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Leukodystrophy refers to a group of inherited disorders that affect the white matter of the brain, which causes loss of normal brain functions...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is characterised by physical deterioration of the brain, dementia and walking difficulties...
Dementia is not a normal part of ageing and can happen to anybody...
A stroke interrupts blood flow to an area of the brain and is a medical emergency...
Although nearly all of us will experience a headache during our lifetime, persistent headaches need to be medically investigated with tests such as scans, eye tests or sinus x-rays...
Migraine causes a severe and throbbing headache, usually on one side of the head, as well as symptoms such as nausea...
Hydrocephalus is the abnormal enlargement of the brain cavities (ventricles) caused by a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid...
Loss of memory can be temporary or permanent, but 'amnesia' usually refers to the temporary variety...