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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.

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.

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a type of pain management that allows you to decide when you will get a dose of pain medicine. You don't need to wait for a nurse, and you can get smaller doses of pain medicine more often.

A chordoma is a form of bone cancer that can occur anywhere along the length of the spine from the base of the skull to the lower back.

A paranasal sinus tumor is a cancer that has grown inside your sinuses, the open spaces behind your nose.