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11 Dec Encephalitis
(See also Meningitis) Description Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a viral infection. Although rare, it is potentially life-threatening, and may lead to permanent brain damage...
23 Oct Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM
...Watch the full interview with Dr Jorn Van Der Veken below. Project Summary: Brain aneurysms are bulges that form in the blood vessels of the brain. They are found in...12 Mar Understanding Dementia: Recognising Signs, Providing Support
Event Home > A live webinar recording from Brain Awareness Week Dementia is one of the most prevalent neurological diseases in Australia. In this presentation you will learn practical information...
11 Feb Paediatric Neurology Award
...disease such as multiple sclerosis (MS). In young children however, monophasic brain demyelination is common (named acute disseminated encephalomyelitis-ADEM). Patients with ADEM usually have sudden onset post-infectious brain disease with...
09 Jan In Memory of Chris Taylor
...the work of the Brain Foundation. “We gave those who signed up to the mailing list a welcome gift – a Brain Foundation stress ball, bag, or cap. The day...
28 Sep Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
Project summary It is now well understood that exercise provides numerous benefits to the human brain. Importantly, acute exercise has been shown to modify neuroplasticity (the ability of the brain...11 Dec Motor Neurone Disease
...of Brain Foundation grant funding for research into Motor Neurone Disease – click for more. In 2022 Dr Frederick Steyn was the recipient of Brain Foundation grant funding for research...
20 Jan Parkinson’s Disease
...the molecular pathophysiology of MSA has been barely investigated. In particular, there have been no systematic studies of the perturbation of the brain transcriptome during the onset and persistence of...
26 Oct Multiple Sclerosis & other Inflammatory Diseases
Watch Dr Jessica Fletcher accept the research grant award and hear a bit about the project. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease, involving the immune system and brain, with...
16 Oct Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
...in the brain and spinal cord that leads to muscle weakness, wasting, and paralysis. It is an inevitably lethal disease with a lifetime risk of ~ 1 in 400 Australians....
09 Dec ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER NEURO DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
...have greater rates of brain volume loss with aging, but it is not known which patients will develop dementia over time, and which factors will predict cognitive impairment in these...
31 Oct Cerebral Diseases
Project Summary: Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are abnormalities of blood vessels, in which direct connections form between arteries and veins. The high-pressure arterial blood injects into fragile cerebral veins and...
19 Oct Parkinson’s Disease Award
...analysis, supported by the Brain Foundation, detected the involvement of two types of brain systems controlling balance; intermittent and continuous. Intermittent control was indicated by the appearance of abrupt redirections...
20 Jan Cerebral Diseases
...of stroke. We hypothesise that treatment with progranulin will reduce brain damage and improve outcome when given intravenously after stroke. In order to evaluate the therapeutic potential of progranulin, animal...
01 Nov ALZHEIMER’S & OTHER NEURO-DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
...before clinical presentation, at a point when the minimum disruption to the brain has occurred. One of the greatest challenges in clinical neurology therefore is to identify individuals most at...17 Mar Migraine Expert Q&A
Event Home > A live webinar recording from Brain Awareness Week Migraine is a complicated and debilitating disorder which affects an estimated 4.9 million Australians. In this webinar, Dr Catherine...
16 Oct Neuromuscular Disease
...known as X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), is a rare, recessive, inherited neurodegenerative disorder which causes slowly progressive weakness and wasting of muscles. It also affects the nerves...11 Aug Trigeminal Neuralgia
...1756 Information contact – Members@tnaaustralia.org.au www.tnaaustralia.org.au National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – USA https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Trigeminal-Neuralgia-Information-Page Trigeminal Neuralgia Association (USA) www.tna-support.org Reviewed by Professor James Lance, AO, CBE, Neurologist...10 Feb Alzheimer’s Award
...in the chemical biology of neurodegenerative diseases, especially the discovery of drugs and drug targets for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). AD is the most common neurodegenerative disorder and...
27 Jan Migraine Award
...use the MIFE technique to study mechanisms underlying migraine. Migraine is a complex, disabling disorder of the brain that manifests as attacks of often severe head pain with sensory sensitivity...04 Aug Share your story
Sharing your experience with brain disease, disorder, or injury can help inspire hope, build community, and drive change. We would love to hear from you. Margot Chiverton My story is...
15 Jan Epilepsy Award
PROJECT SUMMARY: Epilepsy is a common, immensely disruptive and occasionally fatal disorder affecting about one percent of the population. Drug therapy will prevent seizures in about 70% of patients, but...
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