Inflammation in your brain can strike at the very core of who you are— impacting how you think, feel, move, and act. Brain inflammation, or neuroinflammation, occurs when the immune system’s inflammatory response affects the brain, nervous system, or spinal cord.
Inflammation, or the inflammatory process, is part of your immune system’s normal reaction to an illness, infection, or injury. It can be caused by viruses, infections, injuries, or even allergies. Inflammation typically resolves when the infection clears, the injury heals, or when you avoid contact with the allergen.
For some people, this process triggers an endless loop of neuroinflammation and debilitating symptoms like:
- Extreme fatigue
- Brain fog
- Severe sleep issues
- Dramatic mood or behavior changes
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- and more.
These symptoms are often labeled as treatment-resistant mental health, behavioral, neurological, and systemic conditions, and they are frequently dismissed or misdiagnosed in typical healthcare settings. The relationship between brain inflammation and mental health is understudied and misunderstood.
The Brain Inflammation Collaborative is fueling the scientific advancement critically needed to inform better treatment options and care for brain inflammation.
People with neuroinflammation are shuffled from doctor to doctor, medication to medication, trapped in a cycle of debilitating symptoms, medical bills, medication side effects, and hopelessness. It can be overwhelming.
We are here to help. But we can’t do it alone.
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