Brain and Nervous System Terms

The recovery is what defines it: consciousness returns on its own, quickly and completely, with nothing done to bring it back.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer, including certain types of lung, pancreas, and brain cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer, including certain types of lung, pancreas, and brain cancer.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of brain tumors and other brain disorders, such as epilepsy and Parkinson disease.

The brand name for temozolomide, one of the few chemotherapy drugs that reaches brain tissue in useful amounts.

An oral chemotherapy that reaches brain tissue unaided, which is why it anchors treatment of the most aggressive brain tumors.

A cord-like structure in the male reproductive system that contains nerves, blood and lymph vessels, and the vas deferens (a coiled tube that carries sperm out of the testicle).

Less a relay station than a gatekeeper, since it decides which signals reach awareness and which are damped down before arriving.

A process that involves either a blood clot or bleeding, such as a heart attack or stroke.

A substance being studied in the treatment of brain tumors.

A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients who have cancer in the brain.

A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients who have cancer in the brain.

A hormone found in the brain, platelets, digestive tract, and pineal gland.