Why does the herpes virus love the temporallobes?
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Dr. Brian M.Posted
Tue 03 Mar 2009 2:17pm3 Comments
a predilection for attacking the temporallobes. I passed Mike's question on to Dr. Tom Smith, the neuropathologist who provided the photographs (see above) of herpes encephalitis... of the virus via the olfactory pathway with spread along the base of the brain to the temporallobes, a view that is supported by the immunocytochemical evidence of HSV antigens
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Ramachandran, the TemporalLobes and God
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Raw CuisinePosted
Sun 13 Jul 2008 10:09am
very interesting,though i don’t think being able to detect something bigger than our individual personlaities is a result of faulty wiring.
More likely that the fact that we lose touch with that feeling some of the time is due to faulty wiring!
somehow the epileptic fit stimulates something or removes suppression of somethi ...
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TemporalLobe Epilepsy (TLE) and ...
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Serene L.Posted
Thu 10 Sep 2009 10:03pmTemporalLobe Epilepsy (TLE) and the Paranormal
By Stuart Ross McCallum (author) Beyond my Control
Many unrelated conditions that can affect human beings often go under the microscope of ‘possible’ paranormal experiences. However, none has paranormal researchers ‘buzzing’ more than temporallobe epilepsy (TLE). Many
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Best Post of February '09: Why does the herpes virus love the temporallobes?
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Dr. Brian M.Posted
Mon 06 Apr 2009 7:11pm
student Mike Sinha came up to the podium to ask why the herpes virus had a predilection for attacking the temporallobes. I passed Mike's question on to Dr. Tom Smith.... The unique anatomical localisation has been thought to result from entry of the virus via the olfactory pathway with spread along the base of the brain to the temporallobes, a view
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Brain Lobes and their functions
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FitBuff BrandonPosted
Fri 17 Sep 2010 5:27am
determined by your IQ scores.
Lobes of the Brain and their functions
The cerebral cortex is divided into four lobes, namely, the frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobe... for processing the body senses.
3. TemporalLobe
Located at the bottom part of the brain (above the cerebullum in the figure provided), this lobe also has the primary auditory cortex
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Quote - Testing Of The Frontal Lobes
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Jeremiah D.Posted
Mon 16 Nov 2009 12:00am
"Every clinical assessment of behavior requires a careful review of frontal lobe functions. Nonetheless, several challenges face behavioral neurologists and neuropsychologists in their clinical attempts to assess the frontal lobes. Whereas an assessment of sensorimotor systems is guided by a relatively well understood pattern of brain-behavior
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Seizures in the parietal lobe
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Liz B.Posted
Wed 19 Nov 2008 12:00am
I finally found it: an accurate description of the types of partial seizures I experience. Thank God! The world needs an education on seizures (and many other things). But for now, if people want to know what it's like to have a seizure from a parietal lobe, then they need to read this article on Parietal Lobe Epilepsy. (Note: I am not diagnosed
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Brain exercise games: Frontal and Parietal Lobes
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Alvaro F.Posted
Fri 29 Sep 2006 12:00am
Let’s exercise our brains this weekend. Our Frontal Lobes (that deal with planning, among other things), and Parietal Lobes (calculations).
Please try to guess the answers to the questions below (you don’t need to know, or research, the right answer, simply try to “guesstimate” an appropriate range).
- How many shoes have you had in your
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Frontal lobe metastases cause Phinaes Gage syndrome
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Dr. Brian M.Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 11:31pm
I got this email from my esteemed colleague and friend, Dr. Gerald Colvin:
"Hi Brian,
Here is an addition to your blog from your esteemed colleague and friend. This patient has metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma and presented to us with mental status changes. He was found to have bilateral frontal lobe tumors causing significant edema
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