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brainstem (plural brainstems)- The lowest part of the brain which is continuous with the spinal cord. It comprises the medulla oblongata, midbrain and pons.
brainstem
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...It is usually described as including the medulla oblongata (myelencephalon), pons (part of metencephalon), and midbrain (mesencephalon). Less frequently, parts of the diencephalon are included. Read full entry
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- 1.Brainstem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The brain stem provides the main motor and sensory innervation to the face and ... NIF Search - Brainstem via the Neuroscience Information Framework. v • d • e ...
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- 2.brain stem: Definition from Answers.com
- brain stem also brainstem ( ) n. The portion of the brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons Varolii, and midbrain, that connects the spinal
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If my kid's atlas vertebra in Because my son has an atlas
subluxation and it makes him
get a upper motor something
that makes his toes spread
apart when the doctor rubs his
foot. But then after the
doctor adjusts the atlas the
foot thing goes away but then
comes back. Will the pressure
on his brainstem eventually
stop making the upper motor
thing and his foot stop
spreading at his toes?
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CHIROPRACTOR! Go to one with an open mind. Because, if you don't... Visualize dominoes. Visualize the stack of dominoes falling down. When one goes, the rest go! Please, see a chiropractor. |
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Do you know anyone with I would be interested in
hearing accounts of peoples
battle with brainstem tumours.
There doesn't appear to be
many stories around . My
husband died of this last
week.
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I know (not presonally though) of someone with a brain stem giloma. These are very hard to treat as they are inoperable and have a poor response to chemotherapy. Radiation usually can help for a little while but will not cure. |
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Does anyone know about a I don't know what it's called,
it's supposed to treat
depression with electrical
impulses.
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That's still in the experimental stages. Meanwhile look into Kratom. |
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