Cutting-edge imaging technologies are being used to understand what causes muscle contracture after a stroke and how we can improve treatments. We believe a lot of fundamental questions about muscles have yet to be answered, but that may be about to change with the use of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). DTI is an MRI-based imaging technique typically used to measure […]
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This article originally appeared on The Brain Dialogue. Suzanne Shubart. Now brain travellers can track their explorations with highly-detailed maps created with state-of-the-art imaging technology. The Big Picture You’re lost in the desert and, after wandering for days, in the distance you spot a giant red rock jutting out of the barren landscape. Had you never encountered this landmark before […]
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Hydrocephalus is a devastating structural neurological disorder marked by enlarged brain ventricles due to accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. The current diagnosis and treatment of hydrocephalus is inadequate due to a lack of understanding about the mechanisms behind its development. Hydrocephalus may be accompanied by low intracranial pressure and it continues to remain a clinical challenge to differentiate this disease with […]
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The NeuRA FRONTIER team is quite partial to cakes. This week, we were fortunate to eat a special cake (pictured) to celebrate a special milestone: completing 1000 MRI brain scans! Who are we scanning? In the last 7 years, we have scanned patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and related disorders as well as healthy volunteers from the community. Why are […]
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In a world first, Prof Vaughan Macefield has developed a technique to measure how the brain controls blood pressure in health and disease. What are you investigating here? The volunteer in the MRI machine (pictured) has high blood pressure due to obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). I have inserted a fine needle microelectrode into a nerve in his leg which is […]
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The inability to understand facial expressions can have a profound effect on the lives of people with dementia and their families, says Dr Fiona Kumfor. Recently I met a lady who, despite only being in her 50s, was suspected of having dementia. Susan* and her family had come to the dementia clinic at NeuRA (where I conduct research) to get help […]
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