Sentences with phrase «congenital brain defect»

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Zika is transmitted primarily through mosquito bites and has been linked to congenital microcephaly and other serious brain defects among babies born to mothers who had the virus.

Preventing low birth weight, birth defects and congenital brain damage would not only save huge neonatal hospital bills but extra special education and medical costs later on.

Neural tube defects are a category of congenital birth defects affecting the brain and spinal cord, the most common being spina bifida and anencephaly.

«This approach, termed DiceCT, can be widely applied, not just for evolutionary studies but also as a powerful tool for biomedical investigations of brain development in disease, congenital defects, or injury,» she said.

Many children with congenital heart disease (CHD)-- the most common major birth defect in the United States — sustain brain damage that often leads to problems with behavior, thinking, and learning.

Both considered whole grains, rye and rolled oats are rich in «regularity - enhancing fiber» and are excellent sources of iron and B vitamins like folic acid, which work to prevent maternal anemia, reduced fetal growth, and congenital abnormalities such as neural - tube and brain and heart defects.

Those with sickle - cell anemia or congenital heart defects are at greater risk for a condition called brain ischemia or cerebral ischemia.

Congenital malformation (birth defects) of the brain stem or spinal cord is also a common cause of seizures.

However, with only a small gene pool to draw upon, a genetic bottleneck was created, potentially causing the present - day problems of congenital defects such as cleft palates, spinal deformities and heart, brain and eye deformities.

TBI does not refer to brain injuries or defects that are hereditary, congenital or degenerative, or induced by birth trauma, toxic substances, or disease - producing organisms.