Tag: Brain
CT Perfusion and CT Angiography Not Useful as Standalone Tests for Establishing Death by...
Sensitivity and specificity for CT perfusion and CT angiography as ancillary test for death by neurologic criteria did not meet prespecified validation threshold in recent study
Desogestrel for More Than Five Years May Up Risk of Intracranial Meningioma
Small increased risk seen for women who have used desogestrel 75 µg for more than five continuous years
Brain Age Gap May Mediate Influence of Cognitive Impairment Risk Factors
BAG plays role in mediating influence of cognitive impairment risk factors on cognitive function, especially for those with high cerebrovascular disease burden
Texas Woman Dies After Using Tap Water in Sinus Rinse
Subarachnoid Bleed One of the Most Common Cardiovascular, Neurologic Causes of Death
Absolute number of subarachnoid hemorrhage cases increased, but age-standardized burden rates decreased between 1990 and 2021
Longer In-Bed Time Linked to Small Vessel Disease Burden in TIA/Mild Stroke
Longer sleep duration linked to presence of cerebral microbleeds; longer in-bed time linked to lower total MoCA score
Overwork Tied to Structural Changes in Brains of Health Care Workers
Findings show changes in specific regions of the brain
Greater Sedentary Time Associated With Higher Risk for Alzheimer Disease
Association with Alzheimer disease seen in cross-sectional and longitudinal models
Lecanemab for Alzheimer Disease Safe, Feasible in Real-World Practice
Patients in the earliest stage of Alzheimer disease, with very mild symptoms, experienced the lowest risk of complications
Apnea During REM May Affect Brain Regions Related to Memory Consolidation
OSA-related hypoxemia linked to increased frontoparietal cerebrovascular pathology, which is associated with reduced medial temporal lobe integrity
