Sentences with phrase «brain infections called»
Brain fog that is a sensation of cloudiness or fogginess is due to a build up of cytokine inflammation chemicals and another chemical made in brain infections called quinolinic acid.
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They are found in a baby's brain, they help to fight infection, and they are believed to help reduce inflammation in the intestines to protect a baby against a serious intestinal condition called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
Spinal tap: A lumbar puncture is also called a spinal tap, and it is necessary if an infection of the lining of the brain, called meningitis, is suspected.
Our brains normally contain specialized cells, called microglia, that defend against injury or infection.
The study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that toxoplasmosis — usually a mild or nonsymptomatic infection from a protozoan parasite called Toxoplasma gondii — may somehow alter people's brain chemistry to cause long - term behavior problems.
A month after H7N7 or H3N2 infection, mice had fewer nerve cell connectors called dendritic spines on cells in the hippocampus, a brain region involved in memory.
What's more, these mice's brains looked inflamed under the microscope, full of immune cells called microglia that were still revved up 30 and 60 days after infection.
This is largely due to life - threatening infections, as well as brain inflammation, activated by the body's natural disease - fighting immune response, called «complement».
Looking for immune abnormalities throughout the lifespan of the mice, the group found that most immune system components stayed the same in number, but a type of brain - resident immune cells called microglia that are known first responders to infection begin to divide and change early in the disease.
«Normally, the brain is protected by the so - called blood - brain barrier (BBB), but in the case of infections and inflammation, new research has shown that the brain can be affected on account of a more permeable BBB.»
Zika virus infections in pregnant women have been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly, a condition in which the brain and skull are significantly underdeveloped.
I read Melissa's comment above and was wondering if my vertigo (I do nt know what to call it — sometimes it feels like I'm moving, ever so slightly) might indicate a brain infection?
The dispute involved a patient who experienced severe brain damage from an infection following the removal of a benign tumour, resulting in what the physicians called a persistent vegetative state.