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  • Zoomed out and zoomed in view of the brain’s pituitary gland

    Pituitary Tumor | Symptoms and Treatment

    The pituitary gland is located in your brain and produces hormones. Most pituitary tumors are non-cancerous.

  • Hands of woman who has neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes tumors on skin.

    Neurofibromatosis | Symptoms and Diagnosis

    Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic disorder that affects your nervous system and nerve cells, producing tumors on your nerves.

  • Preschool boy plays on a tire swing, leaning back as far as he can. Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a condition that affects how your brain processes sensory information (stimuli).

    Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)

    Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a condition that affects how your brain processes sensory information (stimuli).

  • View of a man’s spinal column through the back of his shirt

    Spinal Cord Injury

    Common causes of spinal cord injury include falling, sports-related events, car accidents, and diseases such as polio or spina…

  • Conceptual drawing of a human head showing the brain, with electric waves going through the head

    Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

    Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a method of stimulating the brain with electricity to treat some types of severe mental…

  • laughing young boy with cerebral palsy sits in his wheelchair next to his sister

    Cerebral Palsy

    Cerebral palsy is a group of brain disorders that affect body movement and muscle coordination. It can be mild or…

  • Cows peak their heads out of their stalls in a barn. Mad cow disease is a rare and deadly brain disease spread by eating beef products from a cow that has been infected. There is no cure.

    Mad Cow Disease

    Mad cow disease is a rare and deadly brain disease spread by eating beef products from a cow that has…

  • close-up of an elderly man’s hands on top of a cane with a caregiver’s hand on top

    Parkinson’s Disease

    Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder that affects the nervous system and causes tremors, slowed movements and stiff muscles.

  • 3D illustration of a fetus who has spina bifida, a neural tube defect

    Neural Tube Defects

    Neural tube defects are birth defects affecting a baby’s spine, spinal cord, or brain.

  • Woman undergoing CT scan

    CT Head Scan

    A CT or CAT scan looks inside your head and neck. It can be used to diagnose many health problems…

  • A young woman helps an older woman hold her tea cup as she takes a drink. Essential tremor is a disorder in your nervous system. It causes shaking movements that you can’t control, most often in your hands.

    Essential Tremor

    Essential tremor is a disorder in your nervous system that causes uncontrollable shaking.

  • Illustration of a woman with and without Bell’s palsy

    Bell’s Palsy

    Bell’s palsy is a condition that temporarily paralyzes the side of your face. It usually goes away on its own…

  • a young athletic woman grips her neck and shoulder and grimaces in pain

    Burners

    Burners are minor nerve injuries that occur between your neck and are common in people who play contact sports.

  • Young woman massaging neck, which is in pain

    Cervical Dystonia

    Cervical dystonia is a neurological disorder that causes your neck muscles to contract involuntarily. This can make your head lean…

  • Female doctor wrapping the head of a young man with gauze

    Traumatic Brain Injury

    A traumatic brain injury is any sudden injury to your brain. It could be from a bump, blow, or jolt…