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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, ALS causes degeneration of the nerve cells in certain regions of the brain and spinal cord that control the muscles.
amygdala
uh-MIG-duh-luh). A part of the brain that oversees emotions and triggers your response to danger.
trigeminal neuralgia
A painful condition caused by a disturbance in the function of the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from your face to your brain.
Genitourinary Birth Defect
Renal agenesis (bilateral), hypospadias (2nd or 3rd degree)
aneurysm
The localized enlargement of a blood vessel, usually an artery, that forms a bulge or sac.
Cardiovascular Birth Defect
Conotruncal heart defects, septal heart defects, obstructive heart defects, atrioventricular septal defects, single ventricle, anomalous pulmonary venous return, heterotaxy, Ebstein malformation.
Guillain-Barre (ge-YAH buh-RA) syndrome
An inflammatory disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord (peripheral nerves) and, more rarely, parts of the brain itself.
vascular dementia
A common form of dementia that results either from narrowing and blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the brain or by strokes that cause an interruption of blood flow within the brain.
Orofacial Birth Defect
Choanal atresia, cleft lip, cleft palate
CBDMP
California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
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