Parkinson's disease (PD) is a prevalent neurological disorder characterized by progressive dopaminergic neuron loss, leading to both motor and non-motor symptoms. Early and accurate diagnosis is challenging due to the subtle and variable nature of early symptoms. This study aims to address these diagnostic challenges by proposing a novel method, Localized Region Extraction and Multi-Modal Fusion (LRE-MMF), designed to enhance diagnostic accuracy through the integration of structural MRI (sMRI) and resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoffee is a popular drink enjoyed around the world, and scientists are very interested in studying how it affects the human brain. This chapter looks at lots of different studies to understand how drinking coffee might change the brain and help protect it from neurodegenerative disorders especially like schizophrenia. With the help of available literature a link between the coffee mechanism and neurodegenerative disorders is established in this chapter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe COVID-19 virus caused countless significant alterations in the human race, the most challenging of which was respiratory and neurological disorders. Several studies were conducted to find a robust therapy for the virus, which led to a slew of additional health issues. This study aims to understand the changes in the neurological system brought about by COVID-19 drugs and highlights the drug-drug interaction between COVID-19 drugs and psychiatric drugs.
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