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What is mild diffuse atrophy?
It means a loss of neurons and the connections between them in the brain. Atrophy means loss of cells
What is mild cortical atrophy?
AnswerCortical (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).
What is diffuse cortical dysfunction?
Cortical dysfunction refers to a problem with the cortex in the brain. It is the part of the brain that controls motor function. This kind of problem is seen with people who have Alzheimer's Disease.
What is the end result of having cortical atrophy?
Cerebral atrophy is the loss of neurons from the brain and the connections between them. It can be widespread leading to shrinkage of the whole brain or focal at one point. It can occur due to several reasons: age, Alzheimer's disease, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, ...etc.When the brain tissue shrinks.
What is cortical disruption?
Diffused means over a wide area or not localized.Cortical relates to the cerebral cortex.Dysfunction means not functioning properly.Diffused cortical dysfunction is the cerebral cortex not working properly over a non-localized section of the brain.
Can muscular atrophy be a bi-product of over-training?
no
Use atrophy in a sentence?
"Don't let your brain atrophy from disuse over the summer," the techer warned his students on the last day of school.
What is the medical term meaning disuse of muscles over a long period of time?
Muscular atrophyThe term you are probably looking for is atrophy. Atrophy is a weakening of the muscles that occurs after long periods where they are not used. It doesn't describe the time period, but rather the result.
What is The disuse of these muscles over a long period of time is called?
atrophy
What happens to muscle cells over a period of time if you don't exercise?
They atrophy
What is cortical irritability?
Cortical irritability is when an increase of beta activity and corresponding over-activation is seen in areas associated with areas of epileptic focus and is associated with hallucinations. Sometimes the increase of beta-activity can be visualized as spindling beta rhythms which can be recognized as cortical irritability, epilepsy, toxic encephalopathies and is mostly seen around the waxing and waning spindles over the effected cortex.I do not think that cortical irritability has anything to do with eating disorders, but people with eating disorders are usually irritable, but outside of that I haven't the foggiest.
How is diffuse low back pain defined?
Diffuse pain is spread over a larger area and comes from deep tissue layers.
