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Category:Central Nervous System - Congenital Abnormalities (view source)
Revision as of 13:13, 8 March 2011
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==Introduction==
* Congenital malformations may involve the spinal cord, brain, meninges, calvaria or vertebral column.
* Abnormalities typically result from defects in neural tube development.
* Congenital malformations are present at or before birth, and manifest as either:
** Morphological problems
** Functional problems
*** Tend to arise as biochemical abnormalities, such as the lysosomal diseases or leukodystrophies.
* Causes of congenital abnormalities include:
** Environmental causes
*** For example, these may be toxic, infectious, nutritional, or physical (e.g. radiation)
*** This is by far the most common cause.
** Inherited traits.
[[Category:Nervous System - Pathology]]
[[Category:Nervous System - Pathology]]