Diffuse cortical atrophy?

Diffuse mild cortical atrophy means a little bit of shrinkage all over the brain cortex.

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Answer Cortical (brain-related) atrophy means wasting away and decrease in size of gray matter of brain. Diffuse means the wasting is generalizedGeneralized anxiety disorder, not confined to one particular area. Age related may mean the result of aging (over 55-60).

There is no treatment for cortical atrophy of the brain; just support and nursing care.

Diffuse global atrophy, or diffuse brain atrophy, is when the brain shrinks in size. It's more severe than the atrophy that occurs normally with aging.

The word cortical refers to 'cortex,' or the outer layer of an organ. Atrophy implies a decrease in size of an organ.

It's a sign of (severe) cerebral atrophy. It's being seen on CT or/and MRI scans of the brain. Generalized sulcal prominence diffusely is consistent with diffuse brain atrophy.

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Mild, generalised shrinkage. There is some shrinking (atrophy) throughout (diffuse) the organ being studied and it is not severe (mild).

There is some shrinking (atrophy) throughout (diffuse) the organ being studied and it is not severe (mild).

This refers to atrophy (i.e., loss of cells) in the frontal and parietal regions of the brain.

Cortical atrophy is a condition where the brain cells begin to deteriorate. Medical conditions that are related to this are Dementia and Alzheimerâ??s. Outside substances such as alcohol and drug use can also cause this condition.

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It means a loss of neurons and the connections between them in the brain. Atrophy means loss of cells

Diffuse means all over the brain. Atrophy means a shrinking. So the terminology means that the brain is shrinking all over. It is often seen in dementia.

Severe cortical atrophy is also known as dementia. The symptoms of dementia are a progressive impairment of memory and intellectual function that is severe enough to interfere with the activities of daily living.

Cognitive problems=Higher mental facilities (speech, thinking, abstract ideas, memory) etc defects. Diffuse cerebral atrophy=The brain has shrunk, common with age.

Cerebral atrophy is the progressive loss of brain cells over a period of time. Cerebral atrophy can affect the entire brain or just a portion. In the case of your question, the atrophy only happens in the brain's cortex. If the cortex is affected by cerebral atrophy, then the patient will, over time, lose control of their motor skills (sitting, walking, jumping, talking, etc.) and their sensory abilities. This is a life-threatening condition and there is no known cure.

'Atrophy' just means a reduction in size, due to disuse or disease. The cerebral cortex is the grey-matter (outer layer) of the brain that contains the neural cell bodies; as opposed to the white-matter which contains myelinated axons coursing away from each cell body. 'Ischaemia' refers to oxygen starvation in the brain (e.g. from stroke). Cortical atrophy due to ischaemia is therefore a reduction in the grey-matter volume due to lack of oxygen, followed by axonal pruning.

She has a muscular atrophy.

Atrophy is the wearing away of an organ or tissue because of lack of use. Bone Atrophy, obviously, is atrophy of bones.

See the answer on the link below. In lay terms it means you have processing problems in the area of cognition and understanding. It means part of the cerebrum has some hardness (atrophy) and is not working to its fullest as it should be working. The technical definition is on the other link.

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There are no perfect rhymes for the word atrophy.

He suffers from a from of Alzheimer's called "posterior cortical atrophy". It is a rare form, and unlike usual Alzheimer's, it does not deteriorate memory and such but rather affects the vision. IE. The patient can speak and remember fine, but has difficulty writing or reading.