TBI occurs when a force transmitted to the head causes neuropathologic damage and impairment of brain function. TBI doubles risk of suicide and is the major determinant of acquired seizure disorders. TBI arising from closed head trauma (CHT) significantly increases the risk of developing Alzheimer'...
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been suggested to be easier to perform in children than visual fields and has the added advantage of being possible to capture under anaesthesia [7]. It has been shown to be able to detect neural and retinal causes of visual-field loss and in turn inf...
22,23 There was also lower free water volume fraction and lower mean diffusivity, contrary to what is observed due to axonal swelling in acquired brain injuries such as traumatic brain injury and stroke.23 Lower axial diffusivity could be the result of postinjury gliosis that causes a ...
Acquired conditions or factors, such as certain medicines, toxins, and infectious diseases, also can cause aplastic anemia [37].11) Periodontal DiseaseThe progression of periodontal disease is associated with a decrease in red blood cell counts [60]....
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in both men and women worldwide. One of the main changes associated with cancer progression, metastasis, recurrence, and chemoresistance is the change in the tumor immune microenvironment, especially immunosup
The theory predicates AIS pathogenesis in girls on dysfunction in one or both of two putative normal mechanisms involved in trunk growth, each acquired in evolution and unique to humans, namely: Figure 1 Double neuro-osseous theory for the pathogenesis of AIS in girls. Disharmony in spine and ...
The difficulties inherent in gaining a comprehensive understanding of SARS-CoV-2 will be familiar from experience with the related zoonotic β-CoVs Severe Acquired Respiratory Syndrome -CoV-1 and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome -CoV (MERS-CoV) [6], [7]. In the current review article, we ...
His Ponyta, Roselia, and newly-acquired Heracross are no match for Asafoetida's mighty Flying power, while Charnushka laughs at his Prinplup's Metal Claw and slaps it about with Vine Whip. Barry cries like a baby and runs off. Let's hope the gym presents...
Infants and children who have aplastic anemia often need blood transfusions to increase the number of red blood cells in their blood [37].Acquired conditions or factors, such as certain medicines, toxins, and infectious diseases, also can cause aplastic anemia [37]....
Onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) after the age of 50 years is rare, and should alert the physician to possible organic causes of OCD. These include infections, degenerative disorders, brain injury and cerebrovascular lesions, principally involving the frontal lobes and basal ganglia. The...