"Brain abnormalities" refers to any unusual or irregular features or conditions observed in the brain's structure or functioning. It means there is something different or not quite normal with how the brain is working or formed.
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There are many well - documented cases of
brain abnormalities in strict vegetarians, resulting from vitamin B12 deficiency.
Scientists don't know the extent to
which brain abnormalities, present prior to drug - taking, contribute to the likelihood that a person will develop a substance abuse disorder.
According to a new study, high long - chain omega - 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content in blood may lower the risk of small brain infarcts and
other brain abnormalities in the elderly.
Additionally, 2013 MRI research from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and McLean Imaging Center at McLean Hospital showed that the
structural brain abnormalities of Doberman pinschers afflicted with canine compulsive disorder (CCD) were similar to those of humans with OCD.
In previous studies, the researchers reported multiple serotonin -
related brain abnormalities in SIDS cases, including a decrease in serotonin in regions involved in breathing, heart rate patterns, blood pressure, temperature regulation, and arousal during sleep.
«We believe the
underlying brain abnormality of Tourette syndrome that leads to rapid tics may also lead to the speeded performance of other processes,» said Dye.
CT scans can often show the size and locations of
brain abnormalities caused by tumors, blood vessel defects, blood clots, and other problems.
All participants were also evaluated
for brain abnormalities using MRI to confirm that significant signs of atrophy were present.
Dogs exhibit the same behavioral characteristics, respond to the same medication, have a genetic basis to the disorder, and we now know have the same structural
brain abnormalities as people with OCD,» said Nicholas Dodman, BVMS, DACVB, professor of clinical sciences at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.
Where feasible, screening of amniotic fluid for abnormalities and congenital infections, including Zika virus, is recommended, especially in cases where women test negative for Zika, but their ultrasounds indicate
fetal brain abnormalities.
«A prominent and well - characterized feature of AD is progressive, region - specific declines in the cerebral metabolic rate of glucose (CMRglc)-LSB-...] Carriers of a common Alzheimer's susceptibility gene [APOE Ɛ4] have
functional brain abnormalities in young adulthood, several decades before possible onset of dementia.
Associations between circadian activity rhythms and functional
brain abnormalities among euthymic bipolar patients: a preliminary study.
It could be considered to be a brain «abnormality», if you like, but, our brains are an inherited body part, like all the other parts of us are, and many mental illnesses, that used to be thought to be choices, that a person could be given counseling for, «learn to change», are now recognized for the physically
inherited brain abnormalities that they are.»
Although the causes of SIDS - related deaths are often unexplained, research suggests that there may be
certain brain abnormalities present that make certain babies more susceptible.
We recommend the first US screening in the 12 - 14 pregnancy week to exclude not only the abovementioned risks, but also the hardest malformation of the fetus (e.g. the most wide -
spread brain abnormality — anencephalia, absence of kidneys, skeleton defects and many others).
«(The) level of
brain abnormality correlates strongly with the measure of head impacts of great enough severity to warrant being taken out of play.
Ultrasound often is recommended in preterm babies who are considered at risk of cerebral palsy to help
diagnose brain abnormalities that are frequently associated with cerebral palsy (allowing therapy to begin early).
«The potential for brain measures like the ones we developed here is that they can tell us something about the
particular brain abnormalities that drive an individual's suffering.
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that soccer players who frequently head the ball have
brain abnormalities resembling those found in patients with concussion (mild traumatic brain injury).
While those studies uncovered widespread functional and
anatomical brain abnormalities in ASD, the results were not highly consistent, possibly reflecting the complex brain pathology in autism spectrum disorders.
However, no one was included in Halloway's analysis who had a diagnosis or symptoms of dementia, or even mild cognitive impairment; a history of brain surgery; or
brain abnormalities such as tumors, as seen on MRIs.
Recent neuro - cognitive theories of dyslexia presume that all dyslexics have the same type of
brain abnormality irrespective of the particular writing system their language uses.
Denise Jamieson, a CDC researcher helping oversee the agency's response to the outbreak, said the number of
brain abnormalities observed among the small group of pregnant women with Zika was higher than experts would have expected.
Supporting evidence for our findings comes from studies reporting on decreased default mode functional connectivity in combination with studies reporting on
degenerative brain abnormalities in the cingulum bundle.
WHO recommends a repeat ultrasound of the fetus in the late second or early third trimester (preferably between 28 and 30 weeks) to identify fetal microcephaly and / or other
brain abnormalities when they are easier to detect.
It is worth noting that cerebral palsy is an umbrella term which includes a number of non-progressive, but often reversible motor dysfunction syndromes as secondary damage result or
brain abnormalities arising in the early development stages (Houlihan et al, 2004; Bax et al., 2014; McCubbin & McCubbin, 1987).
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