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• Methylphenidate for children: a medicine used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

  NHS medicines information on methylphenidate for children – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

• Parkinson's disease

  Read about Parkinson's disease, a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years.

• Side effects of risperidone

  NHS medicines information on side effects of risperidone and what you can do to cope.

• Epidermolysis bullosa

  Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a general term used to describe a group of rare, inherited skin disorders that cause the skin to become very fragile.

• Achalasia

  Read about achalasia, a disorder of the gullet (oesophagus) where it loses the ability to move food along.

• How to care for someone with communication difficulties - Social care and support guide

  Find out more about how to care for someone with communication difficulties, including information about language disorders, mutism, deafblindness, sign language and sources of help.

• Rett syndrome

  Read about Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects brain development and causes severe physical and mental disability from early childhood.

• Ataxia

  Ataxia is the term for a group of disorders that affect co-ordination, balance and speech.

• Why it's offered

  Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is offered to pregnant women at risk of having a baby with a serious genetic disorder.

• Causes of infertility

  Common causes for women include ovulation disorders.