Category Archive for : ‘Brain diseases’

Astrocytoma is a type of cancer that can form in the brain or spinal cord . Astrocytoma begins in cells called astrocytes that support nerve cells.

Astrocytoma signs and symptoms depend on the location of your tumor. Astrocytomas that occur in the brain can cause seizures , headaches and nausea. Astrocytomas that occur in the spinal cord can cause weakness and disability in the area affected by the growing tumor.

Astrocytoma can be a slow-growing tumor, or it can be an aggressive cancer that grows quickly. The

An aneurysm occurs when an artery’s wall weakens and causes an abnormally large bulge. This bulge can rupture and cause internal bleeding. Although an aneurysm can occur in any part of your body, they’re most common in the: Brain, aorta, legs and spleen.

Aneurysm are a very serious condition. They occur when a blood-filled bulge forms on the wall of a weakened area in an artery. Aneurysms commonly occur in the abdomen and brain and if not treated can lead to serious health conditions. Stroke

A metastatic brain tumor (also known as brain metastasis or secondary brain tumor) is cancer that begins elsewhere in the body and spreads to the brain. The metastatic brain tumor usually contains the same type of cancer cells found at the primary cancer site. For example, cancer cells in the lung, breast, skin, colon or kidney can move into the brain through the bloodstream and cause a metastatic tumor. Brain metastases can be a single tumor or multiple tumors.

Metastatic brain tumors currently have the fastest growing rate of incidence of

Pineoblastoma is a rare, aggressive type of cancer that begins in the cells of the brain’s pineal gland. Your pineal gland, located in the center of your brain, produces a hormone (melatonin) that plays a role in your natural sleep-wake cycle. Pineoblastoma can occur at any age, but it tends to occur most often in young children. Pineoblastoma may cause headaches, sleepiness and subtle changes in the way the eyes move. Pineoblastoma can be very difficult to treat. It can spread within the brain and the

Epilepsy surgery is a procedure that removes or alters an area of your brain where seizures originate. Epilepsy surgery is most effective when seizures always originate in a single location in the brain. Epilepsy surgery is not the first line of treatment but is considered when at least two anti-seizure medications have failed to control seizures. A number of pre-surgical assessments are necessary to determine whether you’re eligible for epilepsy surgery and how the procedure is performed.

Causes of epilepsy surgery

Epilepsy surgery may be an

Vagus nerve stimulation involves the use of a device to stimulate the vagus nerve with electrical impulses. An implantable vagus nerve stimulator is currently FDA-approved to treat epilepsy and depression. There’s one vagus nerve on each side of your body, running from your brainstem through your neck to your chest and abdomen. In conventional vagus nerve stimulation, a device is surgically implanted under the skin on your chest, and a wire is threaded under your skin connecting the device to the left vagus nerve. When activated,