Traumatic brain injury recovery depends on identifying post-trauma symptoms, maintaining neurochemical balance, and implementing cognitive rehabilitation strategies.
The cerebellum is located in the posterior fossa along with the fourth ventricle and brain stem. Approximately 15 to 20 percent of tumors arise in the posterior fossa, according to New York Presbyterian Hospital.
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Dopamine and dobutamine are both substances that have important actions on our bodies. Both act at specific cell receptors and produce significant changes in those cells. Dobutamine is a drug that acts on the sympathetic nervous system. Physicians use it to treat heart failure and cardiogenic shock.
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Alpha when we are in a state of physical and mental relaxation, although aware of what is happening around us, its frequency are around 7 to 13 pulses per second.
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A brain aneurysm is a bulge or dilation in an artery in the brain. Aneurysms occur in areas where the walls of the artery are thin or weak. Aneurysms develop in approximately one in 20 people, according to the Merck Manual.
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Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication used in the treatment of epileptic seizures. Gabapentin is also used to relieve the pain of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN; the burning, stabbing pain or aches that may last for months or years after an attack of shingles), reports Medline Plus.
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Brain tumors that begin in the brain are called primary brain tumors, and they may or may not be cancerous. Other brain tumors arise when cancer from another location in the body spreads, or metastasizes, to the brain. These metastatic brain tumors are 4 to 5 times more common than primary brain tumors.
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Concussions are one of the most common types of minor head injuries. Each year, 300,000 Americans suffer concussions related to sports and recreation activities, according to the Franklin Institute.
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No matter how vigilant you are, accidents happen, and babies sometimes sustain bumps on the head. When these incidents occur, worry about a possible concussion or more serious brain injury often follows. A concussion refers to a mild brain injury that temporarily disrupts normal brain function.
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If you fall hard on your back and have a headache and nausea shortly afterward, the most likely reason is that you hurt your head during the fall and that caused a concussion. However, it is also possible that another, slightly different injury is causing these symptoms; visit your doctor for a correct diagnosis.
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Dementia is a group of symptoms involving impaired mental functions, including memory and reasoning. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause. According to the Cleveland Clinic, as many as 50 other known causes exist.
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The brain contains three main parts: the forebrain, the midbrain and the hindbrain. The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain. Located in the forebrain, it is divided into the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe and temporal lobe.
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Neurontin, or gabapentin, is a medication that is commonly used to control partial seizures in epileptic patients. This medication increases the amount of GABA, which is a chemical that slows down nerve conduction in the brain.
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In epilepsy, abnormal electrical activity in the brain causes seizures, according to the Mayo Clinic. The diagnosis of epilepsy is given when there are two or more seizures; epilepsy can be treated with medication or with surgical procedures.
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A healthy diet is important for keeping you energized physically, but poor nutrition habits also link to neurological, or brain, problems like memory loss. Small amounts of essential vitamins found in your daily diet supply you with the functional nutrients you need to maintain brain and body health.
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Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, which is an important chemical substance found in the brain, according to MedlinePlus. Dopamine is responsible for the body’s voluntary movements including sleep, appetite, attention and working memory.
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The brain consists of four lobes: the frontal, temporal, occipital and parietal. Imagining a line on the top of the head from ear to ear, the portion of the brain at the top of the skull just to the rear of the line is the parietal lobe.
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Dopamine is a neurotransmitter found in the brain that aids in several aspects of brain function. These areas include motor function and mood, and possibly the best-known role dopamine plays relates to your perceived happiness.
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“LR 6, SO 4, 3” is one of the many expressions that medical students across the country memorize, for it represents three of the cranial nerves and the eye muscles that they affect. There are actually 12 cranial nerves; three of them stimulate the eye muscles, while three others affect the eye in other ways.
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Hemorrhage means "to bleed." Trauma or disease can cause cerebral blood vessels to rupture and hemorrhage.
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Headache is the most common symptom of brain tumors. Although the brain itself feels no pain, other structures including blood vessels, the covering of the brain, and nerves in the head produce pain in response to pressure or displacement caused by a tumor.
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