Tag: Brain
Glucocorticoid Use Tied to Decreased White Matter Integrity
Use of inhaled, systemic glucocorticoids associated with changes in several brain imaging parameters; effect sizes larger in systemic users
Exercise Improves Brain Health in Overweight, Obese Youth
Positive effects seen on intelligence, academic performance, but functional brain changes not identified on MRI
Ublituximab Bests Teriflunomide in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
About 48 percent of participants receiving ublituximab had infusion-related reactions
Brain Changes ID’d in WTC Responders With Cognitive Impairment
DTI connectometry analysis shows altered white matter tracts in WTC responders with cognitive impairment and/or PTSD
‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’ May Have Caused Nebraska Child’s Death
Amoeba can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a brain infection that is extremely rare, but nearly always fatal
Multifaceted Approach Urged for Promoting Helmet Use for Children
Multipronged approach is needed, including education of the lay public, advocacy, enforcement, development of promotion programs
Increase in Pediatric Intracranial Abscess Cases Seen During COVID-19
Increases seen in isolated intracranial abscess and sinusitis complicated by intracranial abscess during early COVID-19 pandemic
Childhood Trauma Tied to Brain Changes, Cognition in Schizophrenia
Childhood trauma, orbitofrontal cortex H-shaped sulci volume, and cognitive function thought to be related in patients with schizophrenia
Alcohol Consumption Linked to Markers of Higher Brain Iron
Higher basal ganglia iron markers linked to slower executive function, lower fluid intelligence, slower reaction times
White Matter Hyperintensity Burden Up for Postmenopausal Women
Higher WMH burden, with accelerated increase, observed in postmenopausal women compared with men of similar age
