Brain Diseases

• Latest News
• Adapted MRI Helps in Brain Surgery (09/28/2004, United Press International)
• Cranial Metabolic MRI Unveiled (09/21/2004, United Press International)
• Synthetic Prion Causes Neurological Disease in Mice (07/29/2004, National Institute on Aging)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Brain Basics: Know Your Brain (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Anatomy of the Brain (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
• Atlas of the Body: The Brain -- Lobes (American Medical Association)
• Atlas of the Body: The Brain -- Side View (American Medical Association)
• Brain and Nervous System (Nemours Foundation)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Computed Tomography (CT): Head (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Diagnosis of Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders: Diagnostic Procedures (Merck & Co., Inc.)
• Electroencephalogram (EEG) (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• Electrophysiology (We Move)
• Functional MR Imaging (fMRI): Brain (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Treatment
• Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery: Neurosurgery without a Scalpel (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Meningiomas (International Radiosurgery Support Association)
• What Is Neurosurgery? (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Brain Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Cerebral Atrophy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Chronic Wasting Disease: A Threat to Humans? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Corticobasal Degeneration (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Encephalopathy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Kuru (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Neuronal Migration Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Pseudotumor Cerebri (Benign Intracranial Hypertension) (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary

• Research
• Gene Silencing Prevents Brain Disease in Mice (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Image Study Shows Brain Maturing (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Prion Proteins (Society for Neuroscience)
• Researchers Successfully Deliver Drugs to the Primate Brainstem (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Study Finds Psychiatric Disorders are Common in People with Cerebellar Degeneration (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Synthetic Prion Causes Neurological Disease in Mice (National Institute on Aging)

• Genetics
• Genetics Home Reference: Prion disease (National Library of Medicine)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Brain and Nervous System Definitions (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Directories
• Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon (American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons)
• Find a Neurologist (American Academy of Neurology)

• Organizations
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

• Newsletters/Print Publications
• BrainWork (Dana Foundation) - Links to PDF File

• Children
• Childhood Tumors (International Radiosurgery Support Association)
• Periventricular Leukomalacia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)