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...

Treatment

1.	Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery: Neurosurgery without a S Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00736