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Intracranial infection (abscess) - usually staphylococci or streptococci. Cranial surgery performed to open and drain abscess. Epilepsy - Cranial surgery to remove the epileptic focus for patients whose epilepsy cannot be controlled by drug therapy. Skull fractures - for depressed fracture or fracture with loose fragments. Cranial surgery necessary to elevate depressed bone and/or remove fragments.

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Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s diseases, affect millions of people worldwide and currently there are few effective treatments and no cures for these diseases. Transgenic mice expressing human transgenes for huntingtin, amyloid precursor protein, and other genes associated with familial forms of neurodegenerative disease in humans provide remarkable tools for studying neurodegeneration because they mimic many of the pathological and behavioural features of the human conditions. ...

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Coma: a state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused, even by powerful stimuli. Traumatic brain injuries are the most frequent cause; other causes include severe uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, liver disease, kidney disease, and neurologic conditions Dementia: a general loss of mental abilities, including impairment of memory and often impairments in speech, coordination, ability to understand sensory stimuli, and other mental faculties.

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