Diseases of the brain and nervous system a health education guide

... centre of the brain to the spinal cord, as well as in the outer membranes of the brain and spinal cord Any infection or hemorrhage in the brain can be DISEASES OF THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM An ... strokes The doctors evaluate the extent, type and location of the damage to the brain on the basis of the signs and the severity of t...

Ngày tải lên: 12/12/2016, 09:55

... excitatory actions, and glycine and gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA), which have inhibitory actions AMYGDALA A structure in the forebrain that is an important component of the limbic system and plays ... interaction of many other brain regions, including the basal ganglia and thalamus, the cerebellum and a large number of neuron groups located within the midbrain a...

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... Sea-blue histiocyte syndrome, 64 Acute Liver Failure, 11 1 Definition, 11 1 Causes, 11 1 Clinical features, 11 3 Investigations, 11 3 Associations, 11 5 Prognosis, 11 8 Treatment, 11 9 Conclusion, 12 4 ... wall veins, 15 3 Spleen, 15 4 Liver, 15 4 Ascites, 15 4 Rectum, 15 4 X-ray of the abdomen and chest, 15 4 Barium studies, 15 5 Endoscopy, 15 5 Imaging the portal...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... to the syndrome of the sea-blue histiocyte Am J Med 1977; 62: 627 19 Maes M, Depardieu C, Dargent JL et al Primary low-grade The Haematology of Liver Disease 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 B-cell ... warm and the palms bright red in colour, especially the hypothenar and thenar eminences and pulps of the fingers (fig 6. 12) Islets of erythema may be found...

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... veins of the caval system Deviation of blood into these channels leads to varicosities in the submucous layer of the lower end of the oesophagus and fundus of the stomach (b) At the anus, the superior ... to an over-diagnosis of cancer The rate of accumulation of fluid is variable and depends on the dietary intake of sodium and the ability of th...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... antigens and another unknown antigen are displayed on the bile duct Suppressor T-cells (Ts) are depressed and there is a breach of tolerance to the biliary antigens Tc, cytotoxic T-cells 241 242 Chapter ... copper and copper-associated protein can be demonstrated histochemically The brous septa gradually distort the architecture of the liver and regeneration nodules...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... the time of the booster dose may give a good indication of a duration of adequate antibody titres 1 05 1 95 (a) 2 85 3 75 4 65 555 6 45 7 35 Number of infections 20 (b) 15 10 293 1 05 1 95 2 85 3 75 4 65 ... disappears, serum IgG anti-HDV is found There may be a window period between the disappearance of one and the detection of the other Loss of IgM ant...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... Biliary - + - + - - ± - Venous outflow obstruction Reversed - - - - - - - - Intestinal bypass operation Micronodular + - - - ± - ± - Indian childhood cirrhosis Micronodular - ± - + - - + - - Usually ... - ± - + - Haemochromatosis Micronodular ± - + - - - - - Wilson’s disease Macron...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... Gastroenterology 1 989 ; 96: 1346 10 Thaler M, Pastakia FB, Shawker TH et al Hepatic candidiasis in cancer patients: the evolving picture of the syndrome Ann Intern Med 1 988 ; 1 08: 88 Syphilis of the liver Congenital ... spirochaetes of the species Borrelia recurrentis It is encountered throughout the world except in New Zealand, Australia and some parts of the west...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... laterally over the gallbladder down to the duodenum, to the hepatic flexure of the colon and even to the right lobe of the liver, perhaps closing the foramen of Winslow In a milder form, a band of tissue ... leaks and residual duct stones Endoscopic biliary endoprostheses After catheterization of the ampulla and demonstration of the stricture by contrast,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... into the liver They cause complete obstruction of the extra-hepatic bile ducts with intra-hepatic biliary dilatation and enlargement of the liver The gallbladder is collapsed and flaccid If the ... obstructed in the right lobe and the left hepatic system obstructed at the hilum If non-surgical drainage is to be done, these appearances favour drainage of the...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... National Cancer Institute NOS, Not Otherwise Specified 210 SEER Survival Monograph Chapter 25 Cancer of the Brain and Nervous System Table 25.7: Cancer of the Other Central Nervous System: Distributions ... patients with other CNS cancer, the spine was the most common primary site (53.9% of total), followed by the brain (41.3% of total) and other...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 17:20

... tool for detection of productive virus replication in situ and therefore allows further studies to improve the understanding of the pathogenesis of the IBV infection Methods Cells and viruses The ... [5] The initial target of avian influenza viruses and IBV in chicken is the respiratory epithelium Presence of 2,3-linked sialic acid is the prerequisi...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 04:21

... independent of gender, age and energy intake The design of our study (Table 1) provided the opportunity to establish whether each region of the CNS exhibits a unique pattern of gene expression Gene expression ... analysis of the effects of aging, CR and gender on gene expression in tissues throughout the body Here we report the results of the CNS comp...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 08:20

... a nodular mass at the angle of the jaw The masses gradually increase in size and number and form sinuses that open onto the face and neck Although infection is often seen in the jaw area, Actinomyces ... several ways in the head and neck area Many of these lesions have been (or will be) discussed separately Almost 70% of HIV-infected patients will have lesions...

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