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Brain Malformations

Most brain malformations begin long before a baby is born. Something damages the developing nervous system or causes it to develop abnormally. Sometimes it's a genetic problem. In other cases, exposure to certain medicines, infections, or radiation during pregnancy interferes with brain development. Parts of the brain may be missing, abnormally small or large, or not fully developed.

Treatment depends upon the problem. In many cases, treatment only helps with symptoms. It may include antiseizure medicines, shunts to drain fluid from the brain, and physical therapy.

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Results 1 - 10 of 515 for Brain malformation
  1. Brain Malformations (National Library of Medicine)  
    Most brain malformations begin long before a baby is born. Something damages the developing nervous system or causes it to ... antiseizure medicines, shunts to drain fluid from the brain, and physical therapy. There are head malformations that do not involve the brain. Craniofacial disorders ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/brainmalformations.html - Health Topics
  2. TUBB3 gene 
    ... a condition called cortical dysplasia, complex, with other brain malformations 1 (CDCBM1). The brain abnormalities associated with this ... and progressive muscle stiffness (spasticity) in affected individuals. Brain malformations in CDCBM1 result from abnormal development of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tubb3 - Genetics
  3. Polymicrogyria 
    ... Genetic Testing Registry: Complex cortical dysplasia with other brain malformations 7 Bilateral frontal polymicrogyria Bilateral frontoparietal polymicrogyria Bilateral ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/polymicrogyria - Genetics
  4. TUBB2B gene 
    ... eyelids (ptosis). In addition, affected individuals have a brain malformation called polymicrogyria, in which the surface of the ... typically lead to intellectual disability in affected individuals. Brain malformations commonly associated with TUBB2B gene mutations result from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tubb2b - Genetics
  5. Dandy-Walker malformation 
    ... location in the brain during development. These additional brain malformations are associated with more severe signs and symptoms. ... caused by mutations in specific genes. However, the brain malformations associated with Dandy-Walker malformation often occur as ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/dandy-walker-malformation - Genetics
  6. Brain AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Arteriovenous Malformations/Specifics ... Arteriovenous Malformations ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20350260?p=1 - External Health Links
  7. AKT3 gene 
    ... involving the AKT3 gene can also cause a brain malformation called isolated hemimegalencephaly. This brain abnormality is an ... CA. Somatic activation of AKT3 causes hemispheric developmental brain malformations. Neuron. 2012 Apr 12;74(1):41-8. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/akt3 - Genetics
  8. Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci 
    ... relative.Some individuals with FFEVF also have a brain malformation called focal cortical dysplasia. Seizures in these individuals ... of rapamycin regulator DEPDC5 cause focal epilepsy with brain malformations. Ann Neurol. 2014 May;75(5):782-7. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...amilial-focal-epilepsy-with-variable-foci - Genetics
  9. About Autism From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Autism is characterized by impaired social interactions, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. ... Autism Spectrum Disorder/ ...
    https://www.genome.gov/Genetic-Disorders/Autism - External Health Links
  10. Cerebral Palsy From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Cerebral Palsy/Start Here ... Cerebral Palsy ... Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a group of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../disorders/cerebral-palsy - External Health Links
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