- 1. Difficulty swallowing
- (Difficulty swallowing)
- ... in infants and children Common causes of swallowing difficulties in infants and children include: Nervous system disorders, such as cerebral palsy or meningitis Cleft lip or cleft palate ...
- 2. Grand mal seizure
- (Grand mal seizure)
- ... particularly cleft lip and cleft palate, for pregnant women who take the drug in their first trimester. Discuss these risks with your doctor. Because of the risk of birth defects, and because pregnancy ...
- 3. Hashimoto's disease
- (Hashimoto's disease)
- ... to intellectual and developmental problems. There may be a link between hypothyroid pregnancies and birth defects, such as cleft palate. A connection also exists between hypothyroid pregnancies and heart, ...
- 4. DiGeorge syndrome
- (DiGeorge syndrome)
- ... syndrome include heart defects, poor immune system function, a cleft palate, complications related to low levels of calcium in the blood and behavioral disorders. The number and severity of problems ...
- 5. Dental Treatment Options for a Cleft Lip
- (Dental Shanghai)
- Cleft lip is a developmental or birth defect that can affect the upper or lower lip of a child, which is extremely rare in the lower lip. A cleft lip looks as a narrow opening or split in the front of ...
- 6. Spina bifida
- (Spina bifida)
- ... amount of folate through diet alone, so vitamin supplements are necessary to prevent spina bifida. And, it's possible that folic acid will also help reduce the risk of other birth defects, including cleft ...
