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Article: Birth Defects and Brain Development
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Birth Defects and Brain Development
The Developing Fetus
Anencephaly
Spina Bifida
Embryo Toxins
Embryo Infections
Metabolic Disorders
Living with Birth Defects
Birth defects of the brain are a group of disorders that result from illness or injury to the brain and central nervous system of a developing
fetus*
. Birth defects can be inherited from a parent or acquired through the mother
’
s contact with environmental factors such as drugs or infections. Birth defects of the brain result in problems that can range from mild to severe. They can affect one part or many parts of the central nervous system
.
* fetus
- (FEE-tus) in humans, is the unborn offspring in the period after it ...