Newborn infant disorders

Our neonatal care specialists are medically equipped and trained to handle virtually any problem that you or your baby may encounter before, during or following birth. From taking care of mothers with high-risk pregnancies to treating at-risk newborns, our medical team is ready to serve your family. Some of the most common newborn conditions we treat include:

  • Birth asphyxia
  • Birth defects
  • Breathing problems
  • Cardiac failure
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Fetal alcohol syndrome
  • Fetal ethanol exposure
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • Hematologic conditions
  • Infections
  • Inherited metabolic disorders
  • Low birth weight
  • Malformation syndromes
  • Neonatal lung injury
  • Neurological problems
  • Premature birth
  • Severe respiratory distress
  • Sleep apnea
Health Encyclopedia

Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

  

The central nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system includes all peripheral nerves.

Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
 
Review Date: 8/6/2007
Reviewd By: Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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