The finding strengthens the evidence that a mother's Zika infection during pregnancy raises her baby's risk of microcephaly and
other brain malformations.
Not exact matches
A fever above 100 degrees that does not subside should be treated quickly or it could result in
brain damage in the baby or
other fetal
malformation.
After an extensive investigation aiming at the precise localization of the epileptic focus,
brain tissue that is damaged due to
malformation, injury or
other cause, is surgically removed.
Doctors might order a CT or MRI scan for a headache or migraine to put patients» minds at ease about fears that a malignant
brain tumor, aneurysm, arteriovenous
malformation or
other issue might be causing their symptoms.
A new study, published online in Pediatric Neurology, evaluated children with TSC, which causes
malformations and tumors in the
brain and
other vital organs and has a high prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Brain and spinal cord tumors Minimally invasive spine surgery Epilepsy and seizures Head and spinal cord injuries Hydrocephalus and normal pressure hydrocephalus Neurovascular problems: including brain aneurysm, aortic aneurysm and abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease and arteriovenous malformations Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and other movement disorders Pain syndromes and peripheral nerve disease Degenerative scoliosis, lumbar and cervical ste
Brain and spinal cord tumors Minimally invasive spine surgery Epilepsy and seizures Head and spinal cord injuries Hydrocephalus and normal pressure hydrocephalus Neurovascular problems: including
brain aneurysm, aortic aneurysm and abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease and arteriovenous malformations Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and other movement disorders Pain syndromes and peripheral nerve disease Degenerative scoliosis, lumbar and cervical ste
brain aneurysm, aortic aneurysm and abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease and arteriovenous
malformations Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and
other movement disorders Pain syndromes and peripheral nerve disease Degenerative scoliosis, lumbar and cervical stenosis
The included birth defects were based primarily on case reports of outcomes occurring in association with Zika virus infection during pregnancy; there is more evidence for some of these birth defects than for
others, and a causal link has not been established for all.5,10,12,21 - 27 Because much of the focus to date has been on microcephaly and
brain abnormalities, data were summarized in 2 mutually exclusive categories: (1)
brain abnormalities with or without microcephaly regardless of the presence of additional birth defects and (2) neural tube defects and
other early
brain malformations, eye abnormalities, and
other consequences of central nervous system dysfunction among those without evident
brain abnormalities or microcephaly.
Involuntary seizures are the most well known characteristic of epilepsy, which is often caused by
brain malformations or tumors, head trauma and a variety of
other diseases that cause lesions on the
brain, according to Nancy Meers, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with the Children's Epilepsy Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.
any degree of physical disability, infirmity,
malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a
brain injury, any degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a guide dog or
other animal or in a wheelchair or
other remedial appliance or device;