Sentences with phrase «abnormal activity in»

Epilepsy means repeated or recurrent seizures or «fits» due to abnormal activity in the brain.

Seizures (fits, convulsions) are caused by abnormal activity in the brain cells, particularly in the frontal and temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex.

This result, says Weiller, suggests that abnormal activity in the brain stem may trigger migraine.

Some studies with human OCD patients have hinted at abnormal activity in this same circuit.

«In this case, more synapses are not necessary a good thing because this contributes to abnormal activity in the amygdala and deficits in social behavior.»

«The abnormal activity in the regulation of the activity of the ATF4 probably causes the cell to «feel» that is under stress, that is — overactive.

But for those with REM sleep behavior disorder, abnormal activity in the brain stem prompts the system to break down.

Previous imaging studies have revealed two brain regions that often show abnormal activity in these patients: the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) and the amygdala.

Those with OCD showed abnormal activity in the supervisory regions important for goal - directed behavior but not in those responsible for habit formation.

A programmed pattern of mild electric current overrides and calms the abnormal activity in the brain.

Psychiatric disorders are in fact brain disorders that involve abnormal activity in brain circuits, so having researchers who understand the brain in a deep and integrated way is going to be critical for the future, says Thomas Insel, director of the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

Even if a scan shows abnormal activity in a brain region associated with impulse control or regulation of emotions, such imaging provides no more than probabilistic information, Hyman said.

Not exact matches

Still, after accounting for the possibilities of some specific equities experiencing a disproportionate share of mini flash crashes, and variations in trading activity creating more opportunities for mini flash crashes to occur, the evidence continues to suggest that an abnormal level of instability could have been detected in the U.S. equity market during the test window on October 15, 2014.

Was the May 6 «flash crash» really just a perfect storm of abnormal trading activity in three different types of products?

From brain scans, Schwartz found that certain regions in the brain of OCD patients (the caudate nucleus in particular) exhibited abnormal patterns of activity.

Scintigraphy, which has been used for years in treating humans, reveals more accurately than any other diagnostic tool the precise location and extent of the abnormal activity.

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act (2012) requires the Department of Education to develop and post on their websites guidelines and other relevant materials to inform and educate students participating in or desiring to participate in an athletic activity, their parents and their coaches about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest, including the risks associated with continuing to play or practice after experiencing one or more symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest, including fainting, difficulty breathing, chest pains, dizziness and abnormal racing heart rate.

C34 & 35 — It is recognized that abnormal tongue activity is a factor in OSA.

Until this study, researchers had little insight into the underlying causes of abnormal functional brain activity in the disorder.

Absence seizures cause a short period of «blanking out» or staring into space, due to brief abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

Over the past five years, researchers observed abnormal brain activity in the SHANK3 knockout mice when compared to controls.

Greene and first author and doctoral student Gregory P. Way used machine learning to classify abnormal protein activity in tumors.

Deep brain stimulation is used in Parkinson's disease to trigger brain cell activity and prevent the abnormal signalling that causes debilitating tremors, but placing the electrodes required is highly invasive.

Abnormal brain activity in psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is thought to stem in part from impaired function of the NMDA receptor.

After experiencing a similar episode three weeks later, he went to a doctor and learned he had epilepsy, a neurological disorder caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

The resulting pattern mimics the abnormal neural activity seen in anxiety disorders.

«We noted some clotting activity in these genetically abnormal mice, but the clots were not as bulky and were not maintained over time,» Wang said.

Epilepsy is a family of encephalopathies characterized by abnormal synchronous and rhythmic neuronal activity in the brain that results in seizures.

In Alzheimer's disease, an abnormal protein called amyloid beta begin s to appear on the neurons, forming plaques and compromising brain activity.

Analysis of tree rings reveals highly abnormal solar activity in the mid-Holocene.»

They found that tissue with high levels of epileptic electrical activity was low in lactate and had higher levels of creatine, phosphocreatine and choline, suggestive of abnormal metabolism.

Excessive dopamine secretion results in schizophrenia, causing a loss of integrity of neuronal activity, and abnormal thoughts and emotions.

Previous studies from this group have shown that lowering tau levels reduces abnormal brain activity in models of Alzheimer's disease, but this is the first demonstration that tau reduction may also be beneficial in intractable genetic epilepsy.

Second, the mice also showed dramatic increases in brief (lasting 2 - 3 seconds) bouts of abnormal brain wave activity.

Neurologically, the primary features seen most often and most evidently in infants were alterations in motor activity, reflected in body tone, posture and motility or movement; severe hypertonia (abnormal muscle tension and contraction); abnormal neurobehaviors, such as poor or delayed response to visual stimuli, and excitability.

Previous studies have shown that this forebrain - midbrain circuit is abnormal in panic and chronic anxiety patients who show decreased vmPFC but increased gray matter volume and activity in the midbrain encompassing the PAG (24, 25).

Both self - described psychics and people with schizophrenia also showed abnormal neuronal activity in several brain regions responsible for monitoring our internal representations of reality.

Zhou and his team said reversing the abnormal activity of the inactive X chromosome in patients suffering from mental illness may offer a potential new strategy for treating psychiatric disorders.

During these processes, abnormal patterns of activity have been found in individuals with ASD.

Knockdown of sodium channel Na < sub > V 1.6 blocks mechanical pain and abnormal bursting activity of afferent neurons in inflamed sensory ganglia.

In the study, they show how levetiracetam — a drug commonly prescribed for patients who suffer from epilepsy — suppresses abnormal brain activity and restores memory function in these micIn the study, they show how levetiracetam — a drug commonly prescribed for patients who suffer from epilepsy — suppresses abnormal brain activity and restores memory function in these micin these mice.

Importantly, unlike any other available approach, these algorithms uncover the hidden networks of proteins that work together to control abnormal cell activity in an individual patient's tumor.

So instead of focusing on the origin of the seizure, which we might not identify in time, we propose going after a strategic point in the network — a choke point that can cut off the abnormal activity.»

«Understanding the inflammatory process in the brain is critical if we are to develop better treatments not only for FTD, but for other forms of brain injury such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS)-- which are likely also linked to abnormal microglial activity.»

In a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, he discovered abnormal patterns of brain activity that change the ability to learn and create memories.

To understand where in the brain this activity was coming from, Dr. Cho and her group first tried to modulate this abnormal activity with drugs that modulate sleep and wake cycles.

Langman JM, Rowland R. Activity of duodenal disaccharidases in relation to normal and abnormal mucosal morphology.

The main symptom of this abnormal brain activity results in repeated seizures, which can range from brief lapses to severe and prolonged convulsions.

Seizures are caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

Though further evidence is needed to support it outright, it is believed that this may have something to do with abnormal spinal control of motor neuron activity, chiefly when muscles contract in a shortened position.