Severe asthma linked to changes in brain structure
Researchers found less-organized white matter and brain region size differences in 50 people with severe type-2 asthma, with changes tied to inflammation levels.
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Severe asthma inflammation linked to structural changes in the brain
People living with a severe form of asthma show subtle differences in the structure of their brains compared with people whose asthma is well controlled, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
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iatronet.grSevere asthma linked to changes in brain structure
People living with a severe form of asthma show subtle differences in the structure of their brains compared with people whose asthma is well controlled, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
In people with severe asthma, scientists have detected changes in the white matter of the brain. They attribute this to inflammation extending beyond the respiratory system.
Severe type 2 asthma does not only appear to affect the respiratory tract. In patients, magnetic resonance imaging shows measurable differences in the white brain substance and in individual brain regions compared to people with well-controlled asthma. Furthermore, the extent to which the white substance has changed is linked to type 2 inflammation without the study being able to establish a cause. Bristol (England). Asthma is [...] The article …
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