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Mice with a migraine show signs of brain damage Print E-mail
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University of Rochester Medical Center   
Monday, 30 April 2007
migraine-brain.jpgMigraines may be doing more than causing people skull-splitting pain. Scientists have found evidence that the headaches may also be acting like tiny transient strokes, leaving parts of the brain starved for oxygen and altering the brain in significant ways.
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How brain injury leads to seizures, memory problems Print E-mail
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John Ascenzi   
Wednesday, 18 October 2006
head_injuryIn a finding that may provide a scientific basis for eventual treatment, neurology researchers have shown that traumatic brain injury reduces the level of a protein that helps keep brain activity in balance. The resulting abnormal activity, in turn, is thought to be an underlying reason for seizures and memory defects experienced by people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Child-proof: Brain mapping safer for children than previously thought, Hopkins study shows Print E-mail
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Katerina Pesheva   
Friday, 06 October 2006
brainmapDispelling a stubborn myth, researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that children with strokes, brain tumors and other cerebrovascular diseases can safely undergo a potentially life-saving brain-mapping test that many doctors have long shunned over concerns for side effects. Analysis of 241 cerebral angiograms performed on 205 children at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center between 1999 and 2006 showed that not a single patient suffered complications during or immediately following the procedure.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 January 2007 )
 
Williams Syndrome, the brain and music Print E-mail
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Gina Kirchweger   
Wednesday, 04 October 2006
williams1Children with Williams syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, just love music and will spend hours listening to or making music. A study by a multi-institutional collaboration of scientists, published in a forthcoming issue of NeuroImage, identified structural abnormalities in a certain brain area of people afflicted with Williams syndrome. This might explain their heightened interest in music and, in some cases, savant-like musical skill.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 January 2007 )
 
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