TBI Models
... • 1) Mechanical force to induce injury is controlled, reproducible, and quantifiable • 2) Inflicted injury is reproducible, quantifiable, and mimics components of human conditions • 3) Injury outcome measured by morphological, physiological, biochemical, or behavioral parameters, is related to the m ...
... • 1) Mechanical force to induce injury is controlled, reproducible, and quantifiable • 2) Inflicted injury is reproducible, quantifiable, and mimics components of human conditions • 3) Injury outcome measured by morphological, physiological, biochemical, or behavioral parameters, is related to the m ...
Chapter 4 ppt - s3.amazonaws.com
... After being deprived of sleep for just one night, microsleeps develop-episodes of sleep lasting a few seconds during wakefulness. Disruptions in mood, mental abilities, reaction time, perceptual skills, and complex motor skills occur with sleep deprivation. Most people are not good at judging the ex ...
... After being deprived of sleep for just one night, microsleeps develop-episodes of sleep lasting a few seconds during wakefulness. Disruptions in mood, mental abilities, reaction time, perceptual skills, and complex motor skills occur with sleep deprivation. Most people are not good at judging the ex ...
Self-Inflicted Injuries: A Forensic Medical Perspective
... contemporary view, self-injury may express a psychopathological disorder that can be considered a disease in its own right; if not, it may still require medical treatment because of its physical manifestations. This group of patients must be treated with empathy, but also with the professional diagn ...
... contemporary view, self-injury may express a psychopathological disorder that can be considered a disease in its own right; if not, it may still require medical treatment because of its physical manifestations. This group of patients must be treated with empathy, but also with the professional diagn ...
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... (CAA) is a neurological condition where there is deposition of beta-amyloid in the media and adventitia of small and medium sized arteries of the brain. This can occur sporadically in absence of systemic amyloidosis. CAA accounts for 1% of stroke patient. Patient usually presents with drowsiness, he ...
... (CAA) is a neurological condition where there is deposition of beta-amyloid in the media and adventitia of small and medium sized arteries of the brain. This can occur sporadically in absence of systemic amyloidosis. CAA accounts for 1% of stroke patient. Patient usually presents with drowsiness, he ...
White Matter Development During Childhood and Adolescence: A
... to this cognitive development are capabilities such as working memory, inhibition and attention. These capabilities improve with age (Berman and Friedman, 1995; Luciana and Nelson, 1998; Bedard et al., 2002; Luna et al., 2001; Kwon et al., 2002), and have been attributed at least partially to prefro ...
... to this cognitive development are capabilities such as working memory, inhibition and attention. These capabilities improve with age (Berman and Friedman, 1995; Luciana and Nelson, 1998; Bedard et al., 2002; Luna et al., 2001; Kwon et al., 2002), and have been attributed at least partially to prefro ...
arnab_meningitis
... model, it would be sufficient to consider only the cerebral portion of the brain, which comprises the major fraction of whole brain tissue. Circumscribed by the meninges, the cerebral tissue lying within is imbued by the Interstitial Fluid (ISF) which in effect makes up the volume inside the brain – ...
... model, it would be sufficient to consider only the cerebral portion of the brain, which comprises the major fraction of whole brain tissue. Circumscribed by the meninges, the cerebral tissue lying within is imbued by the Interstitial Fluid (ISF) which in effect makes up the volume inside the brain – ...
The potential risk of chronic stress and the NMDA
... Stress is a normal response of the body to potential risks. But when stress persists, and levels of stressrelated neurotransmitters as adrenalin or cortisol are elevated for a prolonged time, brain damage and even stress-related disorders could be developed. Medication for stress-related disorders l ...
... Stress is a normal response of the body to potential risks. But when stress persists, and levels of stressrelated neurotransmitters as adrenalin or cortisol are elevated for a prolonged time, brain damage and even stress-related disorders could be developed. Medication for stress-related disorders l ...
Hypoxia in the central nervous system
... occurs before brain tissue oxygen tension has been restored. Thus the sensor for this mechanism must be responsive to arterial oxygen content, not PO2 in the blood or tissue [16]. Almost all of the enzymes involved in glycolysis have an HRE and are up-regulated in prolonged mild hypoxia [17]. The ce ...
