Tag: Brain
Increasing BP Trajectory to Midlife Tied to Brain Changes
Risks for diffuse small vessel disease, lower brain perfusion increased with rising BP trajectories in young adults with moderate-to-high BP levels
Modifiable Risk Factors Tied to MS Diagnosis, Neurodegeneration
Links seen between smoking and risk for MS diagnosis; high alcohol intake tied to retinal features indicating more severe neurodegeneration
Neuroimaging Measures Linked to Stages of Memory Impairment
Presence of Alzheimer disease pathology related to Stages of Objective Memory Impairment in cognitively unimpaired older adults
AAN: Years of Ice Hockey Play Increase Risk for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Dose-response relationship also seen for severity of chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Early Posttraumatic Seizures Tied to Worse Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes
Development of early posttraumatic seizures predicted via clinical risk factors
Antiseizure Treatment Explored in Comatose Cardiac Arrest Survivors
Strategy to suppress rhythmic and periodic EEG patterns did not improve neurologic outcomes at three months
Structural Brain MRI Measures Compared for Youth With, Without ADHD
Only 11 of 79 brain measures differed significantly among children aged 9 to 10 years with ADHD compared with their peers without ADHD
Updated Brain Injury Guidelines Validated for Complicated mTBI
Use of uBIG could potentially decrease number of transfers for Canadian patients with complicated mild traumatic brain injury
Improved Air Quality May Slow Cognitive Decline in Older Women
No differences in associations seen according to age, geographic region, education, apolipoprotein E e4 genotypes, or cardiovascular risk factors
Brain Imaging May ID THC-Linked Impairment in Cannabis Users
Measurement of prefrontal cortex oxygenated hemoglobin concentration with functional near-infrared spectroscopy may detect THC impairment
