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Brain Disorders


Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is a birth defect that occurs during the first few weeks of intrauterine life. HPE is a disorder in which the fetal brain does not grow forward and divide as it is supposed to during early pregnancy (incomplete cleavage of the embryonic forebrain/failure of the prosencephalon to cleave into the cerebral and lateral hemispheres).

The Carter Centers for Brain Research in Holoprosencephaly and Related Malformations is a collaborative initiative among sponsored Centers of Excellence in the field of holoprosencephaly (HPE):

  • The Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas

  • Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, California

  • Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

F or more information about HPE, please visit the Carter Center for Brain Research.

To schedule an appointment with one of our specialists, please contact the Neurology Clinic.









 




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