test, though there are warning signs that you can watch out for. Infants who are suffering from hypothyroidism often have poor eating habits,...
Dehydration occurs when more body fluid is lost than is replaced, such as through diarrhea, vomiting, fever, excessive sweating or failure to drink enough fluids. Moderate or severe dehydration is a dangerous condition in infants and young...
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the thin layer of tissue that surrounds the brain. Bacteria and viruses cause most cases of meningitis in children. Health providers can diagnose meningitis clinically and by doing a lumbar puncture,...
Becoming a new parent is both exciting and frightening. The smallest of symptoms, such as cold feet, may have you concerned. Try to relax, because cold feet are common, especially in an infant. Infants cannot fully regulate their body...
Vitamin supplements can help maintain the body's many functions and processes. But taking too many vitamins can have serious health consequences. Children in particular run the risk of overdosing by accidentally taking vitamins with adult dosing...
Your body has an unlimited ability to store the fat-soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K. This ability can be extremely beneficial if your dietary intake of any of these vitamins falls short. If you regularly consume high amounts of a specific vitamin...
When the pressure inside of the skull becomes elevated for no clear reason, it leads to a condition called benign, or idiopathic, intracranial hypertension. Also referred to as pseudotumor cerebri, benign intracranial hypertension symptoms can...
According to the Mayo Clinic, meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes, known as meninges that cover the brain and spinal cord, usually due to the spread of an infection. Meningitis can be bacterial or viral. Signs of viral meningitis can be...
Cold and flu are the common names for overlapping syndromes of respiratory infection caused by a number of viruses. According to FamilyDoctor, the two are mainly differentiated by onset and severity: Flu symptoms usually onset abruptly and are...
Neonatal herpes simplex virus, or HSV, is transmitted from an actively infected mother to baby. Transmission can occur in utero, if infection ascends through the cervix and vagina, or during labor as the infant passes through the vagina. HSV can...
When your baby has a fever, he may be miserable and prefer to be left alone. Flu, viruses and other common illnesses can cause irritability, muscle aches and generalized discomfort. Sensitivity or an overreaction to touch may be a sign of a more...
While a baby's intestines mature, her stool changes from a watery, seed-like appearance to a slightly more solid, paste-like stool. Babies don't typically form solid stool until they progress to solid foods. Diarrhea is an explosive bowel movement...
Diarrhea is a typical side effect of the stomach flu, though it's also a side effect of many antibiotics. Regardless of the cause, your children are at risk of dehydration if they have loose, watery stool. Mild cases of diarrhea aren't worrisome,...
Stomach flu is the most common cause of pediatric diarrhea. This type of flu is also called viral gastroenteritis. Typically, the virus causes stomach upset, vomiting and diarrhea, which generally resolves in a few days. If your child continues to...
Head injuries are common among infants and young children and often result from trauma caused from falls. A concussion occurs when there is a temporary loss of brain function following an injury to the head. Concussion symptoms in infants can be...
Adults need to consume between 90 and 120 micrograms of vitamin K every day to keep their bodies healthy, the University of Maryland Medical Center reports. In addition to vitamin K supplements, dietary sources of this nutrient include green leafy...
Hemorrhagic disease is a life-threatening condition that can affect newborns shortly after birth. Vitamin K, crucial for normal clotting, might not be present at adequate levels in newborns, resulting in the potential for an intracerebral...
The human body requires different daily amounts of vitamin A depending on a person's age and gender. Infants and children require a certain amount of vitamin A at different ages as they grow, but a person's daily vitamin A requirements remain...
Omaha, Nebraska, is located along the Missouri River directly across from Council Bluffs, Iowa. Heat indexes can exceed 100 degrees in the summer and wind chills can plummet below 0 degrees in the winter. Fortunately, Omaha offers numerous...
When your baby is ill with diarrhea, she needs sufficient liquids to avoid dehydration. Serious diarrhea symptoms indicating dehydration include more than eight bowel movements in one eight-hour period, watery diarrhea and blood in the stool....
Dehydration is a dangerous condition for both children and adults. Dehydration occurs when your child does not take in enough fluid to replace the fluid she loses during the day. Healthy adults may be able to successfully treat mild to moderate...
Everyone loses fluid daily. This occurs naturally through sweating, urination, bowel movements, tears and even breathing. When the body loses more fluid that it takes in, it can lead to dehydration. When dehydrated, the body can not perform...
When your baby is a little older he can move away from having a sponge bath to having a tub bath. Babies don't really need to be bathed everyday until they are crawling and making messes. However you may want to give them a bath just for the fun...
The Shirshasana Postue is an advanced yoga pose that resembles a headstand. Learn how to do the Shirshasana Posture in this video clip about yoga exercises.
