Brain Injury Terms and Definitions

CBDRP
Centers for Birth Defects Research & Prevention

brain tumor
An abnormal growth of tissue in the brain

Guillain-Barre (ge-YAH buh-RA) syndrome
An inflammatory disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord (peripheral nerves) and, more rarely, parts of the brain itself.

BDPM
Birth Defects Monitoring Program

CBDMP
California Birth Defects Monitoring Program

Eye Birth Defect
Anophthalmia/microphthalmia, congenital cataracts, glaucoma

Gastrointestinal Birth Defect
Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula, intestinal atresia, biliary atresia

aneurysm
The localized enlargement of a blood vessel, usually an artery, that forms a bulge or sac.

hippocampus
Part of the brain that assists in storing memory by sorting and sending new bits of information to be stored in appropriate sections of your brain and recalling them when necessary.

NBDPN
National Birth Defects Prevention Network