Brain tumors

Brain tumor detection is a tedious job because of the complex structure of the brain. From the MR images, the information such as tumor location can be understood. It provides an easier way to diagnose the tumor and plan the surgical approach for its removal. Doctors do not have a method that can be used for brain tumor detection and standardization, which leads to varying conclusions between one doctor to another. There comes the requirement of an automated system for locating tumor in Magnetic

Cannabidiol (CBD) May Inhibit Brain Cancer According to the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA), roughly 80,000 new cases of primary brain tumors are expected to be diagnosed in 2017, including more than 26,000 primary malignant and 53,000 non-malignant brain tumors. Source http://www.abta.org/about-us/news/brain-tumor-statistics/?referrer=https://www.google.com/ Studies suggest that cannabinoids possess antitumor properties, and particular emphasis placed on cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive

The doctor informed me that my mom had a brain tumor, and that I needed to take her straight to the hospital. He asked if I wanted to tell her, or if he should. I panicked and I asked him to tell her. She was half asleep at this point, but I got her to take the phone. She just nodded knowingly

One of the most basic ways to approach any situation is to research general information, basic facts, and a logical or scientific output given from a credible source. In the case of brain cancer, this would involve a doctor with a background in oncological training, perhaps surgery, or a familiarity of the technology used in surgical proceedings from a medical standpoint. Science and medicine are disciplines that have progressed exorbitantly in the preceding decades. One such breakthrough was the

restriction due to the heterogeneity nature of the tumor and the limitation to obtain the entire tumor. One of the important markers of tumor grade and invasiveness is vascular proliferation, which was mainly identified by invasive biopsy now they found a noninvasive surrogate by which can be non-invasively measured using MRI. Although conventional MRI has been used widely now to diagnose and follow up the brain tumor patients, it provides narrow information on tumor physiology, as well as the degree of contrast

In discussing epilepsy pathology, it is imperative to discuss mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and focal cortical dysplasia (FCD). As these topics are covered in the Pathophysiology chapter of this book, they will not be covered in detail in this chapter. It is worth noting, however, that it is essential for the epileptologist to be able to readily identify the radiographic findings associated with these disorders, such as decreased hippocampal volume and increased T2/flair signal in MTS, and the

For my report, I chose to interview my middle-aged father, Nick Steele Jr. He is one of my biggest motivators, friend, and teacher. He is currently fifty-four years old and has embarked on endless life-learning adventures during his time here on earth. A lot of my personality has been in one way, shape or form, been influenced by him in one way or the other. Nick Steele Jr. was born on February 2nd, in the year of 1961 to mother Lottie Joseph and Nick Steele Sr. When he was growing up, he moved

an autophagy selective substrate and it accumulates when autophagy activity is reduced. Indeed, the level of p62 is often used as an indicator of autophagy activity. Interestingly, p62 levels are commonly upregulated in human tumors and genetic ablation of p62 in various tumor models has been shown to reduce the tumorigenesis occurring because of autophagy‐deficiency. EGFR: The most common genetic mutations / alterations seen in gliomas are the amplification of EGFR, expression of EGFR VIII mutant

Health Organization (WHO) on grade II and III intracranial meningiomas in the United State, due to the limited literature study on the descriptive epidemiology of these tumors. According to WHO grades II and III meningiomas are relatively uncommon, Moreover they are the most common brain tumor, although the majority of this type of tumor are benign

a form of metastasis, or cancer, that affects the brain. The brain is the control center of the body that interprets information from the rest of the body. This information includes scents, sounds, tastes, and pain. The brain also controls all of the vital operations such as hormones, blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature and breathing. It makes sure that the