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The Alcoholic Brain, Autoimmune Epilepsy

Posted on May 6, 2014 by

Molecular analysis of brain tissue from alcoholics revealed numerous differences from normal controls, potentially providing a key link connecting the brain to behavior in chronic alcoholism. Also, another study connects autoimmunity to at least some cases of epilepsy, and a … Continue reading →

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Traumatic Brain Injury and Accelerated Alzheimer’s

Posted on April 11, 2014 by

This is the Medscape Neurology Minute. I am Dr. Alan Jacobs. There are thought to be epidemiologic and pathophysiologic links between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Alzheimer disease. Amyloid plaques have been found in the brains of up to 30% … Continue reading →

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