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Alzheimer's disease
Severe form of dementia caused by significant deterioration of brain tissue.
brain
The part of the central nervous system inside the skull. Its functions include muscle control and coordination, sensory reception and integration, speech production, memory storage and the elaboration of thought and emotion.
Orofacial Birth Defect
Choanal atresia, cleft lip, cleft palate
acetylcholine (ACH)
A chemical in the body that carries messages between the nerves and muscles; a neurotransmitter.
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.
closed head injury
An injury to the head or brain in which the skull remains intact.
Cardiovascular Birth Defect
Conotruncal heart defects, septal heart defects, obstructive heart defects, atrioventricular septal defects, single ventricle, anomalous pulmonary venous return, heterotaxy, Ebstein malformation.
vascular dementia
A common form of dementia that results either from narrowing and blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the brain or by strokes that cause an interruption of blood flow within the brain.
cerebellum
The portion of the brain mainly responsible for balance and coordination.
Eye Birth Defect
Anophthalmia/microphthalmia, congenital cataracts, glaucoma
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