Sentences with phrase «rare brain infection»

Yout, 45, contends that taking Tysabri to regulate her multiple sclerosis caused her to develop progressive multifocal leukoencephalopath (PML), which is a rare brain infection.

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In rare cases, vomiting can be a symptom of a serious condition, such as a blockage of the digestive tract (pyloric stenosis), an infection (meningitis) of the fluid (cerebrospinal fluid) and tissues (meninges) that surround the brain and spinal cord, or Reye syndrome.

Herpes / Psychosis - Affects all ages, advanced infection causes inflammation in the brain's temporal lobes in rare cases

They were passing from the bloodstream into the brain — something once considered rare — and attacking not just the infection, but the brain structures, too.

For previously healthy children, brain infections are rare.

In a rare form of the infection, it penetrated the bone and entered the blood vessels, leading to blood clots that cut off the brain's oxygen supply.

This potentially fatal infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord is more common in preteens and teens (it can be a hazard in college dorms) than younger children, and fortunately, is relatively rare.

In the spring of 2009, the maker of a biologic known as Raptiva voluntarily withdrew the drug from the market following reports of a rare but deadly brain infection.

Sites of infection of Disseminated Valley Fever include the long bones of the front or rear legs, the bones of the spine, the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), the eyes, the skin or in rare cases, internal organs (liver, kidneys, heart, etc).

Is it a brain tumour or some rare bacterial infection?