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Neuroferritinopathy is primarily diagnosed in older adults, specifically in adults affected by Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease, as iron accumulates in the brain over long periods of time. [3] Neuroferritinopathy is diagnosed using either neuroimaging techniques, physiological tests, or genetic testing.
The chances of recovery depend on the extent of injury to the brain and the patient's age – younger patients having a better chance of recovery than older patients. A 1994 report found that of those who were in a vegetative state a month after a trauma, 54% had regained consciousness by a year after the trauma, whereas 28% had died and 18% ...
A neurological disease refers to any ailment of the central nervous system, including abnormalities of the brain, spinal cord and other connecting nerve fibres. [8] Where millions of people are affected by neurological diseases on a worldwide scale, [8] it has been identified that the number of different types of neurological diseases exceeds six hundred, [9] any of which an individual can incur.
Spinal cord injury; Spinal cord tumors; Spinal muscular atrophy; Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 – see Distal spinal muscular atrophy type 1; Spinocerebellar ataxia; Split-brain; Steele–Richardson–Olszewski syndrome – see Progressive supranuclear palsy; Stiff-person syndrome; Stroke; Sturge–Weber syndrome ...
The brain plays a big part in the aging process, and scientists think they’ve pinpointed the specific cells that control it.. In a study of mice, researchers at the Allen Institute identified ...
The brain is very complex, and is composed of many different areas and types of tissue, or matter. The different functions of different tissues in the brain may be more or less susceptible to age-induced changes. [6] The brain matter can be broadly classified as either grey matter, or white matter.
A former Great Britain captain, Schofield says his condition will lead to dementia in future
Protect yourself from head injury Research finds that a history of a single prior head injury was associated with a 1.25 times increased risk of dementia compared to people with no history of head ...