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Head and brain malformations
Head and brain malformation are congenital problems in the development of the head and brain, which occur in the womb before a baby is born.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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What is the definition or description of: Head and brain malformations?
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A 27-year old male asked about a 27-year old male:
Chronic head & back pain 10 months after brain surgery (removed malformation causing epilepsy in the left temporal lobe) and spinal tap. Why?
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I have chronic severe ear infection w/csf leak since brain decompression for chiari malformation. Could inner ear & ear bones be malformed also?
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How vulnerable is brain to concussion? How do you know when its nothing and when you should take it easy after getting a hit to the head?
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Why is it that every time I go out in the sun, as soon as it hits my head, my cognitive function decreases and my head feels hot and its almost like the sun depresses my brain and severely inhibit its functioning.Why does this happen and what helps?
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What is the definition or description of: Brain malformations?
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Is brain tumors in your head?
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Does multiple head traumas cause brain ischemia?
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Can an abnormal head shape hurt my baby's brain?
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How is the brain protected from shaking the head?
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Can a tumor in or on your brain or head kill you?
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Is papilledema linked to malformations in the brain?
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Do I have a small head or small brain if small hat size?
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Can you get a brain tumour from hitting your head to hard?
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I have herpes 1&2 know my head tingles can it be brain herpes?
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Is it true that a severe knock on the head cause a brain tumour?
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A 48-year old male asked:
Could a head cats can with out contrast show a tumor in the brain?
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Please tell me, could a brain tumour be caused by a bang on the head?
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I have herpes 1&2 1&2 i get tingling in my head is this brain herpes?
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A 38-year old female asked about a 38-year old male:
What can you do when your head hurts and you have leaisons on your brain?
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A 25-year old asked:
How hard does someone have to hit their head for it to cause a brain bleed?
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A 36-year old asked:
How does a coma from head trauma and the head trauma itself damage the brain?
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A 35-year old asked:
My friend has an abnormally large head..Should I be jealous of his bigger brain?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What kind type or how hard of a trama to the head would cause u to bleed from brain?
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A 40-year old asked:
I heard small head will bring incomplete or abnormal development of brain. Is it true?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Sudden ache in the head, left back brain, just a few seconds. What is it? And the cause?
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A female asked:
What kind of neurological problems could cause brain shocks? I keep getting shocks in my head
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A 36-year old asked:
Can head injury mess your brain up and cause you to think the complete opposite of the truth?
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A female asked:
I hit my head all the time when I'm upset. Someone told me that it can kill brain cells. Is that true?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is it normal to have pain when shaking head? I ve heard that when you do the brain moves and can hit the sides
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