Cerebral edema is excess accumulation of fluid (edema) in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain. This typically causes impaired nerve...
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A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain. There are two main types of tumors: malignant (cancerous) tumors and benign (non-cancerous)...
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Cavernous hemangioma (redirect from Cerebral cavernous malformations)
brain is called a cerebral cavernous malformation or CCM. Despite its designation as a hemangioma, a cavernous hemangioma is not a tumor as it does not display...
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Intracerebral hemorrhage (redirect from Cerebral haemorrhage)
brain, such as cerebral arteriolosclerosis, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, cerebral arteriovenous malformation, brain trauma, brain tumors and an intracranial...
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor...
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Perez, Denise (2020), [Video] "Tengo un tumor cerebral", revela Ana María Alvarado [[Video] "I have a brain tumor," reveals Ana María Alvarado], web: El...
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Intracranial aneurysm (redirect from Cerebral Aneurysms)
An intracranial aneurysm, also known as a cerebral aneurysm, is a cerebrovascular disorder characterized by a localized dilation or ballooning of a blood...
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Meningioma (redirect from Meningioma brain tumor)
Meningioma, also known as meningeal tumor, is typically a slow-growing tumor that forms from the meninges, the membranous layers surrounding the brain...
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arise via tumor compression (e.g. pinealoblastoma), or through cyclical gliosis secondary to an initial partial obstruction. The cerebral aqueduct was...
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unclassified. Expressive aphasia can also be caused by trauma to the brain, tumor, cerebral hemorrhage and by extradural abscess. Understanding lateralization...
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Brain ischemia (redirect from Cerebral ischaemia)
demand. This leads to poor oxygen supply or cerebral hypoxia and thus leads to the death of brain tissue or cerebral infarction/ischemic stroke. It is a sub-type...
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Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome (CSWS), also written cerebral salt wasting syndrome, is a rare endocrine condition featuring a low blood sodium concentration...
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Brain metastasis (redirect from Cerebral metastasis)
another location in the body and is therefore considered a secondary brain tumor. The metastasis typically shares a cancer cell type with the original site...
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arteriovenous malformation, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor, cerebral infarction and cerebral contusion.: 129 The common association is dual pathology...
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A cerebral shunt is a device permanently implanted inside the head and body to drain excess fluid away from the brain. They are commonly used to treat...
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brain tumors. Cerebral blood volume is one of the parameters that is assessed with CT perfusion, often as part of Ischemic stroke evaluation. Cerebral blood...
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Hypoxia (medicine) (section Cerebral hypoxia)
eating disorders and cerebral palsy. Tumor hypoxia is the situation where tumor cells have been deprived of oxygen. As a tumor grows, it rapidly outgrows...
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Astrocytoma (category Brain tumor)
Astrocytoma is a type of brain tumor. Astrocytomas (also astrocytomata) originate from a specific kind of star-shaped glial cell in the cerebrum called...
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Glioblastoma (category Brain tumor)
worse prognostic risk. Death is usually due to widespread tumor infiltration with cerebral edema and increased intracranial pressure. A good initial Karnofsky...
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2018). "El hijo de Carlos Menem y Cecilia Bolocco será operado de un tumor cerebral". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2020. Caraballo, Harry...
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variety of brain tumors (gliomas and meningiomas,) complex brain tumors (skull base, acoustic neuroma, and pituitary tumors,) cerebral aneurysms and arteriovenous...
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Pituitary adenoma (redirect from Pituitary tumor)
Pituitary adenomas are tumors that occur in the pituitary gland. Most pituitary tumors are benign, approximately 35% are invasive and just 0.1% to 0.2%...
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Cardiac myxoma (redirect from Atrial tumor)
of the tumor Blockage of the mitral heart valve Stroke Fusiform cerebral aneurysms Myxomata are the most common type of adult primary heart tumor. Most...
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Falx cerebri (redirect from Cerebral falx)
tends to grow predominantly into one cerebral hemisphere but is often bilateral, and in some patients the tumor grows into the inferior edge of the sagittal...
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more of the following: Brain tumor, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (also known as Pseudotumor Cerebri), cerebral venous sinus thrombosis or intracerebral...
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bleeding diathesis) - hemorrhagic necrosis (e.g. tumor, infection) - venous outflow obstruction (e.g. cerebral venous sinus thrombosis). Nonpenetrating and...
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causes Katie Reider 30 July 14, 2008 New York City, New York, U.S. Jaw tumor/Cerebral hemorrhage Jo Stafford 90 July 16, 2008 Century City, California, U...
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monoplegia are listed below. Cerebral palsy Direct physical trauma to the affected limb Central nervous mass lesion, including tumor, hematoma, or abscess Complicated...
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An atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a rare tumor usually diagnosed in childhood. Although usually a brain tumor, AT/RT can occur anywhere in...
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Pilocytic astrocytoma (category Brain tumor)
area where astrocytes are present, including the cerebral hemispheres and the spinal cord. These tumors are usually slow growing and benign, corresponding...
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