Brain Diseases
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Survey of long-term follow-up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors.

13 Dec 2009 INTRODUCTION: Despite recognition that childhood brain tumor survivors often suffer multiple late effects following therapy, little is known regarding the long-term follow-up (LTFU) programs for these patients. METHODS: A 16-question survey was ... Read more...

Zinc: the brain's dark horse.

30 Oct 2009 Zinc is a life-sustaining trace element, serving structural, catalytic, and regulatory roles in cellular biology. It is required for normal mammalian brain development and physiology, such that deficiency or excess of zinc has been shown to ... Read more...

Propofol inhibits aquaporin 4 expression through a protein kinase C-dependent pathway in an astrocyte model of cerebral ischemia/reoxygenation.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Aquaporin 4 (AQP4) plays a key role in maintaining water balance in the central nervous system, and its dysfunction may lead to brain edema. Previous studies have suggested that propofol may be involved in neuroprotection by preventing ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Brain Diseases'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Survey of long-term follow-up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors. 13 Dec 2009
• Zinc: the brain's dark horse. 30 Oct 2009
• Propofol inhibits aquaporin 4 expression through a protein kinase C-dependent pathway in an astrocyte model of cerebral ischemia/reoxygenation. 30 Oct 2009
• Innate and adaptive autoimmunity directed to the central nervous system. 13 Oct 2009
• Taking advantage of the systemic immune system to cure brain diseases. 13 Oct 2009
• The promise of epidemiologic studies: neuroimmune mechanisms in the etiologies of brain disorders. 13 Oct 2009
• Viral infection leading to brain dysfunction: more prevalent than appreciated? 13 Oct 2009
• Images in clinical medicine. Living with one hemisphere--a large porencephalic cyst. 13 Oct 2009
• mTOR signaling in epileptogenesis: too much of a good thing? 5 Oct 2009
• Gateway to the diseased brain. 29 Sep 2009
• Structured radiology reporting: are we there yet? 29 Sep 2009
• Syndrome of the trephined. 29 Sep 2009
• Parathyroid surgery and methylene blue: a review with guidelines for safe intraoperative use. 29 Sep 2009
• Brain and disease: the long path to discovery and treatment. 29 Sep 2009
• Neurological picture. Huge primary intracranial hydatid cysts. 29 Sep 2009
• Primary focal dystonia -- a disease of brain and mind: motor and psychiatric manifestations have a common neurobiological basis. 29 Sep 2009
• Blue (or purple) toes: chilblains or chilblain lupus-like lesions are a manifestation of Aicardi-Goutières syndrome and familial chilblain lupus. 29 Sep 2009
• Imaging biomarkers of outcome in the developing preterm brain. 28 Sep 2009
• Molecular signatures of disease brain endothelia provide new sites for CNS-directed enzyme therapy. 11 Sep 2009
• [Between Griesinger and Kraepelin--Ludwig Meyer (1827-1900): anatomist and reform psychiatrist] 7 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Brain Diseases'

Definition: Pathologic conditions affecting the BRAIN, which is composed of the intracranial components of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This includes (but is not limited to) the CEREBRAL CORTEX; intracranial white matter; BASAL GANGLIA; THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM.

Descriptor UI: D001927

Alternative terms: Brain Diseases; Brain Disease; Central Nervous System Disorders, Intracranial; Intracranial CNS Disorders; CNS Disorders, Intracranial; CNS Disorder, Intracranial; Intracranial CNS Disorder; Encephalon Diseases; Encephalon Disease; Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorders; Brain Disorders; Brain Disorder; Central Nervous System Intracranial Disorders; Pathology, Brain; Brain Pathology;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140;