Tumours can restrict different regions of the brain, leading to irrational actions and the unmasking of distasteful desires.
These may include degenerative changes in the brain, leading to impaired mental ability and even senility.
Seizures and hydrocephalus, in which CFS accumulates in the brain, leading to enlargement of the head, develop after several months.
Hypertensive cardiovascular disease may also become manifest through defects in the vessels supplying the brain, leading to stroke.
Compressing these blood vessels in the neck blocks oxygenated blood's flow to the brain, leading to unconsciousness.
At some point in life, damage is caused to nerve cells in the brain, leading to gradual physical, mental and emotional changes.
Parkinson's disease is caused by the loss of nerve cells in a part of the brain, leading to involuntary tremors, stiffness and slowness of movement.
Other evidence suggests that depression contributes to chronic inflammation that damages blood vessels and impedes blood flow in the brain, leading to the deterioration of neural networks.
A full postmortem is yet to be completed but initial assessments indicate the cause of death was a lack of oxygen to the brain leading to a heart attack, the court heard.
Before MMR, there were around 15 cases a year of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a complication of measles in which the virus strips the coating of the brain, leading to death years later.
Studies have shown that PCBs increase oxidative stress in brain, leading to apoptosis.
