Brain Injury Terms and Definitions

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

NBDPN
National Birth Defects Prevention Network

NCEH
National Center for Environmental Health

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

Ear Birth Defect
Anotia/microtia

Eye Birth Defect
Anophthalmia/microphthalmia, congenital cataracts, glaucoma

brain tumor
An abnormal growth of tissue in the brain

Jackson-Weiss syndrome
Many of the characteristic facial features of Jackson-Weiss syndrome result from the premature fusion of the skull bones. The head is unable to grow normally, which can lead to a misshapen skull, widely spaced eyes, and a bulging forehead. Foot abnormalities are the most consistent characteristic, as not all individuals with Jackson-Weiss syndrome have abnormal skull or facial features.

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

NBDPS
National Birth Defects Prevention Study