Encyclopedia - Brain Damage: Encyclopedia - Brain Damage
Brain damage or brain injury is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells. Brain damage may occur due to a wide range of conditions,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Brain Damage And Facial Defects
Craniofacial abnormalities are visible in children with FAS, though not in children with FAE. Generally, children with FAS have a smaller...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - When The Brain Damage Occurs
During the first trimester, according to Dr. Sterling Clarren and Dr. Ann Streissguth, both of the University of Washington, alcohol inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anosognosia: Encyclopedia - Anosognosia
Anosognosia is a condition in which a person who suffers disability due to brain injury, seems unaware of or denies the existence of thei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traumatic Brain Injury: Encyclopedia - Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called acquired brain injury, intracranial injury, or simply head inj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia - Brain
In animals, the brain, or encephalon (Greek for "in the head"), acts as the control center of the central nervous system. In most animals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain Healing: Encyclopedia - Brain Healing
Brain healing is the process that goes inside the skull that after the brain has been damaged. When parts of the brain are damaged, for i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electroencephalography: Encyclopedia - Electroencephalography
Electroencephalography is the neurophysiologic measurement of the electrical activity of the brain by recording from electrodes placed on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphasia: Encyclopedia - Aphasia
Aphasia is a loss or impairment of the ability to produce or comprehend language, due to brain damage. It is usually a result of damage t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bobath Concept: Encyclopedia - Bobath Concept
The Bobath Concept is an important approach to rehabilitation in the care of patients with injuries to the brain or spinal cord. It is na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erotic Asphyxiation: Encyclopedia - Erotic Asphyxiation
Erotic asphyxiation, asphyxiophilia, breath control play or scarfing is the sexual practice of partial asphyxiation by strangulation or s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arcuate Fasciculus: Encyclopedia - Arcuate Fasciculus
The arcuate fasciculus (literally the 'curved bundle') is the neural pathway connecting the posterior part of the temporoparietal junctio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aging Senescence: Encyclopedia - Aging Senescence
In biology, senescence is the combination of processes of deterioration which follow the period of development of an organism. For the sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blindsight: Encyclopedia - Blindsight
Visual processing in the brain goes through a series of processing stages. Destruction of the first visual cortical area, primary visual ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinical Death: Encyclopedia - Clinical Death
Clinical death occurs when a patient's heartbeat and breathing have stopped. The reversal of this state is possible through CPR, Defibril...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nominal Aphasia: Encyclopedia - Nominal Aphasia
Nominal aphasia (also known as anomic aphasia) is a form of aphasia (loss of language capability caused by brain damage) in which the sub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central Neurogenic Hyperventilation: Encyclopedia - Central Neurogenic Hyperventilation
Central neurogenic hyperventilation is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep and rapid breaths. It is unrelated to other...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chris Buck: Encyclopedia - Chris Buck
Chris Buck is a violin virtuoso and teacher. He lost his hearing due to latent radiation damage; radiation was part of the cancer therapy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bili Light: Encyclopedia - Bili Light
A Bili Light is a phototherapy tool to treat newborn jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia) which in higher levels causes brain damage Kernicterus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stroke: Encyclopedia - Stroke
A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. In brain tissue, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anticonvulsant: Encyclopedia - Anticonvulsant
The anticonvulsants, sometimes also called antiepileptics, belong to a diverse group of pharmaceuticals used in prevention of the occurre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galactosemia: Encyclopedia - Galactosemia
Galactosemia is a rare genetic metabolic disorder which affects an individual's ability to properly digest the sugar galactose. Lactose i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atonic Seizure: Encyclopedia - Atonic Seizure
Atonic seizures (also called drop seizures, drop attacks, or akinetic seizures), are a minor type of seizure. They consist of a brief lap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canavan Disease: Encyclopedia - Canavan Disease
Canavan disease is an inherited disorder that causes progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain. This disease is one of a group of ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unilateral Neglect: Encyclopedia Ii - Unilateral Neglect - Causes
This disorder is a result of organic brain damage, usually centered around the right parietal or right parietal-occipital lobe. Right-sid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Naming Of The Syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome was named in 1973 by two dysmorphologists, Kenneth Lyons Jones and David W. Smith of the University of Washington ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Diagnostic Criteria
Although clinicians agree on the definition of full-blown fetal alcohol syndrome, there is no agreement on the clinical criteria or names...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - The Brain As A Food
