brain dysfunction

collocation in English

meaningsofbrainanddysfunction

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brain
noun
uk
/breɪn/us
/breɪn/
the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, ...
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dysfunction
noun[C]
uk
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
a problem or fault in a part of the body or ...
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(Definition ofbrainanddysfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Preliminary imaging studies point tobraindysfunctionthat expresses itself in the amygdala and hippocampus both central to memory processes.
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The presence of persisting cognitive deficits can be seen as evidence for enduringbraindysfunction, which possibly influences the course of the disorder.
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Disorders is the overview it gives of the neuroscience that underpins the clinical approach tobraindysfunction.
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Also, adverse intellectual sequelae are more likely if the injury is associated with epilepsy - suggesting that activebraindysfunction, rather than loss of function, may be critical.
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These hetereogeneous disorders are presumably due tobraindysfunctionand manifested by difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities and attention.
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Braindysfunction, such as in delirium and dementia, often interferes with this ability.
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Babies are seldom identified as inattentive, and the earliest manifestations ofbraindysfunctionmay be rather different from what will later be a disorder of attention or impulsiveness.
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It is a type ofbraindysfunction.
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Braindysfunctionduring motor activation and corpus callosum alterations in schizophrenia measured by cerebral blood flow and magnetic resonance imaging.
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Autism spectrum disorders are suggested to be linked to temporofrontalbraindysfunctionwhich may arise "in isolation" or as a consequence of very early prenatal abnormalities in the brain stem-cerebellum.
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The term includes conditions such as perceptual disability, brain injury, minimalbraindysfunction, autism, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.
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Symptoms are jaundice, ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity), fatigue and hepatic encephalopathy (braindysfunctiondue to liver failure).
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Developmental coordination disorder has also been called minimalbraindysfunctionalthough the two latter names are no longer in use.
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A common and dose-limiting side effect is encephalopathy (braindysfunction).
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However, its rare effects are lethal as there is inflammation of the central nervous system, leading tobraindysfunctionand meningoencephalomyelitis.
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The syndrome came to be known as brain-injured child syndrome, to be amended later to minimal brain damage, and subsequently to minimalbraindysfunction.
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The majority of patients suffering from depersonalization disorder misinterpret the symptoms, thinking that they are signs of serious mental illness orbraindysfunction.
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Confusion may result from a relatively "sudden"braindysfunction.
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