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A developmental venous anomaly is an unusual arrangement of small veins in the brain or spinal cord. It's a condition you are born with.

Cephalic disorders affect the central nervous system as it develops. They may also affect the brain and the growth of the skull.

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a common cause of dementia, is a group of disorders that occur when nerve cells in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain are lost. This causes the lobes to shrink. FTD can affect behavior, personality, language, and movement.

Made up of bundles of nerves, the spinal cord carries signals from your body to your brain, and vice versa.

Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for ampullary cancer.

A pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor is a type of cancer that forms tumors in the pancreas.

Rathke cleft cysts are noncancerous fluid-filled growths that develop between the parts of the pituitary gland at the base of the brain while a baby is growing in the uterus. This cyst develops from a piece of the fetus' developing Rathke pouch, which ultimately becomes part of the pituitary gland.

An olfactory neuroblastoma often happens on the roof of the nasal cavity. It involves the cribriform plate, which is a bone between the eyes and located deep in the skull.

A brain tumor starts when cells in the brain change and grow out of control. As they continue to grow, they form a mass of cells that becomes a tumor. Learn about the types of brain tumors and symptoms.