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Stem Cell Transplant, An autologous stem cell transplant is also called stem cell support, as the stem cells come from your own body.
Early diagnosis is important, as swelling may cause brain stem compression. Locked-in syndrome: Caused by infarction of the upper ventral pons.
Brain Tumours, One of its main functions is to help control balance and co-ordination. The brain stem . This helps to control basic bodily functions such as the heartbea...
Interosseous Nerve Compression, Synonym: Kiloh-Nevin syndrome I (anterior interosseous nerve compression) Anterior interosseous nerve compression As the anterior i...
Spinal Cord Compression (Causes, Symptoms and Treatment), How serious is spinal cord compression? Acute spinal cord compression is a neurosu...
Death or Brain Damage from Anaesthesia, Particularly in people with 'furred' or 'hardened' arteries (atherosclerosis), organs including the kidneys and the brain can ...
Brain Tumours in Adults, Staging There is no standard staging system for brain tumours. Brain tumours can spread to other parts of the brain and the spinal cord ...
Brain Tumours in Children, A small peak in incidence of brain tumours in early childhood drops to a minimum in teenage years. Most childhood brain tumours (70-80%) are infra...
Space-occupying Lesions of the Brain, Causes of cerebellar signs include brain tumours (see also Brain Tumours in Children and Brain Tumours in Adults ), acoust...
Brain Natriuretic Peptide, Synonym: B-type natriuretic peptide Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels increase markedly in left ventricular dysfunction and the level in heart...
Chemotherapy or radiotherapy can also be used to reduce the size of the spleen, when surgical removal isn't an option. Stem cell transplant Stem cell transplant from a...
Studies have shown that this combination of treatments reduces the risk of dying, or the chance of the myeloma becoming worse or returning. Stem cell transplant A ...
There are two main types in the bone marrow - myeloid and lymphoid stem cells. These derive from even more primitive common 'pluripotential' stem cells. Stem cells c...
However, the narrowing may progress to cause squeezing (compression) of the spinal nerves or compression of the spine. Spinal stenosis causes back pain and leg pain.
Hans Chiari was a German pathologist who, between 1891 and 1896, described various anomalies of the caudal cerebellum and brain stem from post-mortem studies. [ 1 ] He first des...
Further treatment for high-risk neuroblastoma involves high-dose chemotherapy with a stem cell transplant. This is followed by maintenance treatment to reduce the chance of the neuroblastoma ...
There are two main types in the bone marrow - myeloid and lymphoid stem cells. These derive from even more primitive common stem cells called pluripotent stem cells.
Clinical and biological factors were combined to define low, intermediate, high (4 groups) or ultra-high risk. [ 9 ] Management of neuroblastomas Treatment varies from observation alone for ...
Acute myeloid leukaemia is where the bone marrow makes large numbers of abnormal immature white blood cells which are derived from a myeloid stem cell. What is acute myeloid leukaemia? A...
It is not clear why the Lewy bodies develop but they interfere with the normal working of the brain. If Lewy bodies develop in a part of the brain called the brain st...