Articles for tag: Cerebral Cortex, Dyspraxia, Praxis

Understanding Developmental Dyspraxia

Imagine living in a world where your body doesn’t respond the way you want it to. You are extremely intelligent, but the messages from your brain to the rest of your body seem to get lost or changed along the way, causing you to have trouble doing simple things that other people take for granted, ...

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Components of the Brainstem

The brainstem, or the lowermost portion of the brain, is made up of the diencephalon, midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata. Each of these structures plays an important role in the function of the brain. Diencephalon The diencephalon contains two very critical structures; the thalamus and the hypothalamus. Thalamus The thalamus is a two-lobed structure located ...

Late Periods: Causes and When to Worry

Can a late period be a sign of cancer? Are late periods really worrying you? Menstruation normally occurs every 21 to 35 days. After 35 days is a truly late period, and your worry is understandable. An occasional late period may start between 36 and 40-something days after the start of the last menstrual cycle. ...

Stroke or Bell’s Palsy?

My mom had been rushed to an area hospital were she was being treated for a stroke having a blood pressure reading of 200/160 she was definitely in danger. Her face was twisted on the right side and she remained alert but her speech was slurred and she was having memory lapses. She was fitted ...

High Blood Pressure Medicine Helps PTSD. Can it Help Alzheimer’s Disease, Depression and Schizophrenia?

Could medicine currently used to treat high blood pressure protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia? Even though this sounds impossible, researchers think it’s possible, and very likely, probable, according to a recent press release. Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center ...

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Lissencephaly: the “Smooth Brain” Syndrome

Lissencephaly Syndrome: A congenital deficiency stemming from abnormal defects of the nervous system, Lissencephaly Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder of early brain development, caused by defective neuronal migrations during the twelfth to twenty-fourth week of fetal gestation, in which brain folds and grooves do not properly form. Lissencephaly Syndrome may occur as an isolated ...