Age-related brain atrophy, the gradual loss of neurons and shrinkage of brain tissue, is a natural part of aging, which can ...

tissue-specific and regional atrophy in patients with MS over long-term. Methods MRI of the brain and clinical neurological assessment was performed in 81 patients at time of first visit and after 5 ...

It can be a potential stigma related to the self-reporting of cigarettes and alcohol use. Visual rating of brain atrophy and white matter lesions on CT is a rather crude method, compared with, for ...

Multimodal MRI has significantly improved diagnostic accuracy and understanding of the pathophysiology ... However, normative values in healthy subjects and cut-off values still need to be defined.

Roe points out that brain atrophy in these parts of the brain naturally progresses more rapidly in those who develop Alzheimer's. People who fall ill lose memory and brain tissue faster than would be ...

Although brain atrophy and hypometabolism are markers for ... functional measurements and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarker, and positron emission tomography ...

Preserving levels of brain glucose metabolism can both slow cognitive decline and reduces the risk of conversion to dementia.

They also demonstrated brain atrophy—that is, shrinkage of the cerebral cortex in the frontal lobes. The mechanisms by which kidney disease is associated with cognitive impairment and ...

Currently, with the exception of individuals with genetic mutations, postmortem examination of brain tissue remains the only definitive ... Global volume loss without focal lobar atrophy is a common ...

“Having higher GMV in midlife may aid in preventing cognitive decline associated with brain atrophy as part of normal aging in late life,” the authors write. “Additional studies are needed to explore ...