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• Brain Injury
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Intelligence
  Brain Tumor
  Neuroscience
  Accident and Trauma
   

  Traumatic brain injury

  Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. With mild TBI, the patient may ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Food Additives
  Brain Injury
  Sports Medicine
   

  Excitotoxicity

  Excitotoxicity is the pathological process by which neurons are damaged and killed by the overactivations of receptors for the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate, such as the NMDA receptor and ... > more
• Brain Injury
  Intelligence
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Brain Tumor
  Disability
  Psychology Research
   

  Brain damage

  Brain damage or brain injury is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells. Brain damage may occur due to a wide range of conditions, illnesses, or injuries. Possible causes of widespread ... > more
• Cosmetic Surgery
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Foodborne Illness
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Wounds and Healing
   

  Botulism

  Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin, botulin, that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Botulin is the most potent known toxin, blocking nerve ... > more
• Thyroid Disease
  Hormone Disorders
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Hyperthyroidism

  Hyperthyroidism (or "overactive thyroid gland") is the clinical syndrome caused by an excess of circulating free thyroxine (T4) or free triiodothyronine (T3), or both. Major clinical features in ... > more
• Diabetes
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Hormone Disorders
  Obesity
   

  Hyperglycemia

  Hyperglycemia or High Blood Sugar is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma. Hyperglycemia is one of the classic symptoms of diabetes mellitus, others ... > more
• Stroke Prevention
  Heart Disease
  Elder Care
  Diseases and Conditions
  Hypertension
  Disability
   

  Stroke

  A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. In brain tissue, a reduction of blood flow, cerebral ischemia, leads to an ... > more
• Eye Care
  Perception
  Brain Injury
  Stroke Prevention
  Stroke
  Hypertension
   

  Peripheral vision

  Peripheral vision is a part of vision that occurs outside the very center of gaze. There is in actuality a very broad set of non-central points in the field of view that is included in the notion of ... > more
• Hypertension
  Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Blood Clots
   

  Hypertension

  Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition wherein the blood pressure is chronically elevated. While it is formally called arterial hypertension, the word "hypertension" without a ... > more
• Fitness
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  General fitness training

  General fitness training works towards broad goals of overall health and well-being, rather than narrow goals of sport competition, larger muscles or concerns over appearance. A regular moderate ... > more

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