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Lambert-Eaton syndrome is an autoimmune disorder affecting the areas where nerves and muscles connect. It causes weak muscles, trouble walking, and other symptoms.

Herpes meningoencephalitis is an infection of the brain and the tissue that covers it with the herpes simplex virus.

Your pancreas plays a major role in digestion. It is located inside your abdomen, just behind your stomach, and it is about the size of your hand. Read on to learn about the enzymes and hormones that the pancreas produces and about common problems that affect the pancreas.

Periodic paralysis (PP) is a rare genetic disorder. It causes sudden attacks of short-term muscle weakness, stiffness, or paralysis. These attacks may affect the whole body or just one or two limbs.

A subarachnoid hemorrhage means that there is bleeding in the space that surrounds the brain. Most often, it occurs when a weakened area in a blood vessel (aneurysm) on the surface of the brain bursts and leaks.

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) occurs when a blood clot forms in the brain's venous sinuses. The clot prevents blood from draining out of the brain. As a result, blood cells may break and leak blood into the brain tissues, forming a hemorrhage. This can occur in adults and in children.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that interferes with your brain's ability to operate your body.

Prion diseases comprise several conditions. A prion is a type of protein that can trigger normal proteins in the brain to fold abnormally. Prion diseases can affect humans and animals and are sometimes transmitted to humans by infected meat products.

A possible occult fracture is a suspected fracture that needs to be confirmed with other imaging tests. Read on to learn more.