... occurs before brain tissue oxygen tension has been restored. Thus the sensor for this mechanism must be responsive to arterial oxygen content, not PO2 in the blood or tissue [16]. Almost all of the enzymes involved in glycolysis have an HRE and are up-regulated in prolonged mild hypoxia [17]. The ce ...
Meditation - an Effective Treatment Mode for Substance Use
... inhibition, a mechanism previously implicated in improved cognitive performance and enhanced emotional regulation. Thus meditation can be used in symptom reduction and improve psycho social well-being in individuals with substance use disorders. ...
... inhibition, a mechanism previously implicated in improved cognitive performance and enhanced emotional regulation. Thus meditation can be used in symptom reduction and improve psycho social well-being in individuals with substance use disorders. ...
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... the billions throughout the world and the millennia. Better yet, the primary basis for linking these two phenomena was evidence suggesting a simple method by which the disaster could be prevented or, at least, ameliorated—administering a glutamate receptor antagonist. Finally, the fact that glutamat ...
... the billions throughout the world and the millennia. Better yet, the primary basis for linking these two phenomena was evidence suggesting a simple method by which the disaster could be prevented or, at least, ameliorated—administering a glutamate receptor antagonist. Finally, the fact that glutamat ...
Global and focal brain volume in long
... (SD = 4.4) years before, and 368 age-matched cancer-free reference subjects from a population-based cohort study. Outcome measures were: TBV and total gray and white matter volume, and hippocampal volume. In addition, voxel based morphometry was performed to analyze differences in focal gray matter. ...
... (SD = 4.4) years before, and 368 age-matched cancer-free reference subjects from a population-based cohort study. Outcome measures were: TBV and total gray and white matter volume, and hippocampal volume. In addition, voxel based morphometry was performed to analyze differences in focal gray matter. ...
Neuroscience Letters Medial frontal and dorsal
... subtle changes in brain structure in a variety of diseases associated with neurological and psychiatric dysfunction [20]. Most morphometric studies in OCD were applied to GM abnormalities, whereas only a handful of them assessed white matter (WM) volume. However, WM may play a critical role in OCD p ...
... subtle changes in brain structure in a variety of diseases associated with neurological and psychiatric dysfunction [20]. Most morphometric studies in OCD were applied to GM abnormalities, whereas only a handful of them assessed white matter (WM) volume. However, WM may play a critical role in OCD p ...
Brain Neuroprotection by Scavenging Blood Glutamate.
... glutamate excitotoxicity that causes long-lasting neurological deficits. As blood glutamate scavenging has been demonstrated to increase the efflux of excess glutamate from brain into blood, we tested the prediction that oxaloacetate-mediated blood glutamate scavenging causes neuroprotection in a pa ...
... glutamate excitotoxicity that causes long-lasting neurological deficits. As blood glutamate scavenging has been demonstrated to increase the efflux of excess glutamate from brain into blood, we tested the prediction that oxaloacetate-mediated blood glutamate scavenging causes neuroprotection in a pa ...
The Effects of Brain Drain on Haiti - DRUM
... is finding consistent, concrete, reliable data on Haiti that I can. Nevertheless this is an important topic because the problems experienced by Haitians are ongoing and further research will investigate causes of brain drain and its impact on Haiti. The research is relative to the overall developmen ...
... is finding consistent, concrete, reliable data on Haiti that I can. Nevertheless this is an important topic because the problems experienced by Haitians are ongoing and further research will investigate causes of brain drain and its impact on Haiti. The research is relative to the overall developmen ...
NHMRC Project and Development Grants, ARC Discovery Project
... Dr Zachary Steel. Ethnographic, treatment, and policy responses to patients presenting for care with chronic medically unexplained symptoms in Viet Nam: A randomized control trial of cognitive behaviour therapy, structured care and treatment as usual. $471,278.00 A/Prof. Gavan McNally. Prefrontal co ...
