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January 07, 2009
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Brain Injury Terms and Definitions

 
 

Genitourinary Birth Defect
Renal agenesis (bilateral), hypospadias (2nd or 3rd degree)

Central nervous system Birth Defect
Neural tube defects, hydrocephaly, holoprosencephaly, Dandy-Walker malformation

hypothalamus
The part of the brain that controls body functions such as eating, sleeping and sexual behavior, maintains body temperature and chemical balance, and regulates many hormones.

NBDPN
National Birth Defects Prevention Network

vascular dementia
A common form of dementia that results either from narrowing and blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the brain or by strokes that cause an interruption of blood flow within the brain.

Ear Birth Defect
Anotia/microtia

Alzheimer's disease
Severe form of dementia caused by significant deterioration of brain tissue.

hematoma
A collection of blood within the brain or on its surface that can cause increased pressure, which can damage brain cells and interrupt blood flow.

cerebellum
The portion of the brain mainly responsible for balance and coordination.

CBDRP
Centers for Birth Defects Research & Prevention

 

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Did You Know?    
 
 
Brain damage can be devastating.
Brain damage is damage that results in impairments in one or more functions, including: arousal, attention, language, memory, reasoning, abstract thinking, judgment, problem-solving, sensory abilities, perceptual abilities, motor abilities, psychosocial behavior, information processing and speech.

 


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Communication Problems That Result From Traumatic Brain Injury
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Brain Injury Terms

 


Today's Terms

brain plasticity

Definition:
Theories based on the idea that the brain may have the ability to use surviving brain cells in a different way to make up for those brain cells that are damaged.

Apert syndrome

Definition:
Apert Syndrome is a genetic defect and falls under the broad classification of craniofacial/limb anomalies. It can be inherited from a parent who has Apert, or may be a fresh mutation. It occurs in approximately 1 per 160,000 to 200,000 live births. Apert syndrome is primarily characterized by specific malformations of the skull, midface, hands, and feet.

Eye Birth Defect

Definition:
Anophthalmia/microphthalmia, congenital cataracts, glaucoma

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Topics Related to Brain Injury:

  • Mental Retardation
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Erb's Palsy
  • Brachial Injuries
  • Plexus Injuries

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Indiana Brain Injury Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an brain injury attorney you should contact our Brain Injury Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Bloomington
  • Brownsburg
  • Carmel
  • Columbus
  • Connersville
  • Crawfordsville
  • Crown Point
  • East Chicago
  • Elkhart
  • Evansville
  • Fishers
  • Fort Wayne
  • Franklin
  • Goshen
  • Granger
  • Greenfield
  • Greenwood
  • Hobart
  • Huntington
  • Indianapolis
  • Jeffersonville
  • Kokomo
  • La Porte
  • Lafayette
  • Logansport
  • Marion
  • Martinsville
  • Merrillville
  • Michigan City
  • Mishawaka
  • Muncie
  • New Albany
  • New Castle
  • Newburgh
  • Noblesville
  • Peru
  • Plainfield
  • Portage
  • Richmond
  • Seymour
  • Shelbyville
  • South Bend
  • Terre Haute
  • Valparaiso
  • Vincennes
  • West Lafayette
 


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