Organ: Brain
Brain:
The main organ of intelligence and control.
Introduction: The brain is a soft, spongy mass of nerve cells and
supportive
tissue .
It has three major parts: the
cerebrum ,
the
cerebellum ,
and the
brain
stem . The parts work together, but each has special
functions.
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Condition count:
165
; see
list below .
Organ subtypes:
hypothalamus (1),
brainstem (0)
Organ types: Organs (323),
Central nervous system (174)
Related organs: skull (2),
head (74),
meninges (6),
spinal cord (22),
nerves (74)
Main condition: Brain conditions
Organs: all organs
Diseases list:
The following list of medical conditions
have 'Brain' or similar listed as an affected body part
in our database:
A Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
... brainAdrenoleukodystrophy
... brainAdult-onset ALD
... brainAgenesis of the corpus callosum
... brainAgnosia
... brainAicardi syndrome
... brainAlexander Syndrome
... brainAlpers Syndrome
... brainAlternating Hemiplegia
... brainAlveolar Hydatid Disease
... brainAlzheimer's Disease
... brainAmnesia
... brainAmnesic shellfish poisoning
... brainAmnestic disorder
... brainAnencephaly
... brainAngelman syndrome
... brainAnoxia
... brainAphasia
... brainApraxia
... brainArachnoid Cysts
... brainArachnoiditis
... brainArteriovenous Malformation
... brainAsperger syndrome
... brainAtaxia Telangiectasia
... brainAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
... brainAuditory Processing Disorder
... brainAutism
... brainB Bacterial meningitis
... brainBalance disorders
... brainBinswanger's Disease
... brainBipolar disorder
... brainBovine spongiform encephalopathy
... brainBrain abscess
... brainBrain cancer
... brainBrain compression
... brainBrain conditions
... brainBrain damage
... brainC Canavan disease
... brainCentral Pain Syndrome
... brainCephalic disorders
... brainCephalic tetanus
... brainCerebral Aneurysm
... brainCerebral Arteriosclerosis
... brainCerebral Atrophy
... brainCerebral hemorrhage
... brainCerebral Palsy
... brainCerebrovascular Conditions
... brainChiari Malformation
... brainChorea
... brainChronic wasting disease (CWD) of mule deer and elk
... brainClassic childhood ALD
... brainComa
... brainConcussion
... brainConvulsions
... brainCorticobasal Degeneration
... brainCraniosynostosis
... brainCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
... brainCryptococcal Meningitis
... brainD Dandy-Walker Syndrome
... brainDelirium
... brainDementia
... brainDementia With Lewy Bodies
... brainDiabetes Insipidus
... hypothalamusDysgraphia
... brainDyslexia
... brainDystonias
... brainE Eastern equine encephalitis
... brainEmpty Sella Syndrome
... brainEncephalitis
... brainEncephalitis, California serogroup viral
... brainEncephaloceles
... brainEpilepsy
... brainF Fahr's Syndrome
... brainFatal familial insomnia
... brainFebrile Seizures
... brainFeline spongiform encephalopathy
... brainFemale carrier ALD
... brainFetal alcohol syndrome
... brainFriedreich's ataxia
... brainG Gaucher Disease
... brainGerstmann's Syndrome
... brainGSS (Gerstmann Sträussler Syndrome)
... brainH Head injury
... brainHemangioblastoma
... brainHigh altitude cerebral edema
... brainHoloprosencephaly
... brainHuntington's Disease
... brainHydranencephaly
... brainHydrocephalus
... brainI Infantile Refsum Disease
... brainJ Japanese encephalitis
... brainJoubert Syndrome
... brainK Korsakoff's psychosis
... brainKrabbé Disease
... brainKuru
... brainL Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
... brainLeukodystrophy
... brainM Megalencephaly
... brainMELAS
... brainMelkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
... brainMeningioma
... brainMeningitis
... brainMeningococcal disease
... brainMental illness
... brainMetachromatic Leukodystrophy
... brainMicrocephaly
... brainMoyamoya Disease
... brainMulti-Infarct Dementia
... brainMultiple Sclerosis
... brainMurray Valley encephalitis
... brainMyoclonus
... brainN Narcolepsy
... brainNeural tube defect
... brainNeuroblastoma
... brainNeurocysticercosis
... brainNeuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
... brainNeuronal Migration Disorders
... brainO Ohtahara Syndrome
... brainOlivopontocerebellar Atrophy
... brainOpsoclonus Myoclonus
... brainP Parkinson's Disease
... brainPelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
... brainPersistent Vegetative State
... brainPick's Disease
... brainPneumococcal meningitis
... brainPorencephaly
... brainProgressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
... brainProgressive Supranuclear Palsy
... brainPseudotumor Cerebri
... brainR Rabies
... brainRasmussen's Encephalitis
... brainRefsum Disease
... brainRett's syndrome
... brainS Schizencephaly
... brainSchizophrenia
... brainSepto-Optic Dysplasia
... brainShaken Baby Syndrome
... brainSoto's Syndrome
... brainSpastic disorders
... brainSt. Louis encephalitis
... brainStroke
... brainSubacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
... brainSubarachnoid hemorrhage
... brainSubdural hematoma
... brainSydenham chorea
... brainT Tapeworms
... brainTardive Dyskinesia
... brainTay Sachs
... brainTodd's Paralysis
... brainTourette Syndrome
... brainTransient Ischemic Attack
... brainTransmissible mink encephalopathy (TME)
... brainTraumatic Brain Injury
... brainTremor
... brainTuberous sclerosis
... brainV Variant CJD
... brainVertigo
... brainViral meningitis
... brainW Wallenberg's Syndrome
... brainWernicke's encephalopathy
... brainWernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
... brainWestern equine encephalitis
... brainWilliams Syndrome
... brainWilson's Disease
... brainZ Zellweger Syndrome
... brain
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