Definition: Pathologic conditions affecting the BRAIN, which is composed of the intracranial components of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This includes (but is not limited to) the CEREBRAL CORTEX; intracranial white matter; BASAL GANGLIA; THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM. Synonym(s): Brain Pathology / Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorders / Brain Disorders / CNS Disorders, Intracranial / Narrow term(s): Auditory Diseases, Central Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Abscess Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases, Metabolic Brain Injuries Brain Neoplasms Cerebellar Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Dementia Encephalitis Encephalomalacia Epilepsy Headache Disorders Hydrocephalus Hypothalamic Diseases Intracranial Hypertension Neuroaxonal Dystrophies Akinetic Mutism Amblyopia Amnesia, Transient Global Brain Death Brain Edema Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder Intracranial Hypotension Kluver-Bucy Syndrome Subdural Effusion Thalamic Diseases
Subheadings: complications / diagnosis / embryology / epidemiology / etiology / metabolism / microbiology / surgery / therapy