brain disorders

Cognitive system diseases

Brain disorders are conditions affecting the brain's structure or function—encompassing diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, injuries like concussions, and conditions like epilepsy or brain tumors.

The term is broad, covering neurological, developmental, and psychiatric conditions when their biological basis is emphasized: She specializes in treating brain disorders in children.

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Parkinson's disease · meningitis · intellectual disability · cerebral palsy · fragile X syndrome · Huntington's disease · vascular dementia · stroke · chemical imbalance · absence seizures · epilepsy · encephalitis · neurodegeneration · migraine · nerve damage · dementia · impairment · trauma

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neurological health status

brain disordersneurological health

Nervous system wellbeing

brain health · cognitive health · neurotypicality · mental clarity · sound mind

affected organ system

brain disordersheart disease

Malfunction of blood-pumping organ

respiratory disorders · liver disease · skin disorders · cardiovascular disease

etiology/classification

brain disorderspsychiatric disorders

Clinically diagnosed mind conditions

mental illness · psychological disorders · mood disorders · personality disorders · anxiety disorders

Family

brain, disorder

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG