Sentences with phrase «cause hydrocephalus»

This impasse can cause hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, along with dangerously high pressure.

«This is the first time we have recognized that there are bad things in the blood that can affect the cells» and cause hydrocephalus.

The biggest need for infant brain surgery in the developing world is infection - caused hydrocephalus.»

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Mice can carry Lymphocytic choriomeningitis which is very dangerous and it can also cause congenital chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus and mental retardation to an unborn baby if the mother gets infected.

Those who do not die, often develop hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluids in the brain cavities that can cause head deformation and cognitive deficits.

When I was 8 years old, it caused this disorder called hydrocephalus where the tumor is blocking the cerebral fluid in the brain and that automatically creates pressure within the ventricles and it starts affecting different parts of the brain, and in my case it damaged my optic nerve.

Looking ahead, this newly generated mouse model offers far - reaching scope to study the molecular bases of hydrocephalus, a fairly common clinical condition in humans, where the causes are often unknown.

The physician's first goal is to rule out other conditions that might be causing the dementia, especially because some causes of dementia are reversible, such as normal pressure hydrocephalus and vitamin B12 deficiency.

These are important to diagnose early, since swelling may cause brainstem compression or hydrocephalus.

The exact causes are uncertain but acquired hydrocephalus may occur at any point during a dog's life.

Causes of seizures from within the brain (structural abnormalities of the brain) include brain tumors, strokes, encephalitis or meningitis, congenital abnormalities (such as hydrocephalus), head trauma, degenerative or storage diseases, infection and other cCauses of seizures from within the brain (structural abnormalities of the brain) include brain tumors, strokes, encephalitis or meningitis, congenital abnormalities (such as hydrocephalus), head trauma, degenerative or storage diseases, infection and other causescauses.

Bony compression, progresive meningeal hypertrophy and dural fibrosis cause; several different neurological dysfunction like cerebellovestibuler disfunction, cervical myelopathy, seizure activity, syringomyelia, ventricle dilatation and hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus literally means «water in the brain» and this congenital or acquired build - up of excess fluid in Lexi's brain was causing her lack of coordinated movement.

Other underlying causes are increased pressure within the pet's brain (hydrocephalus), liver or kidney disease, low blood sugar, brain tumors, vitamin B - 1 deficiency, feline immunodeficiency virus (feline AIDS), rabies, insecticides, antifreeze and migrating parasites (like baylisascaris).

Secondary Epileptic Seizures are caused by an identifiable abnormal process in the brain such as: tumor, infection, trauma, or hydrocephalus.

Causes of secondary seizures include poisoning, brain trauma, hydrocephalus, tumors, stroke, low blood sugar, parasites and various illnesses such as hypothyroidism, liver disease or kidney disease.

The most common cause of acquired hydrocephalus is a brain tumor.

Unfortunately, if not caught early, hydrocephalus will usually cause some amount of brain damage.