Brain Archives

Posttraumatic Headache (Headache After Injury)

What is Posttraumatic Headache (Headache After Injury)? Post-traumatic headaches (PTHA) often follow a traumatic brain injury …

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Subacute Necrotizing Encephalomyelopathy (Leigh syndrome)

What is Subacute Necrotizing Encephalomyelopathy (Leigh syndrome)? Subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy (SNE), or Leigh syndrome, is a …

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Shy-Drager Syndrome

What is Shy-Drager Syndrome? Shy Drager syndrome was first identified in 1960 as a brain-related disorder …

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Schizencephaly

What is Schizencephaly? Schizencephaly is a rare birth defect of the brain where an abnormal cleft, …

Ataxia

Superficial Siderosis

What is Superficial Siderosis? Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a long-lasting condition caused …

Further Brain Topics

Autonomic Instability Autonomic Paraganglia Benign Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Benign Peripheral Nerve Tumors Brachial Plexus Compression Brachial Plexus Injury Brain Carpal Tunnel Carpopedal Spasm Cauda Equina Syndrome Cervical Disc Herniation Chvostek's sign Common Fibular Neuropathy Complete transection of a peripheral nerve Compression Neuropathies Conus Medullaris Syndrome Cranial Mononeuropathy Cranial Nerve Cranial Nerve Palsies Cranial Neuropathy Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Degenerative Disc Disease Dorsal Colums Dorsal Roots Excessive Traction on the Spinal Cord Fifth Cranial Nerve Fixed and Dilated Ipsilateral Pupil Foot Drop Guillain-Barre Syndrome Hyperesthesia Ischemic Nerve Injury Lateral Cutaneous Brachial Nerves Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Long Thoracic Nerve Lower Limb Lumbar Disc Herniation Lumbar Radiculopathy Lumbosacral Plexopathy Masticatory Weakness Median Nerve Motor Deficits Myelopathy Nerve Entrapment Nerve Ischemia Nerve Laceration Neurofibromas Neurogenic Claudication Neurologic Deficits Neuropathy Neurotoxicity Neurotransmitter Nonsegmental Sensory Loss Numbness Pain and Temperature Deficits Paresthesia Perineural Cyst Phrenic Nerve Injury Posterior Tibial Nerve Radial Nerve Radiculopathy Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Sensory Deficits Spinal Accessory Nerves Spinal Cord Spinal Cord Compression Spinal Cord Injury Spinal Epidural Hematoma Spinal Nerve Root Compression Spine Superior Laryngeal Nerve Syringomyelia Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Tetany Thoracic Disc Herniation Thoracic Polyradiculopathy Tibial Nerve Tinel Sign Transverse Myelitis Traumatic Nerve Injury Ulnar Nerve Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome Upper Limb Urinary Sphincter Dysfunction Vagus Nerve Ventral Spinal Cord Infarction Vestibular Schwannoma Vestibular Schwannomas Wrist Drop

Computed Tomography Of Non-Missile Penetrating Head Injury. This image shows a break in the left frontal cranium and dura mater. A fragment of the weapon has penetrated the brain. Edema in the area collapses the left lateral ventricle.

Anatomy

Penetrating Head Trauma (Stab Wounds in the Head)

Published: August 30, 2024

What is Penetrating Head Trauma (Stab Wounds in the Head)? The brain is the main organ …

30 Aug 24

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Anoxic Encephalopathy (Brain injury from lack of oxygen)

Published: August 30, 2024

What is Anoxic Encephalopathy (Brain injury from lack of oxygen)? Anoxic encephalopathy, or injury to the …

30 Aug 24

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Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis

Published: August 29, 2024

What is Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis? Paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis (PEM) is part of a group of conditions called paraneoplastic …

29 Aug 24

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Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration

Published: August 29, 2024

What is Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration? Paraneoplastic syndromes are rare symptoms that happen in some patients with …

29 Aug 24

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Millard-Gubler Syndrome

Published: August 21, 2024

What is Millard-Gubler Syndrome? Millard-Gubler syndrome (MGS), also referred to as facial abducens hemiplegia syndrome or …

21 Aug 24

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Locked-in Syndrome

Published: August 21, 2024

What is Locked-in Syndrome? Locked-in syndrome (LIS) is a severe condition that causes full-body paralysis, difficulty …

21 Aug 24

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Hydranencephaly

Published: August 16, 2024

What is Hydranencephaly? Hydranencephaly is a rare birth defect that happens during the second trimester of …

16 Aug 24

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HIV-1–Associated Toxoplasmosis

Published: August 16, 2024

What is HIV-1–Associated Toxoplasmosis? Toxoplasmosis is the most common brain infection in patients with HIV/AIDS who …

16 Aug 24

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Lissencephaly

Published: August 16, 2024

What is Lissencephaly? Lissencephaly is a term that covers a variety of serious brain deformities, such …

16 Aug 24

Further Brain Topics

Autonomic Instability

Autonomic Paraganglia

Benign Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor

Benign Peripheral Nerve Tumors

Brachial Plexus Compression

Brachial Plexus Injury

Brain

Carpal Tunnel

Carpopedal Spasm

Cauda Equina Syndrome

Cervical Disc Herniation

Chvostek's sign

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Further Brain Topics

Autonomic Instability

Autonomic Paraganglia

Benign Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor

Benign Peripheral Nerve Tumors

Brachial Plexus Compression

Brachial Plexus Injury

Brain

Carpal Tunnel

Carpopedal Spasm

Cauda Equina Syndrome

Cervical Disc Herniation

Chvostek's sign

Common Fibular Neuropathy

Complete transection of a peripheral nerve

Compression Neuropathies

Conus Medullaris Syndrome

Cranial Mononeuropathy

Cranial Nerve

Cranial Nerve Palsies

Cranial Neuropathy

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Degenerative Disc Disease

Dorsal Colums

Dorsal Roots

Excessive Traction on the Spinal Cord

Fifth Cranial Nerve

Fixed and Dilated Ipsilateral Pupil

Foot Drop

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Hyperesthesia

Ischemic Nerve Injury

Lateral Cutaneous Brachial Nerves

Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve

Long Thoracic Nerve

Lower Limb

Lumbar Disc Herniation

Lumbar Radiculopathy

Lumbosacral Plexopathy

Masticatory Weakness

Median Nerve

Motor Deficits

Myelopathy

Nerve Entrapment

Nerve Ischemia

Nerve Laceration

Neurofibromas

Neurogenic Claudication

Neurologic Deficits

Neuropathy

Neurotoxicity

Neurotransmitter

Nonsegmental Sensory Loss

Numbness

Pain and Temperature Deficits

Paresthesia

Perineural Cyst

Phrenic Nerve Injury

Posterior Tibial Nerve

Radial Nerve

Radiculopathy

Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Sensory Deficits

Spinal Accessory Nerves

Spinal Cord

Spinal Cord Compression

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Epidural Hematoma

Spinal Nerve Root Compression

Spine

Superior Laryngeal Nerve

Syringomyelia

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Tetany

Thoracic Disc Herniation

Thoracic Polyradiculopathy

Tibial Nerve

Tinel Sign

Transverse Myelitis