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Brain and nerves

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Conditions, illnesses and injuries that can affect your head, brain and spinal cord.

Bell's palsy

Bell's palsy is a temporary weakness of the face due to damage to a nerve that controls the facial muscles.

Dementia

Dementia is the name for symptoms caused by different diseases that affect the brain. Alzheimer's disease is one of the most common types.

Epilepsy

People with epilepsy have seizures that are caused by brief abnormal electrical activity in their brains.

Functional neurological disorder (FND)

A disorder of the way your nervous system functions (works).

Headache

Headaches are very common. Most headaches do not have a serious cause and will go away over time.

Head injuries and concussion

Head injury first aid, head injuries in adults.

Stroke

When you have a bleed or a blood clot blocking the blood supply to part of your brain. The effects of a stroke depend on which part of your brain is affected.

Transient ischaemic attacks

A warning stroke or mini-stroke. It is very serious and you should not ignore it.