enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Brain death - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_death

    The living cells that can cause these movements are not living cells from the brain or brain stem; these cells come from the spinal cord. Sometimes these body movements can cause false hope for family members. A brain-dead individual has no clinical evidence of brain function upon physical examination.

  3. Excitotoxicity - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excitotoxicity

    Brain trauma or stroke can cause ischemia, in which blood flow is reduced to inadequate levels. Ischemia is followed by accumulation of glutamate and aspartate in the extracellular fluid, causing cell death, which is aggravated by lack of oxygen and glucose.

  4. Brain injury - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_injury

    Brain injury (BI) is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells.Brain injuries occur due to a wide range of internal and external factors. In general, brain damage refers to significant, undiscriminating trauma-induced damage.

  5. Cerebral hypoxia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_hypoxia

    Cerebral hypoxia can also be classified by the cause of the reduced brain oxygen: [23] Hypoxic hypoxia – Limited oxygen in the environment causes reduced brain function. Divers, aviators, [24] mountain climbers, and fire fighters are all at risk for this kind of cerebral hypoxia. The term also includes oxygen deprivation due to obstructions ...

  6. Brain ischemia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_ischemia

    Brain ischemia has been linked to a variety of diseases or abnormalities. Individuals with sickle cell anemia, compressed blood vessels, ventricular tachycardia, plaque buildup in the arteries, blood clots, extremely low blood pressure as a result of heart attack, and congenital heart defects have a higher predisposition to brain ischemia in comparison to the average population.

  7. Neurotoxicity - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotoxicity

    Aβ was found manipulating the level of nicotine in the brain along with the MAP kinase, another signaling receptor, to cause cell death. Another chemical in the brain that Aβ regulates is JNK; this chemical halts the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) pathway, which normally functions as memory control in the brain. As a result ...

  8. RFK Jr. says doctors found a dead worm in his brain. Here's ...

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/rfk-jr-says-doctors-found...

    The brain inflammation caused by the immune system’s attacks leads to symptoms — by far the most common of which is a seizure — and not caused by the worm itself, says Wilson. Worm larvae ...

  9. Stroke - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke

    Stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to a part of the brain causes cell death. [5] There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. [5] Both cause parts of the brain to stop functioning properly. [5]