VACTERL association includes a group of seven conditions or birth defects in different parts of the body. It is very rare, affecting only about one in 10,000 to 40,000 newborns. Watch to learn more about VACTERL from Dr. Wood! Learn more about VACTERL association care at Nationwide Children's: https://bit.ly/3KNjuVo. | Nationwide Children's Hospital

Promising news for older adults with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. A new randomized, double-blinded trial — published in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the 150th American Neurological Association meeting — shows that brain shunt implantation can significantly improve symptoms of this condition. Patients who received shunt treatment were able to walk faster, maintain steadier balance, and experience fewer falls. The study, conducted at 21 medical centers in the U

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"About an hour or two after she was born, we heard the word VACTERL for the first time. It's an acronym for an association of multiple birth defects and you only need three of them to be diagnosed with it - she has all seven." Go behind the scenes as Lily and her family share how the team at Nationwide Children’s worked together to care for her multiple diagnoses. Learn more about the Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction and our team approach to caring for kids like Lily: https://bit.