Many congenital brain defects cause minor neurological impairment. People with these types of congenital brain defects can grow to function independently. Other defects are so severe that they are fatal before or shortly after birth. Some cause significant disabilities.
I am looking into this for a friend as well. The pancreas deals with digestive juices and insulin. Have a look at your medications to see if they may have gastrointestinal effects. I can tell you that Tramadol does affect the production of enzymes in the intestine.
A new class of drugs, called topical immunomodulators, can treat serious skin conditions without the side effects found in corticosteroids: tacrolimus ointment (ProtopicÂ®) and pimecrolimus cream (ElidelÂ®) have been shown to suppress the activity of the immune system in the skin, including the butterfly rash, subacute cutaneous lupus, and possibly even discoid lupus lesions.