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Results 1 - 10 of 28 for Cerebral atrophy
  1. ... images of what the eye sees to the brain. ... can also cause a form of optic nerve atrophy. The condition can also be caused by diseases of the brain and central nervous system. These may include: Brain ...
  2. ... or other growth (mass) Loss of brain tissue (cerebral atrophy) Hydrocephalus Problems with the hearing nerve Stroke or ...
  3. ... the veins are often already stretched because of brain shrinkage (atrophy) and are more easily injured. Some subdural hematomas ...
  4. ... through families that affect the nerves outside the brain and spine. These are called the peripheral nerves.
  5. ... encephalitis ) Disease that causes areas deep in the brain, just above the spinal cord, to shrink ( olivopontocerebellar atrophy ) Disease of the nerve cells in the brain ...
  6. ... disease (nerve cells in certain parts of the brain waste away, or degenerate) Multiple system atrophy (widespread nervous system disorder) Parkinson disease Progressive supranuclear ...
  7. ... rare disease that causes areas deep in the brain, just above the spinal cord, to shrink (atrophy). MSA-C used to be known as olivopontocerebellar ...
  8. ... and nervous system go through natural changes. Your brain and spinal cord lose nerve cells and weight (atrophy). Nerve cells may begin to pass messages more ...
  9. ... or chromosomal disorders, or defects that may cause brain and nerve damage include: Down syndrome Spinal muscular atrophy Prader-Willi syndrome Tay-Sachs disease Trisomy 13 ...
  10. ... parkinsonism may be caused by health problems, including: Brain injury Diffuse Lewy body disease (a type of dementia ) Encephalitis HIV/AIDS Meningitis Multiple system atrophy Progressive supranuclear palsy Stroke Wilson disease Other causes ...
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