Like most other internal organs, the brain can serve as nourishment. For example, in the Southern United States canned pork brain in grav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - The Importance Of The Brain
Brain - The brain in animals. Three groups of animals, with some exceptions, have notably complex brains: the arthropods (insects and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - The Biology Of The Brain
Despite the variance of the species in which the brain is found there are many common features in its cellular make-up, its structure and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anosognosia: Encyclopedia Ii - Anosognosia - Neurology
Anosognosia is relatively common following brain injury (e.g. 20-30% in the case of hemiplegia/hemiparesis after stroke), but can appear ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Neurobiology
Despite the variance of the species in which the brain is found there are many common features in its cellular make-up, its structure, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Brain As Food
Like most other internal organs, the brain can serve as nourishment. For example, in the Southern United States canned pork brain in grav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - The Study Of The Brain
Brain - Fields of study. Several areas of science specifically study the brain. Neuroscience seeks to understand the nervous system, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Comparative Anatomy
Three groups of animals, with some exceptions, have notably complex brains: the arthropods (insects and crustaceans), the cephalopods (oc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Mind And Brain
A distinction is sometimes made in the philosophy of mind between the mind and brain. The brain is defined as the physical, biological [[...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - History
Ancient Greeks had differing views on the function of the brain. Hippocrates believed the brain to be the seat of intelligence. Aristotle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Brain As Food
Like most other internal organs, the brain can serve as nourishment. For example, in the Southern United States canned pork brain in grav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Mind And Brain
A distinction is sometimes made in the philosophy of mind between the mind and brain. The brain is defined as the physical, biological ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manfred Von Richthofen: Encyclopedia Ii - Manfred Von Richthofen - The Red Baron In Popular Culture
The Red Baron has become a symbol for dexterity, daring and victory, combined with an element of tragedy both as being 'on the other side...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manfred Von Richthofen: Encyclopedia Ii - Manfred Von Richthofen - The Red Baron In Popular Culture
The Red Baron has become a symbol for dexterity, daring and victory, combined with an element of tragedy both as being 'on the losing sid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manfred Von Richthofen: Encyclopedia Ii - Manfred Von Richthofen - The Flying Circus
In January of 1917 von Richthofen assumed command of Jasta 11, which ultimately included some of the elite of Germany's pilots, many of w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manfred Von Richthofen: Encyclopedia Ii - Manfred Von Richthofen - The Flying Circus
In January of 1917 von Richthofen assumed command of Jasta 11, which ultimately included some of the elite of Germany's pilots, many of w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manfred Von Richthofen: Encyclopedia Ii - Manfred Von Richthofen - Death
The Red Baron met his death on April 21, 1918 from a single bullet while flying over Morlancourt Ridge, near the Somme River. At the time...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain Contusion: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain Contusion - Features
Contusions, which are frequently associated with edema, are especially likely to cause increases in intracranial pressure (ICP) and conco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphasia: Encyclopedia Ii - Aphasia - Causes
Aphasia can be caused by damage to one or more of the language areas of the brain. Many times, the cause of the brain injury is a stroke....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unilateral Neglect: Encyclopedia Ii - Unilateral Neglect - Overview
Unilateral neglect patients typically have no or limited conscious awareness of information coming from the neglected side of space. This...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manfred Von Richthofen: Encyclopedia Ii - Manfred Von Richthofen - Early Life
Born in Breslau, Silesia, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), Richthofen moved with his family to Schweidnitz (now Świdnica, Poland), when h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aphasia: Encyclopedia Ii - Aphasia - Causes
Aphasia can be caused by damage to one or more of the language areas of the brain. Many times, the cause of the brain injury is a stroke....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traumatic Brain Injury: Encyclopedia Ii - Traumatic Brain Injury - Types Of Tbi
The damage from TBI can be focal, confined to one area of the brain, or diffuse, involving more than one area of the brain. Diffuse traum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manfred Von Richthofen: Encyclopedia Ii - Manfred Von Richthofen - Piloting Career
Inspired by a chance meeting with the great air fighter Oswald Boelcke, he decided to become a pilot himself. Later, Boelcke selected von...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manfred Von Richthofen: Encyclopedia Ii - Manfred Von Richthofen - Relatives Of Note
He was distant cousins with the German Field Marshal Wolfram von Richthofen, as well as Frieda von Richthofen (1879–1956), who married ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Facial Defects
