Sentences with phrase «as brain malformations»

All of the children were discovered to carry a mutation in the CLP1 gene and displayed the same symptoms, such as brain malformations, intellectual disabilities, seizures and sensory and motor defects.

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Future studies of these cells are expected to shed light on developmental diseases such as autism and schizophrenia and malformations of brain development, including microcephaly, lissencephaly and neuronal migration disorders, they say, as well as age - related illnesses, such as Alzheimer's disease.
This inherited condition causes vascular malformations to form in the skin, mucous membranes, and often in organs such as the lung, liver, and brain.
They require a constant supply of cholesterol, and when its production is inhibited, the result is a loss of myelin as well as malformation of membranes — including those of the mitochondria.8 Compromised mitochondrial function deprives the brain of ATP.
Secondary epilepsy (also known as «Symptomatic epilepsy») is when the fits are being caused by another brain disorder such a brain tumour, an inflammation or infection of the brain (encephalitis), a brain malformation, a recent or previous stroke or head trauma.
An MRI is the best way of visualizing the brain and identifying structural problems such as brain tumors, strokes, encephalitis or congenital malformations.
As with people, brain surgery is performed on animals for a variety of ailments, including surgical removal of brain tumors, correction of brain anomalies (e.g., Chiara - like malformation), removal of blood clots (e.g. subdural hematoma) and placement of shunts in patients with hydrocephalus.
As in people, brain surgery is performed for a variety of ailments, including surgical removal of brain tumors, correction of brain anomalies (e.g., Chiari malformation), removal of blood clots (e.g.,
It's caused by a brain injury or malformation while a child's brain is still developing, and can impact body movement, posture, balance, motor functioning skills, as well as muscle control, weakness and tone.
Congenital abnormalities (Malformation of the brain during development which may be caused by either genetic or environmental factors such as toxins, radiation or viruses)
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