NERVOUS DISORDERS

4 NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS:

• spina bifida.
• anencephaly.
• traumatic brain injury.
• cerebral palsi.

SPINA BIFIDA

• The incompletion of the spinal cord, or it's coverings.
• Cause might be from genes or a high fever during pregnancy.
• Symptoms depend on the severity of of the disease.

ANENCEPHALY

• Absence of a large part of the brain and skull.
• Cause is unknown. Possible causes are environmental toxins,
• And low intake of folic acid by the mother during pregnancy.
• Symptoms: absence of skull, absence of brain, facial abnormalities,
• And heart defects.

traumatic brain injury

• Known as intracranial injury.
• Occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain.
• Symptoms depend of severity.
• Can involve damage to other structures, such as the scalp and skull.
• TBI is a major cause of death and disability worldwide.

cerebral palsy

• Group of disorders that can involve brain and nervous system functions.
• Cerebral palsy is caused by injuries or abnormalities of the brain.
• Symptoms may be different between people.
• Symptoms may: be mild or severe, only involve one or both sides of the body,
• May be worse in either the arms or the legs, or maybe both are involved.