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View Post: life with a severely disabled child: Coil Embolization: Miracle of ...
27 Nov 2009 by Claire  
Without the benefit of capillaries, the blood flowing at high pressure into the vein malformation causes a fistula.. a little bubble on the vein wall that eventually blows up from being weakened over time. It is similar to an aneurysm, ... Blood in the brain can also block the tiny passages in the ventricles that allows the cerebral spinal fluid to drain away. Once blocked, the ventricles just fill with fluid...hydrocephalus...which causes all sorts of damage. ...
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View Post: Mental Retardation
27 Nov 2009 by Health and Fitness Expert  
Head trauma, most often from falls and other accidents, as well as child abuse. Brain damage also may occur from lack of oxygen during birth, near drowning, or other mishaps. ... In some cases, excessive brain fluid (Hydrocephalus) can also be corrected, minimizing the extent of brain damage. The physical defects that often accompany mental retardation can be similarly treated. For example, cleft palate, heart abnormalities, and the deformities common in fetal alcohol ...
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View Post: Zipperheads uk: Brain Fog
20 Oct 2009 by Darren  
The most common symptom of Chiari malformation is a headache, which begins at the back of the head (neck) and radiates upward. The pain is often made worse or can be brought on by coughing, sneezing or straining. These activities are known as valsalva maneuvers. ... Imaging of the spine may reveal a fluid collection inside of the spinal cord, known as a syrinx. Some individuals may have hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in the ventricles of the brain. ...
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View Post: Congenital Hydrocephalus
4 Mar 2008
For example, some forms of spina bifida can be associated with hydrocephalus. Malformations of the normal anatomy of the ventricles in the brain can also lead to the blockage of fluid flow and absorption. One example of this is congenital ... In very young children, the increased pressure of pediatric hydrocephalus leads to enlargement of the head which can be noticeable at birth or may progressively enlarge so that it is noticeable later. The reason for this is that the ...
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View Post: Willowjak Boys: Gluten-Casein Free Diet Explanation
19 Oct 2009 by Stacey  
Nathan was born with a genetic mutation that caused a brain malformation called severe holoprosencephaly and was later diagnosed additionally with hydrocephalus. It wasn't expected that Nathan would survive, and if he did, he would likely be ... Without a heatlhy gut the brain is functioning at a much lower rate. That was my next step. Even though Nathan has CP, not autism, I made the connection between “compromised nervous system” and gut and a light went off in my head. ...
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View Post: Hydrocephalus
Info on Symptoms, Causes Diagnosis and Treatment
16 Jun 2009 by Carl   ...
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View Post: Hydrocephalus: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
A Disease And ...
5 Jun 2008 ...
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View Post: cochinblogs: Hydrocephalus in fetus: aqueductal stenosis:
22 Aug 2009 by cochinblogs  
Hydrocephalus is a common disease during intrauterine life. Almost 20 % of fetal hydrocephalus is caused by aqueductal stenosis. In the ultrasound image and sonographic video of the fetal head, above, the lateral ventricles and the upper part of the aqueduct of ... Other causes of hydrocephalus include Dandy Walker malformation. Ultrasound image and video of aqueductal stenosis are courtesy of Dr. Martin Horenstein, Argentina. For more such images of fetal brain see: ...
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View Post: Malformations neuropathology
14 Apr 2008 by sammyc2007  
Chiari I Malformation    Chronic protrusion of the cerebellar tonsils less than 1.5 cm below the foramen magnum Most patients asymptomatic Some develop hydrocephalus Dandy-Walker Malformation  Dandy-Walker syndrome – Agenesis ... of Probst MICROENCEPHALY MICROENCEPHALY    “Small brain” Primary – with micro-cephaly (small head) Secondary – may have normocephaly – Neurodegenerative diseases » Ceroid lipofuscinosis (Batten's disease) MEGALENCEPHALY   Brain ...
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