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The brain is a control centre of the body, responsible for intelligence, speech, movement and regulation of organs. A healthy brain is quick and efficient.
Brain disorders include migraine, dementia, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, brain tumours, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.
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Last reviewed: April 2022
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There are a number of degenerative conditions that lead to brain injury. Dementia is a category of brain diseases that result in memory loss and deterioration of speech, motor skills and cognitive functioning as it progresses.
Read more on Synapse - Australia's Brain Injury Organisation website
Dementia is a category of brain diseases that result in memory loss and deterioration of speech, motor skills and cognitive functioning as it progresses.
Read more on Synapse - Australia's Brain Injury Organisation website
Dizziness is generally treatable and rarely indicates serious brain disease.
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A factsheet about Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease which is a rare brain disease that is caused by abnormal brain proteins called prions.
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Read more at Virtual Medical Centre Description Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare brain disorder
Read more on Brain Foundation website
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a rare brain disorder that affects movement, control of walking (gait) and balance, speech, swallowing, vision, mood and behaviour, and thinking. The disease results from damage to nerve cells in the brain. One of the classic signs of the disease is an inability to aim and move the eyes properly, which individuals may experience as blurring of vision.
Read more on Fight Parkinson's website
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is a fatal, degenerative brain disorder that causes rapidly progressive dementia and loss of muscle control. It is a rare disease, affecting 1–2 people in every million in Australia.
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Raised intracranial pressure can cause a headache. This headache type is more common in women, and is associated with obesity.
Read more on Migraine and Headache Australia website
Dementia describes a collection of symptoms caused by disorders affecting the brain. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a type of dementia where many repeated head injuries can affect someone’s brain function over time, enough to interfere with the person’s normal or working life. Repeated head injuries can take the form of concussion, or even smaller head knocks without symptoms, which are called subconcussion.
Read more on Dementia Australia website
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) - the composite term for the dual presence of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome - is a form of alcohol-related brain injury associated with long-term alcoholic behaviour.
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Authors' conclusions: The available data are not sufficient to determine whether allopurinol has clinically important benefits for newborn infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological condition, marked by both motor and non-motor symptoms. Parkinson’s disease is the result of deterioration occurring in the nerve cells in the middle area of the brain (parietal lobe), the area in which dopamine is produced.
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Authors' conclusions: This review highlights the dearth of evidence investigating long-term therapy-based rehabilitation interventions for patients with stroke
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Authors' conclusions: Both desipramine and paroxetine show a trend towards efficacy in depression in MS the short term, but both treatments were associated with adverse effects, with significantly more patients treated with paroxetine suffering from nausea or headache
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Authors' conclusions: The available results suggest that acupuncture is effective for treating frequent episodic or chronic tension-type headaches, but further trials - particularly comparing acupuncture with other treatment options - are needed
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Authors' conclusions: There is insufficient evidence to reach conclusions about the effectiveness of interventions for patients with eye movement disorders after stroke
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Authors' conclusions: We found evidence that psychological interventions added to usual care can reduce symptoms of depression and clinician-rated anxiety for people with dementia
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Authors' conclusions: From the available evidence, acupuncture may have beneficial effects on improving dependency, global neurological deficiency, and some specific neurological impairments for people with stroke in the convalescent stage, with no obvious serious adverse events
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