Articles Tagged With: cerebral
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Adult Cerebral X-linked ALD
Based on review of data from 14 patients with adult cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy who were treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, the authors suggested that this might be an intervention that potentially could have long-term benefits and recommended further studies to evaluate this therapy.
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Cerebral Microbleeds Are Risk Factor for Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients Undergoing IV Thrombolysis
Cerebral microbleeds, as visualized on gradient-echo or susceptibility-weighted MRI, are considered markers of bleeding-prone cerebral microvessels and constitute a significant and independent predictor of future intracerebral hemorrhage.
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Which Patients with TIA Are at High Risk for a Recurrent Cerebral Vascular Events?
Recurrent cerebral vascular events are one of the main determinants of outcome in patients after minor strokes and transient ischemic attacks.
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Mechanisms of Tissue Hypoxia and Cerebral Ischemia in Traumatic Brain Injury
Tissue hypoxia after traumatic brain injury occurs in a widespread manner in the brain, including areas that appear structurally normal. Moreover, cerebral tissue hypoxia appears to occur independent of ischemia with areas of no overlap, implying a microvascular etiology.
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Incidental Cerebral Microbleeds and Cerebral Blood Flow in Elderly Individuals
Cerebral microbleeds in non-demented elderly people are associated with a global reduction in cerebral blood flow and a high prevalence of beta-amyloid deposition in the brain.