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Brain/Mental Health/Nervous System

BrainThe brain is a complex grouping of nerve cells and other structures that help us think, react to the environment, breathe and even fall in love. (Read about "The Brain") Some parts of our brain help us function without us thinking about it, controlling things such as our heartbeat and our breathing. Without them we would die. Other parts help us make decisions on what we are going to do and how we are going to do it.

The brain works with the rest of the nervous system (Read about the "Nervous System") to keep our body functioning. There are many conditions that affect our brains and nervous system, and as a result, these conditions also impact how we function. They can range from injuries and diseases that create physical problems to chemical imbalances that result in mental health issues. (Read about "Mental Health")

Following the links below will give you more information on some conditions that affect our brains and nervous system, including mental health conditions.

Acoustic neuroma: see Balance Disorders

Addiction: see Addiction

Alzheimer's: see Alzheimer's Disease

Anencephaly: see Neural Tube Defects

Aneurysms: see Aneurysm

Anxiety disorders: see Anxiety

Aphasia: see Aphasia

Arachnoid cysts: see Arachnoid Cysts

Asperger's disorder: see Autism Spectrum Disorders

Astrocytomas: see Brain Tumors

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: see ADHD

Autism: see Autism Spectrum Disorders

Balance disorders: see Balance Disorders

Bell's palsy: see Bell's Palsy

Bipolar disorder: see Depressive Illnesses

Birth defects: see Birth Defects

Brain anatomy: see The Brain

Brain stem gliomas: see Brain Tumors

Brain tumors: see Brain Tumors

Broca's aphasia: see Aphasia

Cerebral palsy: see Cerebral Palsy

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT): see Neuromuscular Diseases

Childhood disintegrative syndrome: see Autism Spectrum Disorders

Chronic pain: see Chronic Pain

Concussion: see Head Injury

Craniopharyngiomas: see Brain Tumors

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: see Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Cysts, arachnoid: see Arachnoid Cysts

Cysts, spinal: see The Spine

Dementia: see Dementia

Depression: see Depressive Illnesses

Developmental disorders: see Autism Spectrum Disorders

Down syndrome: see Down Syndrome

Dyslexia: see Dyslexia

Dysthymia: see Depressive Illnesses

Dystonia: see Dystonia

Dystrophies: see Neuromuscular Diseases

EEG - electroencephalograph: see EEG - Electroencephalograph

Encephalitis: see Encephalitis & Meningitis

Encephaloceles: see Neural Tube Defects

Encephalopathy: see Encephalopathy

Epilepsy: see Epilepsy

Fainting: see Syncope (Fainting)

Fluent aphasia: see Aphasia

GBS (Guillain-Barre syndrome): see Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Germ cell tumors: see Brain Tumors

Global aphasia: see Aphasia

Guillain-Barre syndrome: see Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Headaches: see Headaches

Head injury: see Head Injury

Huntington's disease: see Huntington's Disease

Hydrocephalus: see Hydrocephalus

Inflammatory myopathies: see Neuromuscular Diseases

Lyme disease: see Lyme Disease

Mad cow disease: see Mad Cow Disease

Medulloblastomas: see Brain Tumors

Meningiomas: see Brain Tumors

Meningitis: see Encephalitis & Meningitis

Mental health: see Mental Health

Migraine: see Migraine Headaches

Motor neuron diseases: see Neuromuscular Diseases

Multiple sclerosis: see Multiple Sclerosis

Muscular dystrophies: see Neuromuscular Diseases

Myasthenia gravis: see Neuromuscular Diseases

Myopathies: see Neuromuscular Diseases

Nervous system: see Nervous System

Neural tube defects: see Neural Tube Defects

Neurofibromatosis: see Neurofibromatosis

Neuromuscular diseases: see Neuromuscular Diseases

Neuromuscular junction diseases: see Neuromuscular Diseases

Neuropathy: see Peripheral Neuropathy

Neuropathy, diabetic: see Diabetes

Neurosurgery: see Neurosurgery

Non-fluent aphasia: see Aphasia

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): see OCD

Oligodendrogliomas: see Brain Tumors

Panic disorder: see Panic Disorder

Paresthesia: see Paresthesia

Parkinson's disease: see Parkinson's Disease

Peripheral nerve diseases: see Neuromuscular Diseases

Peripheral neuropathy: see Peripheral Neuropathy

Pervasive developmental disorders: see Autism Spectrum Disorders

Phobias: see Phobias

Pineal region tumors: see Brain Tumors

Post-polio syndrome: see Post-Polio Syndrome

Postpartum depression: see Depressive Illnesses

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): see PTSD

Prion diseases: see Encephalopathy

Rett syndrome: see Autism Spectrum Disorders

Schizophrenia: see Schizophrenia

Schwannomas, brain: see Brain Tumors

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD): see Depressive Illnesses

Seizures: see Seizures

Shaken baby syndrome: see Head Injury

Shingles: see Shingles

Social phobia: see Social Phobia

Spina bifida: see Neural Tube Defects

Spine: see The Spine

Stroke: see Stroke

Stuttering: see Stuttering

Suicide: see Suicide Prevention

Syncope: see Syncope (Fainting)

Tay-Sachs disease: see Tay-Sachs Disease

TIA's: see Stroke

Tourette syndrome: see Tourette Syndrome

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE): see Encephalopathy

Traumatic brain injury: see Head Injury

Tumors, brain: see Brain Tumors

Tumors, spine: see The Spine

Vertigo: see Balance Disorders

Vestibular schwannoma: see Balance Disorders

Wernicke's aphasia: see Aphasia

Wilson's disease: see The Liver

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