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Primary lymphoma of the brain is cancer that started in the brain.
Review Date:
9/27/2006
Organic brain syndrome (OBS) is a general term, referring to physical disorders (usually not psychiatric disorders) that cause decreased mental function.
Review Date:
9/7/2006
Brain surgery treats lesions of the brain and the structures around it through an opening (craniotomy) in the skull (cranium).
Review Date:
5/3/2007
Epilepsy is a brain disorder involving repeated seizures of any type.
Review Date:
8/7/2006
An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of a section of a blood vessel. When an aneurysm occurs in the brain, it is called a cerebral aneurysm.
Review Date:
7/14/2006
Posterior fossa tumor is a type of brain tumor located in or near the bottom of the skull.
Review Date:
9/11/2006
Dementia is a loss of brain function. It is not a single disease. Instead, dementia refers to a group of illnesses that involve memory, behavior, learning, and communicating problems. The problems are progressive, which means they slowly get worse.
Review Date:
5/10/2006
A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain. A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack."
Review Date:
3/15/2007
Delirium is a condition of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function. It is usually caused by a treatable physical or mental illness.
Review Date:
4/28/2006
Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is a type of brain injury that affects infants. The condition involves the death of small areas of brain tissue around fluid-filled areas called ventricles. The damage creates "holes" in the brain.
Review Date:
11/27/2007