UNIT 2: The brain Flashcards

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  • tissue destruction; naturally or experimentally caused destruction of brain tissue
  • Can be used in the case of an brain tumour
  • Lobotomy
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Lesion

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have shed light on a number of brain disorders. Alterations in brain morphology due to neurological and psychiatric diseases are now being catalogued

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Clinical Observation

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  • Purpose: To detect structural abnormalities in the brain due to lesions, strokes, tumors or burst blood vessels
  • CT scan or CAT scan
  • MRI
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Structural imaging

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