The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...

Certain diseases, like Parkinson's and Huntingdon's disease, are associated with damage to the pathways between the brain's basal ganglia regions. For the first time, scientists have used a ...

Small Basal Ganglia (Putamen) Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Axial CT scan. Note the intracerebral hemorrhage originating in the area of the basal ganglia on the right. Before the advent of CT scans, ...

Dallas, TX - French researchers report that evidence of old "microbleeds" on MRI - thought to indicate the presence of microangiopathy in the brain - is associated with a 7-fold increased risk for ...

Neuroimaging research lead prepares MRI scanner for child brain imaging study. In a study of 34 children, the volumes of part of the brain known as the basal ganglia differed significantly between ...