One in 26 Americans has epilepsy, a neurological condition that interrupts normal electrical activity in the brain. Many effective treatments are available.
Epilepsy is a recurrent seizure disorder that results from abnormal electric brain activity. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Helpful for treating essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, deep brain stimulation may soon be used for other conditions like Alzheimer's disease and obesity.
Chronic pain is discomfort that persists or progresses over a long period of time. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
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.
For epilepsy, new brain surgery techniques can bring relief, and often a cure, if seizures haven't been helped by medications. Learn more about these procedures.
Hydrocephalus is a condition in which fluid that helps cushion the brain and the spinal cord accumulates inside the skull, causing neurological problems.
Though an acoustic neuroma (a tumor on a nerve connecting the brain and ear) is usually benign, it can affect hearing and balance.
Infantile hemangioma, a type of red birthmark formed of extra blood vessels in the skin, is common and found in five to 10 percent of babies.
Craniofacial surgery may be used to treat urgent, life-threatening conditions as well as important “quality of life” reconstructive procedures.