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Failure in the blood supply to the brain.  

Bleeding inside the brain from a cerebral artery. Intracerebral hemorrhage refers to the occurrence of bleeding inside the brain as a result of a ruptured blood vessel.  

The usual condition where the centres for various functions are located in one cerebral hemisphere. A kind of dominance of one part of the brain over another. Intrinsic property of one of the two hemispheres of the human brain such that it often exerts greater control over various bodily functions. Handedness, for example, may be…

The removal of part of the skull to relieve pressure on the brain.  

One of the four connected fluid-filled spaces in the brain.  

One of the main arteries which take blood into the brain.  

A disease affecting the cerebellum, the symptoms of which are lack of muscle coordination, spasms in the eyeball and impaired speech. A cluster of symptoms attributed to specific types of brain disorders manifests as tremors, speech impairments, abnormal eye movements (nystagmus), and disturbances in gait.  

A band of nerve tissue connecting parts of the cerebellum.  

A way of walking where a person staggers along, caused by a disease of the cerebellum. A walking stance where the legs are spread widely to compensate for disruption of balance and the tendency to fall. An ataxic gait resulting, e.g., from a cerebellar stroke or tumor.  

The outer covering of grey matter which covers the cerebellum. The surface layer of the cerebellum consisting of three layers: the outer or molecular, the middle, and the inner or granular. Purkinje cells are present in the middle layer.