News tagged with cerebral infarct
Clue to normal-tension glaucoma; herpes infection and corneal transplants
Jul 01, 2009 |
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The July issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes two studies that may influence clinical treatment of serious eye conditions. One study reports on silent cerebral infarcts (SCI) ...
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Innovative MRI-based technique
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new approach to the early prediction of the evolution of cerebral infarcts caused by stroke has just been evaluated on nearly 100 patients. The NEURiNFARCT technique yields an estimate of ...
Migraines with aura in midlife associated with increased prevalence of brain lesions in older age
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Middle-aged women who had migraine headaches with aura (sensory disturbances, such as with vision, balance or speech) had a higher prevalence of brain lesions when they were older, compared to individuals without similar ...
Preterm birth: Magnesium sulphate cuts cerebral palsy risk
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Magnesium sulphate protects very premature babies from cerebral palsy, a new study shows. The findings of this Cochrane Review could help reduce incidence of the disabling condition, which currently affects around one in ...
Balance organs affect brain blood flow
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 23, 2009 |
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The organs of the inner ear have a direct effect on brain blood flow, independent of blood pressure and CO2 levels in the blood. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience used a series of human centrifu ...
Researchers find cerebral malaria may be a major cause of brain injury in African children
Jul 29, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that cerebral malaria is related to long-term cognitive impairment in one of four child survivors. The research is published in the current issue of the journal Pediatrics.
The benefits of reperfusion therapy
Sep 01, 2009 |
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The wider use of reperfusion therapy in patients with heart attack (AMI) can save millions of lives in Europe. Effective reperfusion therapy in an AMI patient can cut the individual risk of dying by half. AMI is caused by ...
'Window into the brain' reveals deadly secrets of malaria
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Looking at the retina in the eyes of patients with cerebral malaria has provided scientists with a vital insight into why malaria infection in the brain is so deadly. In a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and Fight for ...
Speech Machine May Help Kids With Cerebral Palsy
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new research laboratory at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders is for the first time investigating speech movements in children with cerebral palsy, and the researchers ...
Common treatment to delay labor decreases preterm infants' risk for cerebral palsy
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Intravenous magnesium sulfate supplementation before preterm delivery cuts the risk for handicapping cerebral palsy in half, according to research led by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) obstetrician Dwight Rouse, ...
Brain detects happiness more quickly than sadness
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Our brains get a first impression of people's overriding social signals after seeing their faces for only 100 milliseconds (0.1 seconds). Whether this impression is correct, however, is another question. Now an international ...
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