The use of drugs to create openings between cells in the blood-brain barrier. The blood-brain barrier is a protective network of blood vessels and tissue that … [Read more...]
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AZQ
An anticancer drug that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and kill cancer cells in the central nervous system. Also called diaziquone. … [Read more...]
astrocytoma
A tumor that begins in the brain or spinal cord in small, star-shaped cells called astrocytes. … [Read more...]
anti-platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha monoclonal antibody IMC-3G3
A substance being studied in the treatment of glioblastoma (a type of brain tumor) that has come back. It binds to receptors for a protein called … [Read more...]
angiomyolipoma
A benign (noncancer) tumor of fat and muscle tissue that usually is found in the kidney. Angiomyolipomas rarely cause symptoms, but may bleed or grow large … [Read more...]
fotemustine
A chloroethylating nitrosourea with antineoplastic activity. Fotemustine alkylates guanine by forming chloroethyl adducts at the 6 position of guanine, … [Read more...]
encephalopathy
A disorder of the brain that can be caused by disease, injury, drugs, or chemicals. … [Read more...]
electroshock therapy
A treatment for severe depression and certain mental disorders. A brief seizure is induced by giving electrical stimulation to the brain through electrodes … [Read more...]
electrolyte
A substance that breaks up into ions (particles with electrical charges) when it is dissolved in water or body fluids. Some examples of ions are sodium, … [Read more...]
electroencephalogram
A recording of electrical activity in the brain. It is made by placing electrodes on the scalp (the skin covering the top of the head), and impulses are sent to … [Read more...]