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brain
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.
Non-system-specific Birth Defect
Amniotic band sequence
neural tube defect
A structure in early fetal life that develops into the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves and spine.
Crouzon syndrome
Many of the signs of Crouzon syndrome result from the early fusion of the skull bones during childhood. Abnormal growth of these bones leads to wide-set, bulging eyes due to shallow eye sockets; eyes that do not point in the same direction (strabismus); a beaked nose; and an underdeveloped upper jaw.
closed head injury
An injury to the head or brain in which the skull remains intact.
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.
Parkinson's disease
A progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain that helps control muscle movement.
Eye Birth Defect
Anophthalmia/microphthalmia, congenital cataracts, glaucoma
Bell's palsy
A weakness or paralysis of the muscles that control expression on one side of the face because of damage to a facial nerve.
BDPM
Birth Defects Monitoring Program
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