Head and Brain Malformations

• Latest News
• New Aging Mechanism Discovered (10/29/2004, United Press International)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Cephalic Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

• Overviews
• Craniofacial Syndrome Descriptions (Children's Craniofacial Association)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM): Symptoms (Brainpower Project)
• Computed Tomography (CT): Head (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

• Treatment
• Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM): Treatment Options (Brainpower Project)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Arnold-Chiari Malformation (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Craniofacial Abnormalities (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Nervous System Malformations (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Absence of the Septum Pellucidum (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Aicardi Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Arteriovenous Malformations and Other Vascular Lesions of the Central Nervous System (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Cavernous Malformation (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Cerebellar Hypoplasia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Chiari Malformation (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Coffin Lowry Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Craniosynostosis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Dandy-Walker Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Guide to Understanding Facial Palsy (Children's Craniofacial Association) - Links to PDF File
• Holoprosencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Hydranencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Joubert Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Lissencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Megalencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Microcephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Moyamoya Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Neuronal Migration Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Porencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Schizencephaly (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Septo Optic Dysplasia (MAGIC Foundation)
• Soto's Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• What Is an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)? (American Society of Neuroradiology) - Links to PDF File

• Genetics
• Genetics Home Reference: Apert syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Coffin-Lowry syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Crouzon syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Crouzonodermoskeletal syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Jackson-Weiss syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Muenke syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Pfeiffer syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Thanatophoric dysplasia (National Library of Medicine)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Brain and Nervous System Definitions (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM): Using Correct Terminology (Brainpower Project)

• Directories
• Laboratory Directory-GeneReviews (Children's Health Care System, Seattle)

• Organizations
• Children's Craniofacial Association
• GeneTests (Children's Health Care System, Seattle)
• March of Dimes (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
  Also available in: Spanish
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke