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https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/traumatic-brain-injury-tbi
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to a brain injury that is caused by an...body, or from an object entering the brain. Not all blows or jolts to ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-know-your-brain
Brain Basics: Know Your Brain Image The brain is the most complex part of the...the human body. This three-pound organ is the seat of intelligence ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/huntingtons-disease
...nerve cells (neurons) in parts of the brain to gradually break down and die. The...The disease attacks areas of the brain that help to control ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/multiple-sclerosis
...myelin in the central nervous system (brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord)....myelin in the central nervous system (brain, optic nerves, and spinal ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/epilepsy-and-seizures
Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder in which groups of nerve cells, or neurons...neurons, in the brain sometimes send the wrong signals and cause ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/meningitis
...meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord....of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord, called the ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/parkinsons-disease
...nerve cells (neurons) in parts of the brain weaken, are damaged, or die, people...nerve cells (neurons) in parts of the brain weaken, are damaged, or ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-als
...motor neurons—those nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary...motor neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-life-and-death-neuron
Brain Basics: The Life and Death of a Neuron Image Neurons are nerve cells that...neuroscientists (scientists who study the brain) thought we were ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/neurological-diagnostic-tests-and-procedures
...about common tests used to diagnose brain nervous system disorders....have a brain disorder or another medical condition. While some brain ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/cerebral-palsy
...abnormalities inside the developing brain that disrupt the brain’s ability to...abnormalities inside the developing brain that disrupt the brain's ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/peripheral-neuropathy
...between the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) and all other parts...between the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/encephalitis
...inflammation of the brain. Infections and other disorders affecting the brain and spinal...symptoms and, in extreme cases, cause brain damage, stroke ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/migraine
...of nerve fibers within the wall of brain blood vessels traveling inside the...layers of membranes protecting the brain and spinal cord)....of nerve ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/cerebral-aneurysms
...as a brain aneurysm) is a weak or thin spot on an artery in the brain that balloons...aneurysm can put pressure on the nerves or brain tissue. It may ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/functional-neurologic-disorder
...condition caused by changes in how brain networks work, rather than changes...changes in the structure of the brain itself, as seen in many other ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/narcolepsy
Dreams occur during REM sleep, and the brain keeps muscles limp during this sleep...individual either having low levels of a brain hormone ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/spinal-cord-injury
...sends and receives signals from the brain. SCI can be caused by direct injury...from the brain. The spinal cord extends from the lower part of the bra ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/brain-and-spinal-cord-tumors
Brain and spinal cord tumors form in the tissue inside your brain or spinal...Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors On this page What are brain and spinal cord ...
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease
...rapidly worsening brain disorder that causes unique changes in brain tissue and affects...rapidly worsening brain disorder that causes unique changes ...