Learn the definition of a stroke. Discover how and when a stroke occurs and its effects on the brain. Examine the two different types of strokes, the risk factors, symptoms, and different treatments. Introduction The brain is one of the most important organs in the human body. It serves ...
What is a frontal lobe stroke? What part of the brain is known as the interpreter? What is the difference between brain and cerebral ganglia? What is the main visceral control center of the brain? What part of the brain controls fine motor skills?
Both lesions and tumors in the brain represent abnormal areas, but they are not the same. A lesion is a broad term that refers to any abnormal tissue or damage in the brain, whereas a tumor, is a specific type of lesion, characterized by the abnormal growth of cells. All tumors are le...
What should patients think about when they are considering a stem cell therapy? Going to a for-profit, unproven stem cell clinic is particularly risky and raises more questions. Patient guide to stem cell therapies For better or worse, I am in the unique position of being a stem cell ...
Astroke, sometimes called a brain attack, is just a word for the: Damage to and death of a local section of brain tissue Result of an inadequate supply of oxygenated blood Silent Stroke Symptoms Lesson Summary Register to view this lesson ...
What do the pons and medulla oblongata control in the body? In this lesson, learn more about their locations, structures, and functions in the brain stem. Related to this Question What is a frontal lobe stroke? What is the pons?
Brain Stem –at the bottom of the brain is the brain stem which contains the midbrain, pons, and medulla. This part of the brain is directly in contact with the hypothalamus and controls the bit between when we are awake and when we are asleep. Within both the brainstem and hypothalamus...
Current approved therapy for stroke involving pharmacological thrombolysis is limited in its efficacy and new treatment strategies need to be investigated. Research aimed at new therapies is largely about transplantation of neural stem cells and using endogenous progenitor cells to promote...
Horner J, Buoyer FG, Alberts MJ, Helms MJ: Dysphagia following brain-stem stroke: clinical correlates and outcome. Arch Neurol 48:1170–1173, 1991 Google Scholar Alberts MJ, Horner J, Gray L, Brazer SR: Aspiration after stroke: lesion analysis by brain MRI. Dysphagia 7:170–173, 1992 ...
Stem cell therapy has been developing for the last 40 years, and it has shown results in the treatment of different diseases, from neurological to heart and autoimmune pathologies. At the same time, in the news or on the internet, cell therapy is often promoted with alerts that it has adve...