Parents of new babies may expect that pediatricians will check their baby's length and weight. But they may not expect that doctors will pull out a tape measure to check the size of a new baby's head.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Kishore Kumar, Neonatologist and Pediatrician at Cloudnine Group of Hospitals in Bengaluru, explained, “Neonatal convulsions are abnormal movements of the body or ...

A convulsion is an episode in which you experience rigidity and uncontrolled muscle spasms along with altered consciousness. The spasms cause jerky motions that generally last a minute or two.

Using population-specific growth curves for Inuit children could promote the appropriate diagnosis of microcephaly and avoid overdiagnosis, according to a new study. Inuit children from Nunavut, ...

Convulsions are rapid, involuntary muscle contractions that cause uncontrollable shaking and limb movement. Convulsions are common in epileptic seizures but can also result from infections, fever, and ...