Brain atrophy essentially means that neurons and their connections to each other have undergone necrosis. The affected areas cannot function as they should.Wherethis occurs determines what symptoms you experience. Atrophy in the brain can be focal or generalized: Focal brain atrophyaffects one or more...
These disorders are typically inherited and can vary in terms of onset and severity. Muscular atrophy, however, means the muscles are shrinking or wasting away, either because they're not being used (like when a limb is in a cast) or because of a medical condition that affects muscle ...
I have been diagnosed with brain atrophy (dilation of the cerebral ventricles) in January. Ironic out of over 600 in my graduation class, I'll never forget what the principal told me when he took my head measurement for the cap and gown: "7 5/8" the largest head size in my class of...
we belong to a clinical age when only cases count. We loiter over what a writer has left unspoken, what he might have said: unarticulated depths. If he leaves an oeuvre, if he is explicit, he has earned our oblivion.
G. Patrick Maxwell MD, in Plastic Surgery Secrets Plus (Second Edition), 2010 15 What are the various surgical options available for treatment of breast ptosis? The “breast lift” is perhaps the most difficult aesthetic breast procedure. The fact that the breast needs to be lifted means that...
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What are the symptoms and signs of spinal muscular atrophy? Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) manifests itself in various ways. Some SMA newborns are "floppy," which means they do not learn to roll or sit at the appropriate age. An older youngster may fall more frequently than younger children...
Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive disease, which means that for a individual to be at risk, he or she must inherit 1 mutated SMN1 gene from each parent. If a child inherits only 1 mutated SMN1 gene, they are considered a “carrier,” but usually do not have symptoms of ...
Means are based on raw data. CSF concentrations of biomarkers are measured in pg/mL. Bold indicates Cohen’s d≥ 0.50, italics indicates Cohen’s d≥ 0.20. p-values were calculated using χ2 or Fisher’s exact test. Key: A+, amyloid positivity; Aβ42, beta amyloid 1–42; FABP3, fa...