Health and Medical Guide to Functions and Dysfunctions of the Brain and Nervous System Brain Diseases Health information topics about Brain Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Brain -- Lobes American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZR9WH46JC&sub_... 2. Atlas of the Body: The Brain -- Side View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZYUAM46JC&sub_... 3. Brain and Nervous System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/brain_nervous_system.html 4. Anatomy of the Brain American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/anatomy1.asp Children 1. Childhood Tumors International Radiosurgery Support Association http://www.irsa.org/childhood_tumors.html 2. Periventricular Leukomalacia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/periventricular_leukomalacia/periventric... Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Brain Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001927&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Functional MR Imaging (fMRI): Brain American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/functional_mr.htm 2. Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01414 3. Electrophysiology We Move http://www.mdvu.org/library/pediatric/diagnostics/dia_exa_electro.html 4. Electroencephalogram (EEG) National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/eeg.pdf 5. Diagnosis of Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorde Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch077/ch077d.html 6. Computed Tomography (CT): Head American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ct_of_the_head.htm Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Brain and Nervous System Definitions Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=BN00023 Directories 1. Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/findaneuro/ 2. Find a Neurologist American Academy of Neurology http://www.aan.com/public/find.cfm Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Prion disease National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=priondisease National Institutes of Health 1. Brain Basics: Know Your Brain National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/know_your_brain.htm Newsletters/Print Publications 1. BrainWork Dana Foundation http://www.dana.org/books/press/brainwork/ Organizations 1. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ Related Issues 1. Chronic Wasting Disease: A Threat to Humans? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00415 Research 1. Gene Silencing Prevents Brain Disease in Mice National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_article_spinocerebellar_ataxi... 2. Synthetic Prion Causes Neurological Disease in Mic National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2004/nia-29.htm 3. Study Finds Psychiatric Disorders are Common in Pe National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/news_article_cerebel... 4. Serotonin Receptor Lets JC Virus Enter Brain Cells National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/news_article_leukoen... 5. Researchers Successfully Deliver Drugs to the Prim National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2002/ninds-03.htm 6. Image Study Shows Brain Maturing National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/nimh-17.htm Specific Conditions 1. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tse/tse.htm 2. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/acute_encephalomyelitis/acute_encephalom... 3. Cerebral Atrophy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_atrophy/cerebral_atrophy.htm 4. Corticobasal Degeneration National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/corticobasal_degeneration/corticobasal_d... 5. Encephalopathy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/encephalopathy/encephalopathy.htm 6. Kuru National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/kuru/kuru.htm 7. Meningioma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01074 8. Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pml/pml.htm 9. Neuronal Migration Disorders National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/neuronal_migration/neuronal_migration.ht... 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