Olfactory Groove and Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas The acoustic (eighth cranial) nerve includes branches that mediate the sense of balance and head position (the vestibular nerve), as well as hearing (the...
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Mixed Gliomas The brain is comprised of nerve cells as well as other cells that support and protect the nerve cells, called glial cells. Most brain tumors are named after...
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Metastatic Brain Tumors About Symptoms Treatment Our Difference More common than tumors that originate inside the brain itself, metastatic (or "secondary") brain tumors arise from cancer that develops elsewhere in...
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Meningiomas About Symptoms Treatment Our Difference The idea of any brain tumor can be frightening, but the word “tumor” just refers to an excessive growth of cells, which does not...
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Intraventricular Tumors Within the brain there are several ventricles, or cavities, that are filled with a clear liquid called cerebrospinal fluid. The cerebrospinal fluid, which also surrounds the brain and...
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