Sentences with phrase «infection of the brain»

Loss of memory is one of the primary symptoms of bacterial infection of the brain.

The drug they identified is a powerful agent that is already used clinically to treat severe fungal infections of the brain and spinal cord.

Many people may delay the decision because they fear potential complications, which include infections of the brain and permanent paralysis.

Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen have now established a model for latent HIV infection of brain cells.

ANIMALS LESS THAN AGE SIX MONTHS Seizures are usually caused by infections of the brain.

Shen - Ying Zhang, assistant professor of clinical investigation in the Casanova lab, evaluated seven children from unrelated families who had been exposed to a common virus (herpes simplex virus 1, influenza virus, or norovirus) and developed a life - threatening or lethal infection of the brain stem.

Drugs used in a handful of previous cases of Ebola virus disease, convalescent serum, ZMapp etc., are antibody - based so not suitable to treat infections of the brain.

«When we saw how much inhibiting PLSCR1 reduced the inflammatory response, we immediately wondered if this mechanism could apply more broadly, not just to virus infection of the brain, but to other types of infections or even autoimmune diseases,» says Yusuf Tufail, a former Salk postdoctoral fellow and first author of the paper.

The improper use of anesthesia, an undiagnosed brain tumor, brain surgery gone wrong, surgical infection of the brain, or over-medication can all fall under brain injury caused by medical malpractice

These cells appear to be a major entry point for HIV infection of the brain.

The experience persuaded me that Alzheimer's was very likely due to a bacterial infection of the brain.

This inflammation can be caused by infection of the brain (bacterial, viral, fungal and parasites are examples of infectious causes of encephalitis) or can be immune - mediated; which means the body's immune system is malfunctioning and creating abnormal inflammation for reasons we do not fully understand.

Although many suffer no symptoms, the bacterium can cause pain in the genitals, rectum, and throat, and can lead to infertility and infections of the brain or the heart if untreated.

Secondary epilepsy (also known as «Symptomatic epilepsy») is when the fits are being caused by another brain disorder such a brain tumour, an inflammation or infection of the brain (encephalitis), a brain malformation, a recent or previous stroke or head trauma.

Though aggression can sometimes be related to a physical problem, such as a brain tumor, encephalitis (infection of the brain), lead poisoning, low blood sugar, or liver disease, it is usually a behavioral problem.

It's not hard to imagine why a life insurance company might be a little nervous about insuring someone who has suffered from an infection of the brain!