Nearly half of patients showed statistically significant improvement in brain function, such as memory, judgement and reasoning after undergoing carotid angioplasty and stenting, a minimally invasive treatment to prevent stroke.
A novel type of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is highly accurate in identifying blockages in the arteries that carry blood to the brain, according to a study in the February issue of Radiology.
The first researchers to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of a large group of babies soon after birth found a small amount of bleeding in and around the brains of one in four babies who were delivered vaginally. The study appears in the February issue of Radiology.
In an up-to-date review of most of the common neurological disorders in the United States published in the January 30, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology, researchers reviewed studies from nearly 500 articles published between 1990 and 2005 to determine the best available data.
Joslin researchers discover protein that causes blood vessel leakage and swelling in eyes with diabetic retinopathy. Discovery one day could lead to new treatments for eye diseases and brain swelling caused by head injury, stroke and other conditions.
Every twenty-eight seconds, someone in America suffers a stroke, a massive seizure, a brain or spinal cord injury, or another major emergency affecting the brain, spine or nerves. Every two minutes, someone dies from one of these conditions. Many others are left permanently disabled.
Kenya health officials are trying to stop the spread of Rift Valley Fever, which has killed more than 600 people. In Northern Kenya it killed 478 people, and 148 through out the nation.
Brain damage to insula may halt urge to smoking, findings appeared in the journal Science, published by AAAS.
Results from the most comprehensive study to compare two imaging techniques for the emergency diagnosis of suspected acute stroke show that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide a more sensitive diagnosis than computed tomography (CT) for acute ischemic stroke.
Antibodies that selectively bind and destroy cancer cells represent some of the most promising cancer therapy approaches being developed today.