central nervous system,CNS,systema nervosum centrale- the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord basal ganglion- any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntar...
When an injury occurs, loss of brain function can occur even without visible damage to the head. Force applied to the head may cause the brain to be directly injured or shaken, bouncing against the inner wall of the skull. The traumacan potentially causebleedingin the spaces surrounding the ...
Signs and symptoms of chronic alcohol abuse include medical conditions such as pancreatitis, gastritis, (liver) cirrhosis, neuropathy, anemia, cerebellar (brain) atrophy, alcoholic cardiomyopathy (heart disease), Wernicke's encephalopathy (abnormal brain functioning), Korsakoff's dementia, central pontine...
The article discusses the visual features of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), a rare movement disorder belonging to a group of neurodegenerative diseases. Some brain areas affected in MSA are cited, including of the striatum, cerebral cortex and midbrain. Changes in visual acuity of patients with ...
Testicular atrophy Low testosterone levels may cause the testes to shrink or become abnormally soft. Testosterone is vital for developing the testes and penis; thus, a man with lower levels has a smaller penis and testes. However, other factors may affect the size of your testicles. To ascer...
May experience greater brain atrophy May develop more lesions or scar tissue Higher incidence of T1 lesions Higher incidence of T2 lesions May experience more cognitive issues May develop more eye symptomsSymptoms of MS in womenMenstrual and menopausal issuesResearch...
It may distinguish and demonstrate lacunar infarcts, tiny cortical, and subcortical infarcts, brain atrophy, perivascular gaps, and other anatomical abnormalities. Silent brain infarction is a poorly understood and understudied condition because there is no obvious clinical damage. The propagation of ...
Objective: We aim to search for predictors of survival among clinical and brain 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) metabolic features in our cohort of patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA). Methods: We included patients with a 'probable' MSA diagnosis for whom a clinical evaluation...
After a stroke, symptoms typically stabilize and often improve. However, new symptoms such as seizures,spasticity,muscle atrophy, depression, and swallowing problems may develop. Long-term effects of a stroke can include the following, some of which are perpetuations of the very symptoms that prese...
Possible underlying organic causes of psychiatric symptoms can be overlooked in the clinical setting. It is important to increase awareness amongst psychia