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Cerebral softening, also known as encephalomalacia, is a localized softening of the substance of the brain, due to bleeding or inflammation. Three varieties, distinguished by their color and representing different stages of the disease progress, are known respectively as red, yellow, and white softening.
Evidence from subcortical small infarcts suggests that motor fibers are somatotopically arranged in the human corona radiata. Following subtotal brain damage, localization of the corticofugal projection in the corona radiata and internal capsule can assist in evaluating a patient's residual motor capacity and predicting their potential for functional restitution.
Porencephaly was termed by Heschl in 1859 to describe a cavity in the human brain. [3] Derived from Greek roots, the word porencephaly means 'holes in the brain'. [ 4 ] The cysts and cavities (cystic brain lesions) are more likely to be the result of destructive (encephaloclastic) cause, but can also be from abnormal development (malformative ...
Edwin Bickerstaff named the disease “brainstem encephalitis” in 1957. [10] The disorder has been known as Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis ever since 1978 when Edwin Bickerstaff wrote a review in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology under the name “Brain stem encephalitis (Bickerstaff’s encephalitis)”.
Viral encephalitis is inflammation of the brain parenchyma, called encephalitis, by a virus.The different forms of viral encephalitis are called viral encephalitides. It is the most common type of encephalitis and often occurs with viral meningitis.
February 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM. GoFundMe (L-R) Olivia Ter and Olesya Taylor. Olesya Taylor and her 12-year-old daughter Olivia were among the 67 people who died in the D.C. plane crash on Jan. 29.
(The Center Square) – Los Angeles continues to be surrounded by fire as more than 6,000 firefighters from California and nearby states work to suppress the flames. The two biggest fires continue ...
Kevin Costner is returning to Yellowstone in a new way. His new docuseries, 'Yellowstone to Yosemite,' premieres on February 8 on Fox Nation.