[GCFL-discuss] Fw: definition

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GreenBubble,
This is what Barb has done:
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Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 10:20 AM
Subject: definition


Jeanene; I went back and reread the definition of hydran last night and it does say that or imply that a child has a fair amount of brain; so I've revised the definition. I've added the following paragraph:


A child with Hydranencephaly usually but not always has an intact brainstem and then small pieces of other parts of the brain. We've learned that the amount of remaining brain doesn't seem to have an impact on how alert the child is. Most of the children learn to use their brainstem for functions previously thought to be controlled by the cortex such as awareness. Although previous thought has been that someone has to have a cortex in order to be aware and interact with their environment children with Hydranencephaly prove otherwise. 



Barb



 
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