Sentences with phrase «abnormal brain responses»

Bullying victims experience an electrochemical cyclone of abnormal brain responses.

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Multiple sclerosis is characterized by an abnormal immune response that leads to inflammation in the brain and the destruction of myelin — a fatty sheath that protects and insulates nerve fibers.

Severe abnormalities were detected including decreased body weight, hyperactivity, abnormal anxiety responses, cognitive deficits, shortened survival and brain atrophy (Menalled et al., SFN 2009).

Although vaccination induces an inflammatory response during pregnancy, the magnitude and the duration of response is much lower and shorter, respectively, for influenza vaccination than viral infection.27 Like infection, influenza vaccination during pregnancy has been reported to induce a transient increase in the levels of a number of proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin 6, tumor necrosis factor α, and C - reactive protein.27 - 30 Studies on mice found an association between high interleukin - 6 levels during pregnancy and abnormal behavior and brain structure.19 However, in epidemiological studies, associations between maternal cytokine levels and ASD have been mixed.

Seizures are the result an abnormal nerve impulse boost that comes from the brain, resulting in mild to severe muscular responses.