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Brain Injury Terms and Definitions

 
 

Orofacial Birth Defect
Choanal atresia, cleft lip, cleft palate

SADDAN
SADDAN (severe achondroplasia with developmental delay and acanthosis nigricans) is a rare inherited disorder of bone growth characterized by skeletal, brain, and skin abnormalities.

Parkinson's disease
A progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain that helps control muscle movement.

Gastrointestinal Birth Defect
Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula, intestinal atresia, biliary atresia

BDPM
Birth Defects Monitoring Program

CBDRP
Centers for Birth Defects Research & Prevention

Ear Birth Defect
Anotia/microtia

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

Jackson-Weiss syndrome
Many of the characteristic facial features of Jackson-Weiss syndrome result from the premature fusion of the skull bones. The head is unable to grow normally, which can lead to a misshapen skull, widely spaced eyes, and a bulging forehead. Foot abnormalities are the most consistent characteristic, as not all individuals with Jackson-Weiss syndrome have abnormal skull or facial features.

CBDMP
California Birth Defects Monitoring Program

 

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The results of brain damage are not necessarily long term.

 


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The Study Also Found That Motorcyclists Living In States Without Helmet Laws Were More Likely To Die In The Hospital From Their Injuries.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Serious brain injury resulting in long-term disability is more common among moto...

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Pentagon refuses to make brain injury data available
 

The Pentagon is refusing to release data on how many soldiers have suffered brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan. It says disclosi...

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DHMH Awarded $600,000 Traumatic Brain Injury Grant
BALTIMORE, MD (July 27, 1999) -- The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Mental Hygiene Administration has been awarded a ...
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Brain Injury Terms

 


Today's Terms

neural tube defect

Definition:
A structure in early fetal life that develops into the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves and spine.

enkephalins

Definition:
(en-KEF-uh-lins). Naturally occurring molecules in the brain. Enkephalins attach to special receptors in the brain and spinal cord to inhibit pain messages. They also affect other functions within the brain and nervous system.

brain

Definition:
The part of the central nervous system inside the skull. Its functions include muscle control and coordination, sensory reception and integration, speech production, memory storage and the elaboration of thought and emotion.

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Topics Related to Brain Injury:

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

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Michigan 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:

  • Adrian
  • Ann Arbor
  • Battle Creek
  • Bay City
  • Belleville
  • Canton
  • Clinton Township
  • Dearborn
  • Dearborn Heights
  • Detroit
  • East Lansing
  • Flint
  • Grand Blanc
  • Grand Rapids
  • Hamtramck
  • Highland Park
  • Holland
  • Howell
  • Jackson
  • Lansing
  • Lincoln Park
  • Livonia
  • Macomb
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Muskegon
  • Niles
  • Northville
  • Plymouth
  • Port Huron
  • Redford
  • Rochester
  • Roseville
  • Saginaw
  • Sterling Heights
  • Taylor
  • Traverse City
  • Trenton
  • Troy
  • Warren
  • Westland
  • Wyandotte
  • Ypsilanti
 


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