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  1. Brain Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your brain is the control center of your body. It controls your thoughts, memory, speech, and movement. It regulates the function of many organs. It's part ...
  2. Brain Tumors (National Library of Medicine)  
    A brain tumor is a growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign, with no cancer cells, or malignant, with cancer cells ...
  3. Encephalitis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. Usually the cause is a viral infection, but bacteria can also cause it. It can be mild or severe. Most cases are mild. ...
  4. Guillain-Barre Syndrome (National Library of Medicine)  
    Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare disorder that causes your immune system to attack your peripheral nervous system (PNS). The PNS nerves connect your brain and ...
  5. Hydrocephalus (National Library of Medicine)  
    Hydrocephalus is the buildup of too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. Normally, this fluid cushions your brain. When you have too much, though, it puts harmful ...
  6. Meningitis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Meningitis is inflammation of the thin tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, called the meninges. There are several types of meningitis. The most common ...
  7. Multiple Sclerosis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. It damages the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects ...
  8. Neurologic Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    The brain, spinal cord, and nerves make up the nervous system. Together they control all the workings of the body. When something goes wrong with a part ...
  9. Pneumonia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... lead to septic shock. Lung abscesses, which are collections of pus in cavities of the lungs Pleural ...
  10. Pulmonary Hypertension (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... lungs Heart failure Liver damage Pericardial effusion, a collection of fluid around the heart Serious pregnancy complications ...
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