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An aneurysm occurs when the wall of a blood vessel weakens, causing it to bulge (swell). This can be dangerous if it gets bigger and ruptures (bursts)....
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Also known as vestibular schwannoma, an acoustic neuroma, is a tumour that grows slowly from the covering on the vestibular nerve. This nerve runs from...
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Acoustic neuroma's, are rarer in children than in adults and are often associated with neurofibromatosis 2. The only confirmed risk factor for acoustic...
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Spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are tangles of blood vessel that form on or in your spinal cord. If left untreated, they can lead to leg weakness...
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Severe spasms are common symptoms of brain and spinal injuries and conditions. They can be extremely painful and leave your muscles stiff and difficult...
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An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a term used to describe a complex tangle of blood vessels in your brain with abnormal connections between your arteries...
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During an awake craniotomy, a patient is brought back to consciousness during part of the procedure, but any painful parts of the surgery are performed...
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Aneurysms can develop in any blood vessel in your body but the brain (cerebral) arteries are affected in approximately 1% of the population. Individuals...
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An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a term used to describe a complex tangle of blood vessels in your brain with abnormal connections between your arteries...
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The brain requires a constant supply of oxygen to survive. Cerebral hypoxia is a reduction in the amount of oxygen supplied to the brain. Cerebral anoxia...
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You should see a doctor if you have any of the following symptoms: severe, persistent headaches seizures (fits) persistent nausea, vomiting...
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Brain tumours are the most common type that develop in children. Primary tumours begin in the brain, whilst secondary growths have spread there from elsewhere...
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A cavernoma is an abnormal collection of blood vessels in the brain or spinal cord. Also referred to as cavernous malformations, cavernomas vary in size...
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Cerebral palsy encompasses a group of conditions. These relate to problems with muscle control and movement. They are the result of an injury to the brain...
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Chiari malformation is where brain tissue extends into the spinal canal. This happens when there is a mismatch between the size of brain tissue and the...