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4 Maladies

Published on Nov 26, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SPINA BIFIDA

CAUSE

  • Unknown

SYMPTOMS

  • Dimple or birth mark on the back
  • No feeling in the legs feet or arms
  • Nerve damage
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Seizures

TREATMENT

  • Having surgery shortly after birth
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ANENCEPHALY

CAUSE

  • Upper part of the neural tube fails
  • To close

SYMPTOMS

  • Born deaf, blind, unconscious, and unable to feel pain
  • Absence of skull or brain
  • Facial feature abnormalities
  • Heart defects

CURE

  • None

TRAUMATIC BRAIN IJURY

CAUSE

  • Car collision
  • Falls
  • Violence
  • Sport injuries

SYMPTOMS

  • Dizziness
  • Nausea
  • Sensitivity to light
  • Difficulty sleeping

CURE

  • Surgery

CEREBRAL PALSY

CAUSE

  • Brain injury during fetal development

SYMPTOMS

  • Speech problems
  • Seizures
  • Muscle tightness
  • Coordination problems