Not exact matches
She found that milestone achievement was
abnormal in these monkeys: at six to eight weeks they were slow in starting to manipulate, and at ten months the increase in «motor disturbance behaviors» that normally occurs was prolonged.101 The author concludes, «These effects could occur as a result of effects on vulnerable
brain processes during a sensitive period, interference
with programming of [normal]
brain development by endogenous [internal] agents or alteration in early experiences.»
These disorders are associated
with abnormal development of the
brain.
The involvement of this enzyme in susceptibility to oxidative stress, which has frequently been observed in autistic children, its association
with gastrointestinal diseases — which often accompany autistic disorders — and its role in nerve
development and neurotransmission mean it is an ideal candidate for deregulation of its expression to lead to the
abnormal brain development observed in ASD.
Abnormal levels of the proteins may be useful biomarkers that could help us study early treatments to limit or reverse the damage to
brain cells and even prevent the
development of the full - blown disease,» said study author Edward Goetzl, MD, a Professor of Medicine
with the University of California, San Francisco, a researcher at the National Institute on Aging, and a scientist of NanoSomiX, Inc., a California - based biotechnology company that provided a grant for method
development for the study.
Lewy bodies (accumulation of
abnormal alpha - synuclein A protein in the human
brain that is associated
with the
development of Parkinson's.
The main birth defect attributed to Zika is microcephaly, a rare neurological condition in which an infant is born
with a much smaller head — an effect of
abnormal brain development.
Although there is substantial evidence from neuroimaging studies that the
brain of a child
with autism is undergoing
abnormal development, little is known about the underlying cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms that lead to the onset of autistic symptoms.