Causes of Brain damage

Contents

Brain damage: Introduction
Causes of Brain damage
List of Causes
Drugs/substances (44 causes)
Drug interaction (117 causes)
Hidden causes
Complication causes
Causes of symptoms
News
Related cause information

Causes of Brain damage

Brain damage has many different causes, including anoxia, cardiac arrest, head trauma, brain infection and stroke.

List of causes of Brain damage

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Brain damage) that could possibly cause Brain damage includes:

Brain damage
Brain injury
Mild traumatic brain injury
Brain infection
Encephalitis
Meningitis
Cerebral palsy
Fungal meningitis - brain damage
Accelerated hypertension - brain damage
Ondine's curse - brain damage
Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 - brain damage
Neurotoxicity syndromes - brain damage
Whooping Cough - brain damage
Western equine encephalitis - brain damage
Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 3 - brain damage
Inborn urea cycle disorder - brain damage
Rheumatoid vasculitis - brain damage
Nesidioblastosis of pancreas - brain damage
Neonatal Jaundice - brain damage
Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 1 - brain damage
Febrile Seizures - Brain damage
Asphyxia - brain damage
Argininosuccinase lyase deficiency, neonatal - brain damage if untreated
Lead poisoning - brain damage
Infant Cytomegalic virus - brain damage
Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 2 - brain damage
Concussion - brain damage
Citrullinemia I - brain damage if untreated
Chemical poisoning -- Ammonium Bifluoride - brain damage
Carbamoyl-phosphate synthase 1 deficiency - brain damage
Reye's Syndrome - brain damage
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome - brain damage
Toxoplasmosis - brain damage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage - brain damage
Oxycontin overdose - brain damage
Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 3 - brain damage
Decompression sickness - brain damage
Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type 1 - brain damage
Arbovirosis - brain damage
Niemann-Pick disease, type A - brain damage
Intrauterine infections - brain damage
CMV antenatal infection - brain damage
Periodic hyperlysinemia - brain damage
N-acetyl glutamate synthetase deficiency - brain damage if untreated
Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 4 - brain damage
Syphilis - brain damage if untreated
Neurosyphilis -- general paresis - damage to brain cells
Rh Disease - brain damage
Osteogenesis imperfecta - brain damage
Meningococcal disease - brain damage
Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 5 - brain damage
Epilepsy - brain damage
Ballantyne-Runge syndrome - brain damage
Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 6 - brain damage
Head injury - brain damage
Childbirth - Brain damage
Chemical poisoning -- Window cleaner - brain damage
6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase deficiency - brain damage
Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency - brain damage
Togaviridae disease - brain damage
Tetrahydrobiopterin deficiencies - brain damage
Measles - brain damage
Malignant hyperthermia - brain damage
Malignant hypertension - brain damage
Citrullinemia II - brain damage if untreated
Asphyxia neonatorum - brain damage
Osteopetrosis lethal - brain damage
Coenzyme Q cytochrome c reductase deficiency of - brain damage
Wilson's Disease - brain damage
Lucey Driscoll syndrome - brain damage
Congenital nonhemolytic jaundice - brain damage

More causes:see full list of causes for Brain damage

Brain damage: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Brain damage, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Brain damage:

Brain damage: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Brain damage: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Brain damage:

Causes of Broader Categories of Brain damage: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

Brain damage as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Brain damage as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Brain damage. Our database lists the following as having Brain damage as a complication of that condition:

Brain damage as a symptom:

Conditions listing Brain damage as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Brain damage. Our database lists the following as having Brain damage as a symptom of that condition:

Medications or substances causing Brain damage:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Brain damage as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

Phyhllocontin
Truphylline
Aminophyllin
Somophyllin
Dilor
more drugs...»

See full list of 44 medications causing Brain damage

Drug interactions causing Brain damage:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Brain damage as a symptom.

The list below is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.