1. Hydrocephalus
  2. Craniosynostosis
  3. Chiari Malformation
  4. Neural Tube Defects
  5. Microcephaly

Microcephaly strikes Paxil birth defect injury victims

Among the serious congenital birth defects of the brain or skull caused by defective drug Paxil is microcephaly, or microcephalus. This Paxil birth defect injury or brain birth injury involves an abnormal smallness of the head and is known as a congenital malformation of the nervous system.

As a result, a newborn infant or baby with microcephaly is likely to be seriously retarded in terms of development and mental ability. In fact, the chances for long life and normal brain function are low.
 

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Neural tube defect can harm a baby with a Paxil birth defect

A fairly common birth defect is a neural tube defect, or NTD. This involves an opening in the brain or spinal cord which is ordinary in early fetal development. But when the opening fails to fuse properly and form the neural tube, and the neural tube doesn’t completely close, a NTD occurs.

Such an open NTD is the most common, but a closed NTD also can arise. An open NTD involves a defect in the vertebrae or skull which allows the spinal cord or brain to be exposed upon birth. Such an open NTD may involve such conditions as spina bifida, hydraencephaly,  anencephaly, schizencephaly, iniencephaly or encephaloceles.

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Chiari malformation may be a Paxil birth defect injury

A chiari malformation, or CM, is a structural defect in the cerebellum, or the area of the brain controlling balance. This occurs when the indented bony area near the bottom and back of the skull has a smaller than ordinary size, causing the brainstem and the cerebellum to be pushed lower.

Such pressure on the cerebellum may hamper the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, which protects the spinal cord and brain immersed within it.

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Craniosynostosis affects Paxil birth defect victims

The congenital birth defect craniosynostosis involves a suture or sutures in a baby’s head closing earlier than is customary. These sutures separate individual bones of the skull, and  premature closing can cause a baby’s head to be shaped abnormally, depending on which suture or sutures are involved.

While craniosynostosis may be determined by genetic factors, it also may be a result of a woman taking antidepressant Paxil during pregnancy. The defective drug Paxil has been shown to cause birth defects, including craniosynostosis.

 

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Hydrocephalus, or ‘water on the brain,’ afflicts infant babies with Paxil birth defects

The medical condition commonly called “water on the brain” is, in fact, also named hydrocephalus. It is a buildup of fluids within the skull, causing the brain to swell.

This brain birth injury or infant brain injury can be a Paxil brain defect. Such a Paxil birth defect injury involves liquid in which the spinal cord and brain are immersed, known as cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF. The purpose of CSF is to remove waste from the brain, convey nutrients to the brain and perform as a protective cushion for the brain.
 

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