Tag: Brain
Noncontrast CT Can ID Candidates for Mechanical Thrombectomy
For stroke patients with late-presenting large-vessel occlusion, 90-day outcomes similar with selection by noncontrast CT, MRI, CTP
Clinical Care May Impact Gray Matter Volume in Migraine Patients
Patients without prior clinical care had reduced gray matter volumes in right dorsal medial prefrontal cortex
Neuroimaging Soon After Trauma May Predict Stress Response
Three clusters replicated in samples with variety of trauma types; clusters showed different patterns of posttrauma symptoms
Blood Lead Levels Detected in Half of Children Tested
Young children with public insurance and living in communities with more pre-1950s housing and poverty at increased risk
Low-Field Portable MRI Detects Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Authors say low-field portable magnetic resonance imaging may be useful in resource-limited settings
History of Concussion Impacts Cingulate Cerebral Blood Flow
Greater declines seen in midcingulate cerebral blood flow at subacute phase and in posterior cingulate CBF at one year after return to play
Cognitively Stimulating Jobs May Lower Risk for Dementia
Higher cognitive stimulation at work linked to lower levels of proteins that inhibit CNS axonogenesis and synaptogenesis
DPP-4i Use May Protect in Alzheimer Dementia With Diabetes
Low amyloid burden and favorable cognitive outcomes seen with DPP-4i use in Alzheimer disease-related cognitive impairment with diabetes
Plasma Amyloid-Beta at Midlife Linked to Later MCI, Dementia
Midlife measurements of plasma amyloid-beta may predict risk for mild cognitive impairment, dementia in late life
Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Brain Changes
Polygenic risk scores for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia linked to structure and function of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex