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The most common form of leukaemia of childhood is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Another form of leukaemia among children is acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).

Lymphomas are the third most common form of cancer among children. There are annually about 15 new cases of paediatric lymphoma in Finland; 2–5 are annually treated in Tyks.

In the ENT emergency, we take care of urgent ear, nose and throat patients with appointments, patients who come with doctor´s referral, and first aid cases of the head and neck area.

An EEG is used to study disorders of the brain, especially different types of seizures and disorders of consciousness. The examination measures electrical activity in the brain, eye movements, muscle tension under the chin, breathing movements and heart rate. The examination also includes…

ENMG studies diseases of the peripheral nervous system and muscles.

In the Paediatric and Adolescent Emergency Department, we look after the emergency care of those under 16 years of age round the clock.

A unit for emergency services for mental illness and addiction problems operates in connection with the joint emergency services.

Esophageal tests are used to examine various functional disturbances of the esophagus. The most common esophageal functional disturbances include chest pain, difficulties in swallowing, and heartburn.

Evoked potential examinations measure the functionality of the sensory tracts and the neural pathways in the peripheral and central nervous systems by measuring electrical responses to various external sensory stimuli. Sensory threshold examinations are used to study the sensory system…

Most babies settle in the womb head first by 35 weeks of pregnancy. Approximately 2.5 per cent of babies are still in breech presentation at the end of pregnancy. If the nurse at your maternity and child health clinic suspects that your baby is breech or in transverse lie (lying sideways)…