Physical abnormalities are visible in children with FAS, though not in children with FAE. Generally, children with FAS have a smaller hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manfred Von Richthofen: Encyclopedia Ii - Manfred Von Richthofen - Early Life
Born in Breslau, Silesia, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), Richthofen moved with his family to Schweidnitz (now Świdnica, Poland), when h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manfred Von Richthofen: Encyclopedia Ii - Manfred Von Richthofen - Piloting Career
Inspired by a chance meeting with the great air fighter Oswald Boelcke, he decided to become a pilot himself. Later, Boelcke selected von...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain Implant: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain Implant - Brain Implants In Fiction And Philosophy
In Hilary Putnam's argument of the brain in a vat, he argues that brains, being directly fed with an input from a computer (instead of re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cognotechnology: Encyclopedia Ii - Cognotechnology - Potential Applications
According to Yonas, nanotechnology makes it feasible to use brain implants to moderate behavior or brain functioning, allowing brains wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Senescence: Encyclopedia Ii - Senescence - Chemical Damage
It is also suggested that damage to long-lived biopolymers, such as structural proteins or DNA, caused by ubiquitous chemical agents in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Senescence: Encyclopedia Ii - Senescence - Theories Of Aging
The process of senescence is complex, and may derive from a variety of different mechanisms and exist for a variety of different reasons....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traumatic Brain Injury: Encyclopedia Ii - Traumatic Brain Injury - Treatment
Medical care usually begins when paramedics or emergency medical technicians arrive on the scene of an accident or when a TBI patient arr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Senescence: Encyclopedia Ii - Senescence - Miscellaneous
Recently, early senescence has been alleged to be a possible unintended outcome of early cloning experiments, Most notably, the issue was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holographic Memory: Encyclopedia Ii - Holographic Memory - Holographic Theories Of Human Memory
Main article: Holonomic brain theory Karl Pribram and others have proposed that the explanation for equal potentiality in restoring brain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aging Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Aging Brain - Aging
Over the years, the human brain shows a decline in function and a change in gene expression. This modulation in gene expression may be du...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Importance
Heart action and respiratory effort are absolute requirements in transporting oxygen to the tissues. The main organ to suffer from oxygen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aging Senescence: Encyclopedia Ii - Aging Senescence - Chemical Damage
It is also suggested that damage to long-lived biopolymers, such as structural proteins or DNA, caused by ubiquitous chemical agents in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shaken Baby Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Shaken Baby Syndrome - Anatomy And Pathophysiology
Several anatomical factors make infants susceptible to brain damage from shaking. Their heads are bigger and weigh more with respect to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aging Senescence: Encyclopedia Ii - Aging Senescence - Theories Of Aging
The process of senescence is complex, and may derive from a variety of different mechanisms and exist for a variety of different reasons....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Danny Holly: Encyclopedia Ii - Danny Holly - In Wrestling
Danny Holly - Previous managers. Shaniqua Nikita Fink Jackie Gayda Victoria Danny Holly - Finishing and signature moves. Inverted ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aging Senescence: Encyclopedia Ii - Aging Senescence - Miscellaneous
Recently, early senescence has appeared as a possible unintended outcome of early cloning experiments, notably in the case of Dolly the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olney's Lesions: Encyclopedia Ii - Olney's Lesions - Summaries And Statements By White And Anderson
In 1998, researcher William E. White wrote an article, that has been published at "erowid" under the title "This Is Your Brain On Dissoci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visual System: Encyclopedia Ii - Visual System - Visual Cortex
The visual cortex is the most massive system in the human brain and is responsible for higher-level processing of the visual image. It li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stopping Power: Encyclopedia Ii - Stopping Power - Physiological Effects
The only way to physiologically stop a person is to damage or disrupt their central nervous system (CNS) to the point that they fall unco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epilepsy: Encyclopedia Ii - Epilepsy - Causes
All the causes (or etiologies) of epilepsy are not known, but many predisposing factors have been identified, including brain damage resu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epilepsy: Encyclopedia Ii - Epilepsy - Causes
All the causes (or etiologies) of epilepsy are not known, but many predisposing factors have been identified, including brain damage resu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chokehold: Encyclopedia Ii - Chokehold - Anatomy Of A Chokehold
A few chokeholds (such as one version of Judo's hadaka jime) work by constricting the opponent's trachea, which restricts the air supply ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Thurber: Encyclopedia Ii - James Thurber - Thurber's Brain
The neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran discusses the effect of damaged vision on Thurber's imagination in Phantoms in the Brain (cowritten ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypersomnia: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypersomnia - Causes
