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What is one cause of loss of memory?
One cause of loss of memory could be brain injury or trauma, which can affect the brain's ability to form or retrieve memories.
What is the prognosis for someone with frontal lobe dementia?
Frontal lobe dementia is a degenerative condition of the front part of the brain. There are several different types of damaged nerve cells found in the brain of a patient with frontal lobe dementia and two of these contain abnormal levels of tau proteins.
Why trauma to the base of the brain is often much more dangerous than trauma to the frontal lobes?
the frontal lobes mostly control motor skills and personality, which are less important for survival than the other parts of the brain. in the back specifically there is the reticular activating system which processes and interprets stimuli. trauma to the R.A.S. can cause it to misinterpret the information it gets, essentially rendering the entire brain useless.
Can dementia cause brain lesions?
It is not dementia that causes brain lesions. It is the brain lesions that could have caused Dementia. Dementia Praecox was the type of dementia that involved brain lesions post mortem. You can try to read passages from the "Dementia Praecox Studies: A Journal of Psychiatry of Adolescence," (1920 Vol. 3-4 by Holmes, B.T.)
What is the cause of multi-infarct dementia?
The root cause of multi-infarct dementia is usually small blood clots that lodge in blood vessels in the brain, which results in the death of brain cells.
How bad is vascular dementia?
Vascular dementia is caused when there is a problem in the supply of blood between the heart and the brain. It is because of the clogging of the blood vessel and usually happens after a stroke.
Why is trauma to the base of the brain often more dangerous than trauma to the frontal lobes?
Trauma to the base of the brain can damage or sever the brain's connection to the spinal column, also damaging or destroying the parts of the brain at the bases of the brain (I forget the names for these parts of the brain) causing paralysis or even death. Trauma to the frontal lobes can bring about loss of self-determination and violent tendancies, as the 'lobotomies' performed on those persons (considered criminally insane or violent, and a danger to themselves or the public) that took place in the last century. The base of the brain contains the brainstem - which controls vital processes such as respiratory drive, for example. Trauma to this area can paralyze one's respiratory drive and result in quadriplegia and even death.
Could brain trauma cause violence?
yes mental and physical violence
What is the cause of multi-infract dementia?
Multi-infarct dementia is one form of dementia that occurs when small blood vessels in the brain are blocked by blood clots or fatty deposits.
Does herpes cause dementia?
Herpes doesn't cause dementia.
Can chlamydia cause dementia?
Chlamydia doesn't cause dementia.
What is the difference between brain damage and brain injury?
The difference is that one can have a brain injury and not have brain damage. Essentially, brain damage is caused by injury or trauma to the brain. However, not every injury to the brain will cause brain damage.
