A brain aneurysm (also called a cerebral aneurysm or an intracranial aneurysm) is a ballooning arising from a weakened area in the wall of a blood vessel in the brain. If the brain aneurysm expands ...

Could common viruses silently influence your brain health? Discover what new research reveals about herpes and dementia.

Emma Hickey, a 42-year-old mother, experienced a devastating turn of events during a family vacation in Tenerife. The family ...

A colorized computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain revealing blood vessels in the brain. A new study finds microplastics accumulate at higher levels in human brains than in the liver and ...

Serology was negative for HSV-1 IgG, indicating that the patient had a primary herpes virus infection. Figure 1: Brain MRI scans of a patient with acute herpes simplex type 1 encephalitis.

In addition, a separate systematic PubMed search conducted in October 2024 targeted cohort studies developing clinical prediction models for scrub typhus-associated AES globally, using keywords such ...

Encephalitis is a medical emergency. Learn the distinct, time-sensitive strategies for treating HSV, West Nile virus, and ...

Swelling in the brain (hydrocephalus) is one of the possible problems. It's caused by the buildup of CSF and blood between the brain and skull. This can increase the pressure on the brain. A ...

With the increasing use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), neurologists encounter more immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Since the mortality rate of encephalitis occurring as an irAE ...

The brain readings of the two groups turned out to be vastly different. The occasional porn watchers exhibited stronger neural connectivity in brain regions related to language, movement, and ...

Experts explain the impact microplastics have on the brain and how there may be a “spoonful” in the organ. Plus, how to cut back on microplastics.

ATLANTA — The baby of a woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead and has been on life support since February was delivered early Friday morning, her mother said. April Newkirk told WXIA-TV ...