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Brain damage: A condition which is characterized by damage to the brain resulting in a decrease in function. See detailed information below for a list of 106 causes of Brain damage, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Brain damage as a symptom.
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medications causing Brain damage
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Brain damage as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Brain damage may include these symptoms:
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Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke or Alzheimer's disease, it can also...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such as ...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return. A variety of symptoms can occur in post...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children....read more »
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Brain damage. Of the 106 causes of Brain damage that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Brain damage' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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The following list of medical conditions have Brain damage or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Brain damage based
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Medical Conditions associated with Brain damage:
Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Trauma-related symptoms (724 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
Symptoms related to Brain damage:
Brain injury, Head injury (3 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Bleeding in the brain (47 causes), Brain swelling (387 causes), 6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase deficiency, Accelerated hypertension, Arbovirosis, Argininosuccinase lyase deficiency, Asphyxia
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