Brain Injury Terms and Definitions

Musculoskeletal Birth Defect
Diaphragmatic hernia, gastroschisis, omphalocele, limb deficiency, craniosynostosis, bladder exstrophy, cloacal exstrophy, sacral agenesis/caudal regression.

Orofacial Birth Defect
Choanal atresia, cleft lip, cleft palate

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.

Ear Birth Defect
Anotia/microtia

brain tumor
An abnormal growth of tissue in the brain

amygdala
uh-MIG-duh-luh). A part of the brain that oversees emotions and triggers your response to danger.

closed head injury
An injury to the head or brain in which the skull remains intact.

Non-system-specific Birth Defect
Amniotic band sequence

NBDPN
National Birth Defects Prevention Network

CBDMP
California Birth Defects Monitoring Program