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Sedation (Child) [English] Permalink Public

Sedation is medicine to make your child sleepy or more comfortable during a hospital test or treatment. This information will help you prepare your child for his test or treatment. It describes what sedation is, what happens when your child gets sedation, and how to care for your child after the test or treatment. (English)

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http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HealthAZ/TestsAnd...

Electroencephalogram - EEG (Child) [English] Permalink Public

​This factsheet provides an overview about electroencephalogram (EEG). Cells in the brain use low levels of electricity to communicate with each other. An electroencephalogram (EEG) measures this electricity over time. Audio available. (English)

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http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HealthAZ/TestsAnd...

Meningitis (Child) [English] Permalink Public

Meningitis (say: men-in-JIE-tis) is an infection of the fluid around a person's spinal cord and brain. This fluid is called cerebrospinal fluid or CSF. Meningitis is sometimes called spinal meningitis. Audio available. (English)

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http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HealthAZ/Conditio...

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Your child is having an EEG [English] Permalink Public

EEG stands for electroencephalogram (say ee-lek-tro-en-sef-ah-lo-gram). This sheet tells you where to go for the test, how to prepare your child, and how we do the test. (English) Colour