enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Leptomeningeal cancer - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptomeningeal_cancer

    Leptomeningeal cancer is a rare complication of cancer in which the disease spreads from the original tumor site to the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord. [1] This leads to an inflammatory response, hence the alternative names neoplastic meningitis (NM), malignant meningitis , or carcinomatous meningitis .

  3. Caustic ingestion - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_ingestion

    Immediate manifestations of caustic substance ingestions include erosions of mucosal surfaces of the gastrointestinal tract or airway (which can cause bleeding if the erosions extend to a blood vessel), mouth and tongue swelling, drooling or hypersalivation, nausea, vomiting, dyspnea, dysphonia/aphonia, irritation of the eyes and skin.

  4. Toxic encephalopathy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_encephalopathy

    Toxic encephalopathy is a neurologic disorder caused by exposure to neurotoxic organic solvents such as toluene, following exposure to heavy metals such as manganese, as a side effect of melarsoprol treatment for African trypanosomiasis, adverse effects to prescription drugs, or exposure to extreme concentrations of any natural toxin such as cyanotoxins found in shellfish or freshwater ...

  5. Methanol toxicity - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol_toxicity

    [1] [2] Decreased vision may start as early as twelve hours after exposure. [2] Long-term outcomes may include blindness and kidney failure . [ 1 ] Blindness may occur after drinking as little as 10 mL; death may occur after drinking quantities over 15 mL (median 100 mL, varies depending on body weight).

  6. Effects of long-term contact lens wear on the cornea - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_long-term...

    Long-term contact lens use can lead to alterations in corneal thickness, stromal thickness, curvature, corneal sensitivity, cell density, and epithelial oxygen uptake. . Other structural changes may include the formation of epithelial vacuoles and microcysts (containing cellular debris), corneal neovascularization, as well as the emergence of polymegethism in the corneal endoth

  7. Common sleep medication may prevent brain from clearing 'waste'

    www.aol.com/common-sleep-medication-may-prevent...

    Scientists observed that slow synchronized oscillations of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, along with cerebral blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), combine during non-rapid eye movement sleep ...

  8. Neurotoxicity - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotoxicity

    As a result, this memory favoring pathway is stopped, and the brain loses essential memory function. The loss of memory is a symptom of neurodegenerative disease , including AD. Another way Aβ causes cell death is through the phosphorylation of AKT ; this occurs as the phosphate group is bound to several sites on the protein.

  9. Ethylene glycol poisoning - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylene_glycol_poisoning

    Long term outcomes may include kidney failure and brain damage. [1] Toxicity and death may occur after drinking even in a small amount [ 1 ] as ethylene glycol is more toxic than other diols . Ethylene glycol is a colorless, odorless, sweet liquid, commonly found in antifreeze . [ 1 ]