Sentences with phrase «of brain stem»

As horrible as it may sound, this is the explanation that awaits thousands of brain stem injury victims every year.

If the animal had hepatic encephalopathy (HE), on necropsy, brain lesions would include bilateral symmetric polymicro - cavitation of the brain stem and diffuse neuronal necrosis throughout the cerebrum and cerebellar cortex.

Central Vestibular Disease Any signs of brain stem disease in association with vestibular signs indicate that central involvement is present.

It has been proposed that CM and compression of the brain stem can result a pain syndrome.

Congenital malformation (birth defects) of the brain stem or spinal cord is also a common cause of seizures.

This was done by temporarily deactivating part of the brain stem called the pons.

DIPG is a brain tumor found in a part of the brain stem called the pons.

It's caused by part of the brain stem.

This is done through gentle & specific adjustments that take pressure off of the brain stem and nerve pathways and enhance function to the body.

Using similar techniques, they were able to show that brain aging is due reduce neurogenesis of brain stem cells and that a circulating factor called CCL11 / Endotaxin increase with aging.

It kills neurons in the hypothalamus part of the brain stem that most likely never recover and are lost forever.

A recent study conducted and published at Stem Cell and Research Therapy states that a bio-active compound of turmeric can be able to aid in the proliferation of brain stem cells.

Living at the base of the brain stem is the reticular activating system.

His team is using innovative cell culture models to advance our understanding of brain stem cells and their potential role in glioblastoma.

Researchers found that a pocket near the top of the brain stem may be key in determining whether someone is likely to engage in compulsive behavior or become hooked on drugs like cocaine, which is currently abused by an estimated two million Americans.

By stimulating an area of the brain stem with electricity, they could trigger the ultrasonic vocalizations.

The grand symphonic piece that is consciousness encompasses the foundational contributions of the brain stem, forever hitched to the body, and the wider - than - the - sky imagery created in the cooperation of cerebral cortex and subcortical structures, all harmoniously stitched together, in ceaseless forward motion, interruptible only by sleep, anesthesia, brain dysfunction, or death.

It all originates in a part of the brain stem called the medulla oblongata, which is present in countless other animals that sneeze pretty much the same way we do.

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.

«It was a catastrophic stroke of the brain stem.»

«Because you've associated things over time, you're going to associate a certain triggering point in the frontal lobe or the basal forebrain and tell certain regions of the brain stem to adopt a state of activity as if it were receiving signals from the body that were consonant with emotion x.

The protein CEP63 is crucial for the correct division of brain stem cells.

The scientists describe that this protein triggers the death of brain stem cells.

Scientists still don't know exactly why some babies die without explanation, but recent research points to the possibility of brain stem abnormalities that prevent some babies from being able to rouse from sleep and gasp for air when their blood oxygen levels are too low.

The story is an allegory for the death of Pirola's own father, John, who suffered for years through searing neuropathic pain as a result of a brain stem tumor, and over several years, underwent more than 10 brain / skull - based surgeries.

The diagnosis of brain stem death is regularly made well within this time frame.

Not exact matches

That stems in part from the presence in our brains of a well - developed frontal lobe, an evolutionary advantage we hold over the rest of the animal kingdom.

All 50 states in the US recognize that someone is legally dead once they are brain dead, meaning they have «sustained irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem,» according to the Uniform Declaration of Death Act (UDDA).

It is real to me because the firing of neurons in my brain stem are interpreted as real sensory data by my brain.

The most powerful part of your brain, your subconscious (Limbic System and Brain Stem), also happens to be the most evolved part of the bbrain, your subconscious (Limbic System and Brain Stem), also happens to be the most evolved part of the bBrain Stem), also happens to be the most evolved part of the brainbrain.

Donor Death The Holy See accepts «brain stem death» as being a valid definition of death.

We weren't aware that actually it was a brain stem stroke, and this was just the beginning of it.

«Brain Stem Reticular Formation and Activation of the EEC,» Journal of Electroencephalography awl Clinical Neurophysiology 1 (1949), 455 - 73.

Thus, the earliest or reptilian portion of the brain, associated primarily with the brain stem, is most involved with autonomic regulation and the most basic of survival Strategies involving food, procreation and territoriality.

Embryonic stem cells are produced during development by the same process of epigenetic programming that later will produce adult cells such as skin and brain.

For White, the problems don't just stem from the risk of brain damage, it's the distorted message about things like masculinity that the NFL sends to fans and young players.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

The rear facing position is safest because, if you are hit from behind and your child is facing forward, the severity of whip lash can be brain damaging, now if there legs hang over the seat, and they are rear facing they have the risk of breaking a leg, but there brain and stem will still be intact.

Another possibility, according to the AAP, is that babies who die of SIDS have an anomaly in the brain stem or a lag in development which causes them not to rouse in the event of «life - threatening challenges during sleep.»

The teen years lend themselves to some questionable behavior and unstable moods, much of which stems from your teen's ongoing brain development.

The most recent finding, announced in February, suggested that brain stems of SIDS babies contain low levels of the hormone serotonin, which controls vital functions during sleep, such as breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.

Cord blood stem cells can be used to treat dozens of diseases and are being tested in FDA - regulated clinical trials to help people with autism, brain injury, and other conditions.

President Nana Akufo - Addo, whose political history stems from the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), formed on August 4, 1947 to bring about Ghanaian independence, stirred controversy when in his presidential inauguration address he suggested that members of the UGCC including his father Edward Akudo - Addo and uncle, J.B Danquah, were the main brains behind Ghana's independence.

The researchers then used genetic techniques to find out what would happen when NAD manufacturing is turned off in the adult neural stem cells of the mouse brain.

The researchers detected this SMN long noncoding RNA, or lnc - RNA (pronounced «link RNA») for short, in human embryonic kidney cells, brain cell samples and neurons derived from the stem cells of healthy people and those with spinal muscular atrophy type I and II.

«New findings about stem cells in the brain of patients with epilepsy.»

Since the first human brain organoids were created from stem cells in 2013, scientists have gotten them to form structures like those in the brains of fetuses, to sprout dozens of different kinds of brain cells, and to develop abnormalities like those causing neurological diseases such as Timothy syndrome.

Neural stem cells with the ability to form new neurons in the brain are normally present in the hippocampus (the part of the brain connected to learning and memory) and in the subventricular zone of the brain.

In addition to maintaining stem cell populations and keeping the brain supplied with all its cell types, the investigators showed that NAD also is vital for the process of cognition itself.

Levels of NAD dropped, and the neural stem cells stopped dividing; they stopped renewing themselves; and they stopped being able to create important cells that insulate axons, the «wires» that carry electrical signals throughout the brain.