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Parkinson's disease
A progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain that helps control muscle movement.
NBDPN
National Birth Defects Prevention Network
brain plasticity
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.
Muenke syndrome
The primary feature of this disease is prematurely fused skull bones along the coronal suture, the growth line which goes over the head from ear to ear. This can result in an abnormally shaped head, wide-set eyes, and flattened cheekbones.
amygdala
uh-MIG-duh-luh). A part of the brain that oversees emotions and triggers your response to danger.
aneurysm
The localized enlargement of a blood vessel, usually an artery, that forms a bulge or sac.
Guillain-Barre (ge-YAH buh-RA) syndrome
An inflammatory disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord (peripheral nerves) and, more rarely, parts of the brain itself.
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.
Orofacial Birth Defect
Choanal atresia, cleft lip, cleft palate
closed head injury
An injury to the head or brain in which the skull remains intact.
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