Brain Conditions

An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein.

Also known as a vestibular schwannoma, a benign tumour affecting balance and hearing.

Both benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) tumours in adults.

A weak or thin spot on an artery in the brain that balloons and fills with blood.

Covers several lifelong neurological conditions affecting movement and coordination.

A neurological movement disorder which causes uncontrolled muscle movements.

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder affecting 1 in every 100 people in the UK.

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological condition.

Headaches come in lots of different forms and can be worrying.

The most common type of cysts; these are fluid filled sacs rather than tumour.

An abnormal cluster of vessels in the brain which develop after birth.

A rare condition compressing the brain stem and top of the spinal cord.

A cavernoma is a gathering of abnormal blood vessels located in the brain and spinal cord.

A condition in which some of the brain tissue extends into the spinal canal.

Chondrosarcoma is a type of bone cancer that develops in the cells that produce cartilage.

A rare type of cancerous tumour that grows within the skull base and spine.

A colloid cyst is a benign brain tumour, which means it’s non-cancerous.

A craniopharyngioma is non-cancerous, benign, brain tumour.

A glioma is the most common type primary of brain tumour.

A subarachnoid haemorrhage is a bleed in the brain, specifically in the subarachnoid space.

Congenital, compensated, acquired & normal pressure hydrocephalus

Meningioma is a brain tumour which develops within the meninges of the brain.

Brain metastases occur when cancer cells spread from their original site to the brain.

Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder whereby tumours form on nerve tissue.

Although rare, there are around 400 paediatric brain tumours diagnosed in the UK each year.

Pituitary tumours are abnormal growths that develop in your pituitary gland.

A type of brain tumour growing in the area of the posterior fossa.

Skull base tumours are tumours that grow in a particular location, rather than a type.

Syringomyelia is a fluid filled cyst (syrinx) that has developed within the spinal cord.