People who are overweight are more likely than others to suffer from hypersomnia, and this can often exacerbate their weight problems as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carbon Tetrachloride: Encyclopedia Ii - Carbon Tetrachloride - Safety
Exposure to high concentrations of carbon tetrachloride (including vapor) can affect the central nervous system, including the brain. Vic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penetrating Head Injury: Encyclopedia Ii - Penetrating Head Injury - Outcome
The highest velocity injuries tend to have the worst associated damage (Dawodu, 2004). Penetrating injury from any missile such as a bull...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Acute Hypoxic Injury Due To Carboxyhemoglobin
CO binds to the hemoglobin, producing carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO), and blocks these sites on hemoglobin where oxygen would normally bind. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dystonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dystonia - Causes
Primary dystonia is caused by a pathology of the central nervous system, likely originating in those parts of the brain concerned with mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plantar Reflex: Encyclopedia Ii - Plantar Reflex - Interpretation
The extensor response can indicate damage of the spinal cord in the thoracal or lumbar region, or brain disease. Occasionally, a patholog...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neuromuscular Reprogramming: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Neuromuscular Reprogramming
NEUROMUSCULAR REPROGRAMMING This therapy utilizes a form of positive kinesthetic conversation with the body to imprint new learnings o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gluten-free Casein-free Diet: Encyclopedia Ii - Gluten-free Casein-free Diet - Theory
The molecular structure of the partially undigested proteins, known as peptides, resemble opiates. It is thought that such peptides have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subdural Hematoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Subdural Hematoma - Signs And Symptoms
Symptoms of subdural hemorrhage have a slower onset than those of epidural hemorrhages because the lower pressure veins bleed more slowly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astrocytoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Astrocytoma - Treatment
A surgeon will typically remove as much of the tumor as he or she can without damaging other critical, healthy brain structures. Often, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motorcycle Safety: Encyclopedia Ii - Motorcycle Safety - Consequences Of Accidents
Once the collision has occurred, or the rider has lost control through some other mishap, several common types of injury occur when the b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alien Hand Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Alien Hand Syndrome - Causes And Treatment
There are several distinct subtypes of Alien Hand that appear to be associated with specific types of triggering brain injury. Damage to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Creation Of Adam: Encyclopedia Ii - The Creation Of Adam - Restoration
Starting in 1980, the Sistine Chapel was renovated, to remove centuries' worth of ashes and deterioration that had degraded the paintings...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Creation Of Adam: Encyclopedia Ii - The Creation Of Adam - Restoration
Starting in 1980, the Sistine Chapel was renovated, to remove centuries' worth of ashes and deterioration that had degraded the paintings...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wada Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Wada Test - Uses
The test is usually performed prior to ablative surgery for epilepsy. The aim is to determine which side of the brain is responsible for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cognitive Neuropsychology: Encyclopedia Ii - Cognitive Neuropsychology - Methods
The 'lesion method' (using brain injury or lesions to infer cognitive function) was probably best described unwittingly by singer-songwri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glial Cell: Encyclopedia Ii - Glial Cell - Types Of Glia
Glial cell - Microglia. Microglia are specialized macrophages capable of phagocytosis that protect neurons of the CNS. Though not techn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apnea: Encyclopedia Ii - Apnea - Mechanism
Under normal conditions, humans cannot store much oxygen in the body. Apnea of more than approximately one minute's duration therefore le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glial Cell: Encyclopedia Ii - Glial Cell - Types Of Glia
Glial cell - Microglia. Microglia are specialized macrophages capable of phagocytosis that protect neurons of the CNS. Though not techn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Cpr Training
CPR is a practical skill and needs to be regularly practiced (on a resuscitation mannequin) to ensure full competency. CPR training is av...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale: Encyclopedia Ii - Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Test Variants
The WAIS-III measure is appropriate throughout adulthood and for use with those individuals over 74 years of age. For persons under 16, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acupuncture: Encyclopedia Ii - Acupuncture - Potential Risks
Acupuncture is an invasive technique, and therefore not without risk. Hematoma may result from accidental puncture of any circulatory str...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thrombolytic Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Thrombolytic Drug - Uses
Thrombolysis is used in for myocardial infarction (heart attack), ischemic strokes, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism to clear ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sigma 6: Encyclopedia Ii - Sigma 6 - The Screaming Abdabs
The Screaming Abdabs was also the nom de plume used by Pink Floyd on unofficially sanctioned live bootleg recordings which were recorded ...   » Read the article