Sentences with phrase «include impaired brain function»

Other symptoms include impaired brain function and elevated homocysteine levels, which is a risk factor for several diseases (29, 30).

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Such «couch - potato» animals develop a range of health problems, including insulin resistance, diabetes, high blood pressure, impaired brain function, increased oxidative stress and inflammation.

It is well documented that impaired glucose metabolism or mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the major pathological changes observed in various neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) or Huntington's disease (HD), thus suggesting that regulation of glucose metabolism and maintenance of mitochondrial homeostasis are critical for brain function.»

Symptoms of congenital PSS usually appear by six months of age and include failure to gain weight, vomiting, and signs of hepatic encephalopathy (a condition where toxins normally removed by the liver accumulate in the blood and impair the function of brain cells) such as seizures, depression, tremors, drooling, and head pressing.

One final example is the prefrontal cortex, which is thought to play an important role in regulating behavior by suppressing impulses and emotions arising from the amygdala and other parts of the limbic system.50 — 52 In animal studies, exposure to chronic stress or glucocorticoids alters the synaptic connectivity within the prefrontal cortex, 52,53 and this may limit the ability of the prefrontal cortex to (1) suppress the impulsivity and aggression of the limbic system, and (2) execute adaptive responses (rather than maladaptive responses) to stress.54 — 56 Stress - induced changes in brain structure parallel the well - described impact of significant childhood adversity on a variety of brain functions, including the modulation of physiologic responses (hyper - responsive or chronically active stress response), learning (impaired memory), and the regulation of behavior (the ability to execute adaptive vs maladaptive responses to stress).3, 39,57