... Dr Zachary Steel. Ethnographic, treatment, and policy responses to patients presenting for care with chronic medically unexplained symptoms in Viet Nam: A randomized control trial of cognitive behaviour therapy, structured care and treatment as usual. $471,278.00 A/Prof. Gavan McNally. Prefrontal co ...
Views on how the electrical activity that the brain
... strengths and limitations of the techniques and measures from which inferences are drawn. This article outlines such an approach, with an emphasis on how electrophysiological investigations have contributed to our understanding of language processing. Over the past 5 years or so, event-related brain ...
... strengths and limitations of the techniques and measures from which inferences are drawn. This article outlines such an approach, with an emphasis on how electrophysiological investigations have contributed to our understanding of language processing. Over the past 5 years or so, event-related brain ...
ON-LINE APPENDIX: PICTOGRAPHIC AND TEXTUAL ATLAS OF
... with acute CNS demyelination who have ⱖ1 periventricular lesion on MRI are at high risk for MS diagnosis.1 9) Cerebral white matter lesions: The presence of cerebral white matter lesions is included as a parameter to capture those lesions that are nonjuxtacortical and nonperiventricular. The panel d ...
... with acute CNS demyelination who have ⱖ1 periventricular lesion on MRI are at high risk for MS diagnosis.1 9) Cerebral white matter lesions: The presence of cerebral white matter lesions is included as a parameter to capture those lesions that are nonjuxtacortical and nonperiventricular. The panel d ...
Material for Families
... When it comes to preventing falls, we believe that everyone here has an important role, including visitors. To effectively reduce the incidence of falls and accidents, we’re asking all employees and volunteers to be alert to situation whenever needed. As a visitor, you can help. Hopefully, the infor ...
... When it comes to preventing falls, we believe that everyone here has an important role, including visitors. To effectively reduce the incidence of falls and accidents, we’re asking all employees and volunteers to be alert to situation whenever needed. As a visitor, you can help. Hopefully, the infor ...
neural consequences of environmental enrichment
... This was shown by trying to separate activity from learning as factors that might mediate an increase in the survival of newborn neurons in the dentate gyrus of adult rodents raised in an enriched environment24,29. Some workers29,30 have found no effect on the total number of new neurons in the dent ...
... This was shown by trying to separate activity from learning as factors that might mediate an increase in the survival of newborn neurons in the dentate gyrus of adult rodents raised in an enriched environment24,29. Some workers29,30 have found no effect on the total number of new neurons in the dent ...
Minor Traumatic Brain Injury
... vere disturbances of cerebral function, even after acute cervical acceleration/deceleration injuries, or "whiplash.’’’5-~’7 Another fact that belies the belief that MTBI is not a "real" problem, and will go away by itself within one to three months is that The PCS appears to consist of symptoms cons ...
... vere disturbances of cerebral function, even after acute cervical acceleration/deceleration injuries, or "whiplash.’’’5-~’7 Another fact that belies the belief that MTBI is not a "real" problem, and will go away by itself within one to three months is that The PCS appears to consist of symptoms cons ...
Imaging modalities shed light on intracranial cysts
... Glioblastoma multiforme is a common primary brain tumor that typically occurs in the cerebral hemispheric white matter. Lesions are poorly delineated diffusely infiltrating partially necrotic masses. A thick irregular rind of tissue is seen around a necrotic core on imaging. Signal intensity is vari ...
... Glioblastoma multiforme is a common primary brain tumor that typically occurs in the cerebral hemispheric white matter. Lesions are poorly delineated diffusely infiltrating partially necrotic masses. A thick irregular rind of tissue is seen around a necrotic core on imaging. Signal intensity is vari ...
Reaction time after head injury: fatigue, divided and focused
... states, that is, a blue circle filled with vertical lines. Nontargets were stimuli that did not possess all three of the states belonging to the Target. For example, relative to the aforementioned Target, the following would be Nontargets: a red circle with vertical lines; a blue square with horizon ...
... states, that is, a blue circle filled with vertical lines. Nontargets were stimuli that did not possess all three of the states belonging to the Target. For example, relative to the aforementioned Target, the following would be Nontargets: a red circle with vertical lines; a blue square with horizon ...