Can Posterial Cortical Atrophy indicate Alzheimer’s disease? Posterial Cortical Atrophy, sometimes called Benson’s disease, is a rare degenerative brain condition that affects the back part of the ...

A new study suggests that Alzheimer's disease possibly begins to manifest in some patients as a disease that causes vision problems and is often overlooked. But more awareness could lead to an early ...

A 31-year-old woman died from a rare form of dementia, and she could not understand the telltale signs to think that she had such a horrendous disease, according to her brother. Gemma Illingworth, ...

A large international study involving nearly 700 participants reveals that women with a precursor condition to Parkinson's disease show significantly less brain atrophy—decreased cortical thickness in ...

There had been early clues, but it was a family game of dominoes around Christmas 2021 that convinced Susan Stewart that something was wrong with her husband. Then 75 and retired, Charlie Stewart ...

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is an incredible technique that was first used to scan patients in the 1970s and 1980s. It uses radio waves, giant magnets, and computational tools to visualize ...

A new study is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This research provides novel evidence that ...