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Trauma Center

Lurie Children's is a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, staffed and equipped to handle the most severely injured children. We see more than 800 trauma victims each year.

Trauma Treatment Service (TTS)

Lurie Children's Trauma Treatment Service (TTS) is a multidisciplinary team that works to provide comprehensive, evidence-based, holistic interventions to patients and families who have experienced violence and trauma. Learn more.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Children

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is any damage to the brain caused by either impact with or by an object or a sudden acceleration or deceleration in the cranium.

Treacher Collins Syndrome

Also called mandibulofacial dysostosis or Franceschetti-Zwalen-Klein syndrome, a congenital defect in which the bones of the face, jaw, and skull are malformed.

Treatment Groups for Children with Mental Health Conditions

Lurie Children's has developed group settings to help children work through issues together, such as disruptive disorders, healthy decisions, sleep disturbances, and social skills.

Tremor

Rhythmic, oscillating muscle movements pivoting on a joint, most commonly involving the hands but can affect the arms, head, vocal cords, trunk, or legs.

Tricuspid Atresia

A condition in which there is no tricuspid valve, therefore no blood can flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle. For survival, an opening must be formed.

Truncus Arteriosus

Also called common arterial trunk, a condition in which there is one common vessel or trunk from the heart instead of a separate pulmonary artery and aorta.

Tularemia

A disease humans typically acquire after skin or mucous membrane contact with tissues or fluids of infected animals or from bites of infected ticks, deer flies or mosquitoes.

Turf Toe

Also called first metatarsal-phalangeal joint sprain, an injury to the joint capsule and ligaments connecting the big toe to the foot, causing pain at the ball of the foot.

Turner Syndrome Program

Our Turner syndrome specialists provide comprehensive care to pediatric patients instead of addressing each symptom or issue separately. Learn more.

Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)

Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) is a rare condition affecting identical twin pregnancies. Learn more about diagnosis, treatment, recovery and more.