Publications by authors named "Serena Edwards"

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  • The study examined the usefulness of CT brain scans in patients who were intubated due to drug overdoses.
  • Out of 206 intubated patients, 159 received a CT scan, but only 24% had a valid reason for the scan.
  • The results showed that scans done without indications had a yield of 0%, suggesting that routine scans in these cases are unnecessary.
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Little is known about the peripheral immune cell (PIC) profile of the developing brain despite growing appreciation for these cells in the mature nervous system. To address this gap, the PIC profile, defined as which cells are present, where they are located, and for how long, was examined in the developing rat using spectral flow cytometry. Select regions of the rat brain (cerebellum, hippocampus, and hypothalamus) were examined at embryonic day 20, and postnatal days 0, 7 and 16.

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Neuroscience has been transformed by the ability to genetically modify inbred mice, including the ability to express fluorescent markers specific to cell types or activation states. This approach has been put to particularly good effect in the study of the innate immune cells of the brain, microglia. These specialized macrophages are exceedingly small and complex, but also highly motile and mobile.

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