CVST occurs when a blood clot forms in the cerebral venous sinus.
Though an acoustic neuroma (a tumor on a nerve connecting the brain and ear) is usually benign, it can affect hearing and balance.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging is the most common type of brain imaging, lighting up parts of the brain while patients think or perform activities. Learn more about this process.
Imaging procedures, including MRI and CT, can identify dangerous irregularities called vascular malformations in arteries, veins or lymph vessels.
Stroke, a blockage of blood flow to the brain, can cause symptoms ranging from barely noticeable to disabling to death. Fast treatment is vital.
A term for pain that begins in the lower back or the buttocks and radiates down one leg due to compression of the sciatic nerve
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a neurological condition in which the immune system attacks healthy nerve cells. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A brief episode in which blood flow to the brain is temporarily blocked.
A type of stroke that occurs when a blood vessel or fatty plaque blocks a blood vessel in the brain.