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Positron emission tomography (PET): This imaging study detects areas of higher or lower metabolism. With FTD, damage to the frontal or temporal lobe will also damage blood vessels and decrease ...

A new study has identified brain regions crucial for remembering words and how they are affected in people with temporal lobe ...

The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL.

A drug typically prescribed for arthritis halts brain-damaging seizures in mice that have a condition like epilepsy, ...

While there are many known causes, the disease often appears after an injury to the brain, like a physical impact or a stroke. Some days, months or even years after the injury, the brain loses the ...

The scarring in Navy SEAL Ryan Larkin's brain was not caused by large blasts from roadside bombs. Rather, he was wounded by repeated, low-level, blast pressure from his own weapons.

Though, the latest NBA Injury Report might take some luster out of this contest. Rylan Stiles is a credentialed media member covering the Oklahoma City Thunder. He hosts the Locked On Thunder ...