Paralysis on one side of the brain (IMAGE)

Trinity College Dublin

Paralysis on one side of the brain

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An MRI-based image obtained through a technique called arterial spin labelling, which allows scientists to image blood flow rates in the brain. The image shows a huge increase in blood flow (red) during an acute stage of hemiplegia (one-sided paralysis) in a child diagnosed with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC), caused by a mutation in the CLDN5 gene.

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Prof. Matthew Campbell, Trinity College Dublin

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