The growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).
Hemorrhage (bleeding) in the brain is when a blood vessel breaks and bleeds into the brain tissue. A brain hemorrhage is most commonly caused by high blood pressure, ruptured aneurysms, malformations of the blood vessels of the brain and amyloid angiopathy (protein deposits in the brain blood vessels).
Brain metastases are lesions in the brain from the spread of cancer from other organs to the brain.
Chronica small vessel ischemia is the term used to describe the changes which occur by disrupting the small blood vessels in the brain and is a direct sign of poor cardiovascular health. Mild or patchy small vessel ischemia is a fairly common finding in patients over the age of 60.
White matter disease is an umbrella term for damage to your brain's white matter caused by reduced blood flow to the tissue. It can cause issues with memory, balance and mobility. People who have risk factors for cardiovascular disease also have a greater risk of developing white matter disease.
An acoustic schwannoma (also known as acoustic neuroma or vestibular neuroma) is a benign tumor that develops around a nerve in the inner ear. This tumor grows around and compresses either the auditory (cochlear -for hearing) or vestibular (for balance) nerves leading from your ear to the brain.
