News tagged with annals of neurology


Needless abdominal CT scans can be avoided in children, study says

A study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the country in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has identified seven factors that can help physicians determine the ...

Cancer created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New stroke gene discovery could lead to tailored treatments

An international study led by King's College London has identified a new genetic variant associated with stroke. By exploring the genetic variants linked with blood clotting – a process that can lead to a stroke – scientists ...

Neuroscience created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find cancer-causing virus in the brain, potential connection to epilepsy

Researchers at Shriner's Hospital Pediatric Research Center at the Temple University School of Medicine, and the University of Pennsylvania have evidence linking the human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) – the most common cause ...

Neuroscience created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Many causes for learning lags in tumor disorder

(Medical Xpress)—The causes of learning problems associated with an inherited brain tumor disorder are much more complex than scientists had anticipated, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...

Neuroscience created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

MRIs reveal signs of brain injuries not seen in CT scans, researchers report

Hospital MRIs may be better at predicting long-term outcomes for people with mild traumatic brain injuries than CT scans, the standard technique for evaluating such injuries in the emergency room, according to a clinical ...

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Clue to cause of Alzheimer's dementia found in brain samples

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a key difference in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease and those who are cognitively normal but still have brain plaques that characterize ...

Neuroscience created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low vitamin D levels linked to more severe multiple sclerosis symptoms

Low blood levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased number of brain lesions and signs of a more active disease state in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study finds, suggesting a potential link between ...

Neuroscience created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds genes associated with hippocampal atrophy

In a genome-wide association (GWA) study, researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH) have identified several genes which influence degeneration of the hippocampus, the part of ...

Neuroscience created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Childhood socioeconomic status affects brain volume

(HealthDay) -- Childhood socioeconomic status affects hippocampal volume in older adults, after adjusting for adult socioeconomic status, gender, education, and other factors, according to a study published ...

Neuroscience created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Combination treatment in mice shows promise for fatal neurological disorder in kids

Infants with Batten disease, a rare but fatal neurological disorder, appear healthy at birth. But within a few short years, the illness takes a heavy toll, leaving children blind, speechless and paralyzed. ...

Neuroscience created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Physicians order costly, redundant neuroimaging for stroke patients, study says

Neuroimaging for stroke patients may be unnecessarily costly and redundant, contributing to rising costs nationwide for stroke care, according to University of Michigan research.

Neuroscience created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers ID gene behind primary cervical dystonia, a neck-twisting disorder

Researchers have identified a gene that causes adult-onset primary cervical dystonia, an often-painful condition in which patients' necks twist involuntarily. The discovery by a team from the Jacksonville, Fla., campus of ...

Genetics created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals how anesthetic isoflurane induces Alzheimer's-like changes in mammalian brains

The association of the inhaled anesthetic isoflurane with Alzheimer's-disease-like changes in mammalian brains may by caused by the drug's effects on mitochondria, the structures in which most cellular energy is produced. ...

Neuroscience created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Aspirin may counteract potential trans fat-related stroke risk in older women

Older women whose diets include a substantial amount of trans fats are more likely than their counterparts to suffer an ischemic stroke, a new study shows.

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Rare gene variant implicates vitamin D in cause of multiple sclerosis

(Medical Xpress) -- A rare genetic variant that appears to be directly and causally linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) has been identified by Oxford University researchers.

Neuroscience created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast