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| These cancerous assholes arise from cells capable of dividing. |
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| glioma, astrocytoma, oligodendrocytoma, neurinoma |
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| during this part of a seizure, person does not breathe for approx. 30 seconds |
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| Part of seizure: EEG shows neural firing begins at aura, diencephalic inhibition wins out |
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| No oxygen > Na/K pump failure > excess NA draws in H2O > inflammation > microglia/phagocytes to kill damaged neurons > white blood cells accumulate >clogged blood vessesls |
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| ? > release of glutamate >excitotoxic lesions |
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| Too much CA++ activates CA++ dependent enzymes, destroy vital molecules and mitochondria, and produce these: |
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| Free radicals (leads to oxidation) |
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| Frequency of down's syndrome |
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| Degeneration of caudate nucleus and putamen, starting 30-50 yo, 50% heritable, first sx psychological |
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| CSF markers (B amylooid and tau), lower education, and decreased smell memory are signs of what? |
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| Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity |
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| Boosting activity of oligodendrocytesa nd preventing axonal deegeneration is TX for what? |
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| Proteinacious infection particle |
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| What are some infectious brain diseases? |
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| Encephalitis, herpes, rabies, meningitis |
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