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Brain diseases
Brain diseases include many different areas and etiologies, but generically this refers to disorders of the brain tissue. They can be grouped into six categories, each of which requires a different treatment: tumors, traumatic in nature, neurodegenerative (such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's), congenital, infectious, or cerebrovascular.
Is a type of:Central nervous system diseases
How long it usually lasts:
Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)
How common is it?
Common
Dementia
Condition
Basal ganglia diseases
Condition
Cerebrovascular disorders
Condition
Seizure disorder
Condition
Mixed dementia
Condition
Epilepsy
Condition
Single ventricle
Condition
Astrocytoma
Condition
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Condition
Brain bleeding
Condition
Metabolic brain diseases
Condition
Cerebral hemorrhage
Condition
Cerebellar syndrome
Condition
Cerebellar hemorrhage
Condition
Encephalopathy
Condition
Brain malformations
Condition
Epilepsia partialis continua
Condition
Cerebellar degeneration
Condition
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Condition
Partial agenesis of corpus callosum
Condition
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