Anévrisme aortiqueAn aortic aneurysm is an enlargement (dilatation) of the aorta to greater than 1.5 times normal size. They usually cause no symptoms except when ruptured. Occasionally, there may be abdominal, back, or leg pain. The prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm ("AAA") has been reported to range from 2 to 12% and is found in about 8% of men more than 65 years of age. The mortality rate attributable to AAA is about 15,000 per year in the United States and 6,000 to 8,000 per year in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Memory consolidationMemory consolidation is a category of processes that stabilize a memory trace after its initial acquisition. A memory trace is a change in the nervous system caused by memorizing something. Consolidation is distinguished into two specific processes. The first, synaptic consolidation, which is thought to correspond to late-phase long-term potentiation, occurs on a small scale in the synaptic connections and neural circuits within the first few hours after learning.
Anévrisme de l'aorte abdominaleL' consiste en une dilatation localisée avec perte du parallélisme des parois de l'aorte dans sa portion abdominale. La localisation la plus fréquente se situe en dessous des artères rénales, c'est-à-dire dans la dernière portion de l'aorte. On parle d'anévrisme lorsque le diamètre transversal maximal du vaisseau est supérieur à 1,5 fois la normale ; en deçà, on parle d'ectasie. Son diamètre peut parfois atteindre , la normale étant de à après 65 ans, variable en fonction du sexe et de la morphologie de la personne.
Memory and agingAge-related memory loss, sometimes described as "normal aging" (also spelled "ageing" in British English), is qualitatively different from memory loss associated with types of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease, and is believed to have a different brain mechanism. Mild cognitive impairment Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition in which people face memory problems more often than that of the average person their age. These symptoms, however, do not prevent them from carrying out normal activities and are not as severe as the symptoms for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Frontotemporal dementiaFrontotemporal dementia (FTD), or frontotemporal degeneration disease, or frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder, encompasses several types of dementia involving the progressive degeneration of frontal and temporal lobes. FTDs broadly present as behavioral or language disorders with gradual onsets. Common signs and symptoms include significant changes in social and personal behavior, apathy, blunting of emotions, and deficits in both expressive and receptive language.
Primary progressive aphasiaPrimary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a type of neurological syndrome in which language capabilities slowly and progressively become impaired. As with other types of aphasia, the symptoms that accompany PPA depend on what parts of the left hemisphere are significantly damaged. However, unlike most other aphasias, PPA results from continuous deterioration in brain tissue, which leads to early symptoms being far less detrimental than later symptoms. Those with PPA slowly lose the ability to speak, write, read, and generally comprehend language.
Prosencéphalelang=fr|vignette|Encéphale embryonnaire : à gauche : stade à trois vésicules ; à droite : stade ultérieur à cinq vésicules.|upright=1.4 En anatomie des chordés, le prosencéphale fait partie de l’encéphale. Le prosencéphale, le mésencéphale et le rhombencéphale sont trois vésicules qui se développent pendant la neurogenèse du cerveau des vertébrés. Aussi appelé cerveau antérieur, le prosencéphale se subdivise en diencéphale et télencéphale. Le prosencéphale provient du dessus du tube neural et est la plus rostrale des trois vésicules.
Ganglions de la baseLes ganglions de la base (autrement appelés noyaux gris centraux ou noyaux de la base) sont un ensemble de structures sous-corticales constitué par des noyaux pairs, interconnectés au niveau télencéphalique (hémisphères cérébraux) et diencéphalique. Leur structure peut varier selon qu'on les définit de manière anatomique ou fonctionnelle.
Hippocampal sclerosisHippocampal sclerosis (HS) or mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) is a neuropathological condition with severe neuronal cell loss and gliosis in the hippocampus. Neuroimaging tests such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) may identify individuals with hippocampal sclerosis. Hippocampal sclerosis occurs in 3 distinct settings: mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, adult neurodegenerative disease and acute brain injury.
Endovascular aneurysm repairEndovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a type of minimally-invasive endovascular surgery used to treat pathology of the aorta, most commonly an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). When used to treat thoracic aortic disease, the procedure is then specifically termed TEVAR for "thoracic endovascular aortic/aneurysm repair." EVAR involves the placement of an expandable stent graft within the aorta to treat aortic disease without operating directly on the aorta.
Déficience visuellethumb|300px|Surface podotactile à la gare de Paris-Est Un déficient visuel est une personne dont l'acuité visuelle est faible (malvoyante), voire inférieure à 1/20 pour le meilleur œil après correction (aveugle). Selon l'organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), il existe différentes causes : les défauts de réfraction non corrigés : myopie, astigmatisme, hypermétropie et presbytie ; la cataracte ; la dégénérescence maculaire liée à l’âge ; le glaucome ; la rétinopathie diabétique ; l’opacité de la cornée; le trachome.
ConfabulationIn psychology, confabulation is a memory error consisting of the production of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world. It is generally associated with certain types of brain damage (especially aneurysm in the anterior communicating artery) or a specific subset of dementias. While still an area of ongoing research, the basal forebrain is implicated in the phenomenon of confabulation.
