This is a pocket of pus in your brain. Tissue has grown around it, walling it off from the rest of your body. The mass is filled with...

This is a cancer that began elsewhere in your body and then spread to your brain, forming one or more tumors. Many different cancers can...

This is a disorder of the nervous system. It affects movement, and it can interfere with your speech. It can severely impair your daily...

Your spinal cord travel through your spinal canal and exit through openings called "foramen." If any of these spaces are too narrow, your...

This condition occurs when a lumbar vertebra slips out of place. It slides forward, distorting the shape of your spine. This may compress...

Infection in the spine can originate rom the bones of the spine or intervertebral discs. The most common cause is bacterial or...

This condition is a rupture of one of the vertebral discs in your neck. A herniated disc can allow disc material to press harmfully...

This condition is an irritation or compression of one or more nerve roots in the lumbar spine (lower back). Because these nerves travel...

This is a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (we call it CSF) in the brain's ventricles. The ventricles are natural spaces found deep in the...

This birth defect in the spine and spinal cord happens early in pregnancy. The bones of the spine don't fully form around the spinal...

This is a structural problem with the back of the brain. It involves the cerebellum. That's the part of your brain that controls balance....

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid pressure in the skull. It most commonly affects obese women ages...

Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) is a buildup of clotted blood beneath the dura. The most common mechanism is a road traffic accident or a...

Your pituitary gland is found at the base of your brain between your eyes. This pea-sized gland makes hormones that affect many of your...

This is a mass of enlarged blood vessels in your brain or spinal cord. Pockets in the mass slow down or even trap blood. This can lead to...

Chronic subdural hematoma is a slow buildup of clotted blood beneath the coverings of the brain. This clotted blood presses against your...

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a type of brain bleed on the surface of the brain between the membranes that cover it. It leads to...

Myelopathy is a condition, caused by excessive pressure on the spinal cord. The pressure can be external from a disc bulge, overgrown...

This condition is a bulge that forms in the wall of a weakened artery in the brain. This bulge can leak or rupture, causing a bleeding...

Trigeminal Neuralgia is condition resulting in severe sharp shooting pain along one half of the face. This pain can be continuous and...