Looking for something?
Ask away.
  • Health topics
  • Smart Symptom Checker
  • Healthily app
  • Our company
BlogPressCareersContact
  • Smart Symptom Checker
  • Healthily app
Looking for something?
Ask away.
  • Home
  • Health library
  • Brain and nervous system

Brain and nervous system

Brain and nerve conditions affect the brain, nerves and spinal cord. This includes Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and headaches.

Brain and nervous system

Woman lying on the floor at home
Stroke
Credit: PeopleImages
Headaches
Credit: gawrav
Dizziness and fainting
Woman Covering Her Face With Her Hands
Photo by Andy Barbour from Pexels
Adhd
Credit: Henadzi Pechan
Aneurysm
Credit: NickyLloyd
Brain damage and inflammation
Brain disease diagnosis with medical doctor diagnosing elderly ageing patient neurodegenerative illness problem seeing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) film for neurological medical treatment stock photo
Brain tumour
Credit: FangXiaNuo
Charles bonnet syndrome
Credit: kate_sept2004
Dementia
Credit: KellyJHall
Epilepsy and seizures
Credit: Madrolly
Head injury
Credit: Drazen_
Learning disability
Credit: designer491
Memory loss
Credits: Pixel_away
Meningitis
Woman sitting on couch with headache
Migraines
Brain made of pills on pink background, multiple sclerosis day concept
Multiple sclerosis
Syndrome multi-system disease
Multi-system disease
Woman carer talking with elderly woman sitting on armchair in living room
Parkinsons
3D illustration of brain with an injury
Severe brain damage
X-ray image showing carotid arteries and cerebral arteries
Sinus thrombosis
Woman holding half a lemon under her nose, loss of smell concept
Smell and taste disorders
Person with tic biting nails
Tics

Latest articles

Woman with allergies
Immunotherapy for allergies: could it work for you?

If you have hay fever, insect stings or animal allergies and nothing works to control your severe symptoms, immunotherapy could help. Find out how it ...

Pregnant woman with hay fever
Hay fever in pregnancy: which treatments are safe?

You don’t have to put up with hay fever symptoms while you’re pregnant: our guide helps you find the best medication and natural remedies to suit you.

Thyroid cancer: signs to look for, treatments and how to cope with a diagnosis
Thyroid cancer: signs to look for, treatments and how to cope with a diagnosis

Thyroid cancer is rare and usually very treatable. Here are the key thyroid cancer symptoms, who is most at risk of developing it and how it’s treated...

Fact or fiction? 9 hay fever myths busted
Fact or fiction? 9 hay fever myths busted

Rain reduces the pollen count. Hay fever isn’t a serious condition. Fact or fiction? We sort through some of the common myths about hay fever, to help...

Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism): who gets it and how to deal with it
Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism): who gets it and how to deal with it

An overactive thyroid produces too many thyroid hormones. Symptoms include anxiety, tiredness and weight loss.

10 science-based sleep tips that really work
10 science-based sleep tips that really work

Does music help you drift off? Is your phone light destroying your slumber? Read our useful tips for the best night's sleep, backed by science.

Natural remedies for hay fever: what works and doesn’t
Natural remedies for hay fever: what works and doesn’t

Which hay fever home remedies are worth trying? From hay fever wipes and sprays to essential oils and air purifiers, we review what the science says. ...

Vaginismus: why it happens and how you can deal with it
Vaginismus: why it happens and how you can deal with it

Symptoms and treatments for vaginismus – when your vagina tightens and makes it hard to have penetrative sex.

Insomnia: the causes and how to improve it
Insomnia: the causes and how to improve it

If you’re struggling to sleep night after night, there are proven ways to sort insomnia, whether you’re having a short bout of sleep problems or you h...

istock/nambitomo
Deep sleep: how to make the most of your sleep cycle

How much deep sleep do you need? And how can you get more of it? Get the lowdown on sleep stages, sleep cycles and how to get them working well for yo...

View all
Trust Marker

Our company

  • About
  • Safety
  • Our team
  • Advisory board
  • Medical team
  • Editorial team
  • Careers

Our products

  • Download app
  • Health library
  • Symptom checker
  • Symptoms A-Z
  • Business services

Community

  • Blog
  • Press
  • Covid-19 data
  • Contact
  • Healthily API

Legal

  • Terms of service
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookie policy
  • Cookie settings
  • Using Healthily safely
  • Certificates
  • Editorial policy and principles
  • Accessibility
  • Explainability Statement

Healthily is committed to producing high-quality, evidence-based, functional consumer health and care information. To support this, we apply the principles and quality statements of The Information Standard fully to ensure that our process for producing information follows best practice.

© 2017 - 2022 Your.MD Ltd. UK