Children and adolescents

The anesthesiologist chooses the appropriate form of anesthesia by talking to you and the physician performing the surgery. The form of anesthesia chosen…

We treat and examine autistic spectrum disorders in HUS.

Child psychiatry wards are for treating children when they need examinations or therapy more intense than can be provided in outpatient care.

We examine and treat children under the age of 13 at child psychiatry clinics.

More than 1,000 children and adolescents with diabetes are treated annually in the Uusimaa region.

At HUS, we treat all types of children’s cancers. In Finland, 130–150 children and adolescents develop cancer every year. We treat approximately a third of…

The New Children’s Hospital manages all organ transplantations for children in Finland. More than 550 children and adolescents to date have received an…

All children’s stem cell transplantations in Finland are performed at HUS. Each year, we perform about 30 stem cell transplantations on the Taika ward of…

Cleft lip and cleft palate are the most common type of birth defect. We treat cleft lip and cleft palate at Park Hospital and at the New Children’s…

Craniocynostosis, meaning the premature ossification of one or more sutures between the bones in the skull during a child’s growth, is one of the most…

At the HUS Pediatric Neurology clinics, we evaluate, examine, and treat children and adolescents with severe dysphasia (impeded speech and language…

Disorders of executive function are primarily treated in school health care, student counseling, or at your local health center. At HUS, we conduct…

At HUS, we perform ear, nose and throat diagnostics, surgical treatment, i.e. surgery, and other treatments.

At HUS, we examine and treat children with eating disorders.

We treat and examine children and adolescents with epilepsy at HUS.

We have been performing epilepsy surgery at HUS since the early 1990s. Nowadays, we perform 25 to 30 epilepsy surgeries per year. One third of these are on…

At the clinical units for eye diseases, we diagnose and treat eye diseases and determine and correct refractive errors. We treat patients of all ages from…

At HUS, we treat all pediatric infectious diseases.

In intensive care, we monitor, maintain and support the vital functions of a patient who is severely ill or injured.

At HUS, we treat patients with juvenile arthritis. Every year in Finland, some 150 to 200 children present with juvenile arthritis. About half of them are…

We examine and treat children with mood and anxiety disorders.

We provide care for newborn infants at all HUS maternity hospitals.

At HUS we examine and treat children with neuropsychiatric disorders.

With nutritional care, we promote the patient's recovery, quality of life, and good nutritional status.

At our Pediatric Outpatient Clinics, we deal with sudden illnesses and injuries in children and adolescents aged under 16, as well as issues associated…

The New Children’s Hospital manages all heart operations and other demanding cardiac procedures on children in Finland.

At HUS we treat gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders in children, such as inflammatory bowel disease, other congenital and later-onset bowel diseases…

At HUS, we treat all types of pediatric cardiac diseases. Cardiac surgery, heart catheterizations, and heart transplantations in children and adolescents…

Our pediatric neurosurgeons operate on some 200 child patients per year. We work closely with New Children’s Hospital, which is where inpatient care is…

Pediatric surgical procedures and other pediatric procedures requiring anesthesia are performed at the New Children’s Hospital and at Hyvinkää Hospital.

Pediatric urology functions at HUS are managed centrally at the New Children’s Hospital.

RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is the most common cause of respiratory infections leading to infant hospitalization. We offer an antibody developed…

Psychiatric care for young children is intended for children aged under 6.

At HUS, we treat psychotic disorders in children.

At HUS, we identify and treat rare diseases.

As a patient at HUS, you can discuss how the disease affects your life situation with a health care social worker.

Fractured bones are common in children and adolescents. Approximately every other child has at least one fracture during their childhood or adolescence…