News tagged with cerebral infarct

'Silent strokes' linked to kidney failure in diabetics

In patients with type 2 diabetes, silent cerebral infarction (SCI) -- small areas of brain damage caused by injury to small blood vessels -- signals an increased risk of progressive kidney disease and kidney failure, according ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Jan 28, 2010 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Clue to normal-tension glaucoma; herpes infection and corneal transplants

The July issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes two studies that may influence clinical treatment of serious eye conditions. One study reports on silent cerebral infarcts (SCI) ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Jul 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0