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Mixed tension migraine is a headache with features of both tension and migraine headaches.See also:HeadacheTension headacheMigraine with auraMigraine without aura
Review Date: 3/5/2007

Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder is a language disability which causes impairment of both the understanding and the expression of language.
Review Date: 6/13/2006

Gliomas are tumors that grow in various parts of the brain. Optic gliomas can affect:One or both of the optic nerves, which carry visual information to the brain from each eyeThe optic chiasm, the area where the optic nerves cross each other in front of the hypothalamus of the brainAn optic glioma may also grow along with a hypothalamic glioma.
Review Date: 7/14/2006

Blood typing is a method to tell what specific type of blood you have. What type you have depends on whether or not there are certain proteins, called antigens, on the red blood cells or if there are antibodies to these substances.Blood is often grouped according to the ABO blood typing system. on This method breaks blood types down into four categories:Type AType BType ABType OYour blood type (or blood group) also depends on what has been passed down to you from your parents.
Review Date: 9/11/2006

A primary brain tumor is a group (mass) of abnormal cells that start in the brain. This article focuses on primary brain tumors in adults.See also:Brain tumor - metastatic (cancer that has spread to the brain)Brain tumor - children
Review Date: 10/31/2006

A hypothalamic tumor is an abnormal growth in the hypothalamus gland, which is located in the brain.
Review Date: 10/31/2006