Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain — a doctor explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance.

(THE CONVERSATION) Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, colorless liquid that plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and function of your central nervous system. It cushions the brain and ...

Ministrokes, also known as transient ischemic attacks, can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those that ...

Anna Grace Phelan, of Jefferson, Georgia, had shared updates on her health with more than 100,000 followers, garnering ...

Treatment of optic neuritis with corticosteroids, findings from the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial and the validity of ...

Objectives We aimed to investigate which elementary lesions, identified through conventional brain MRI ... immunosuppressants, steroids), by using the Fisher’s exact test. Since the AA recognises MRI ...

The tool, called MindGlide, can extract key information from existing brain MRI scan images acquired during the care of MS patients, such as measuring damaged areas of the brain and highlighting ...

Brain MRI revealed left temporo-parietal focal leptomeningeal enhancement ... Her symptoms improved after resuming steroids, and she was started on mycophenolate mofetil, which she continues one year ...

Treatment includes albendazole and praziquantel along with steroids to reduce swelling ... the parasite is able to run amok in the brain. These brain parasites create circular abscesses, which are ...

MRI data in tandem with urine-derived steroid metabolite quantification was used to unravel the associations between brain structural evolution and gestational hormones. Among 49 hormones analyzed ...

With 26 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans capturing the ... changes researchers observed in the brain were significantly linked to fluctuations in steroid hormone levels, especially estradiol ...