Body Part - Head/Brain

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XANTHOGRANULOMATOUS

A process related to or affecting the choroid plexus of the brain where cholesterol deposits are built up.  It is of no consequence.  The choroid plexus is a normal structure in the brain.

XANTHOGRANULOMA

Benign and not cancerous.  Cholesterol deposits in the choroid plexus of the brain.  The choroid plexus is a normal structure in the brain.

WHITE MATTER DISEASE

Refers to abnormal white matter.   The white matter is the nerve fibers in the brain that carry information in the form of electrical current.  Commonly “mini-strokes” or “TIAs” affect the white matter.  Other diseases such as infection, inflammation, or tumor, can affect the white matter.

WHITE MATTER

The nerve fibers of the brain that carry information in the form of electrical current.

WERNECKE’S

The part of the brain that helps your speech make sense.

VOLUME LOSS

Shrinkage or atrophy.

VERMIS

Normal anatomy. The top portion of the cerebellum.

VERMIAN

Referring to the vermis of the cerebellum.

VENULE

A small vein.

VENTRICULOSTOMY

A surgical procedure that places catheters or pressure monitors into the ventricles of the brain.