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NBDPS
National Birth Defects Prevention Study
Muenke syndrome
The primary feature of this disease is prematurely fused skull bones along the coronal suture, the growth line which goes over the head from ear to ear. This can result in an abnormally shaped head, wide-set eyes, and flattened cheekbones.
Spina bifida
Is a condition that often has disabling consequences. With severe spina bifida, a person’s legs and feet are paralyzed, and there are problems with bowel and bladder control. Learning disabilities are common, and mental retardation sometimes occurs
Parkinson's disease
A progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain that helps control muscle movement.
Eye Birth Defect
Anophthalmia/microphthalmia, congenital cataracts, glaucoma
amygdala
uh-MIG-duh-luh). A part of the brain that oversees emotions and triggers your response to danger.
Alzheimer's disease
Severe form of dementia caused by significant deterioration of brain tissue.
CBDMP
California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome
Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by skin abnormalities and the premature fusion of certain bones of the skull craniosynostosis), which prevents further growth of the skull and affects the shape of the head and face.
enkephalins
(en-KEF-uh-lins). Naturally occurring molecules in the brain. Enkephalins attach to special receptors in the brain and spinal cord to inhibit pain messages. They also affect other functions within the brain and nervous system.
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