This article addresses the potential usefulness of sodium MRI in the acute phase of stroke, asking whether the additional time required to acquire high-quality sodium images is justified in the time-critical minutes following the presentation of a patient with stroke symptoms. It begins with a ...
Another way to measure brain activity is with a Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI). An MRI machine is a massive, complicated device. It produces very high-resolution images of brain activity, but it can't be used as part of a permanent or semipermanent BCI. Researchers use it to get benchmar...
Understanding sarcopenia is becoming increasingly important as society ages. This comprehensive review covers the definition, epidemiology, causes, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, management, and future directions for the management of sarcopenia, a
The first major application of diffusion MRI has been acute stroke, but applications are now extending to oncology, psychiatry, etc. Ischemic brain stroke, caused by the obliteration of a cerebral blood vessel by a clot, is the third common cause of death and the first cause of long-term ...
Some risk factors are beyond your control, but others are not. Reducing your risks can prevent not only urinary tract infections, but even help you prevent ananeurysmor astroke. Causes of urinary tract infection Urinary tract infections mostly occur when your urinary tract is infected by bacteria...
It’s not clear how much Jeff Tremblay knows about the role he’s playing in a revolution in the treatment of the catastrophically brain injured
What does a brain look like during a migraine? Using MRI scans, researchers found that in specific brain regions related to pain processing, migraine sufferers showeda thinner and smaller cortex compared to headache-free adults. The cortex refers to the outer layer of the brain. It's not cle...
Neurologistsare specialists who treat diseases of the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles. Neurological conditions include epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease. Can MRI detect nerve damage? An MRI may be able help identify structural lesions that may be...
How Does MS Destroy Myelin? In multiple sclerosis, the immune system's T cells attack the myelin sheath. By attacking myelin, the immune system in a person with MS causes inflammation and degeneration of the myelin that can lead to demyelination, or stripping of the myelin covering of the ne...
What Does Your Doctor Need to Know? You should tell them about any ongoing conditions (like diabetes or asthma) or serious illnesses (like cancer or a stroke) your parents, grandparents, and siblings have or had and how old they were when the health problem started. If any of them have ...