Psychology 2220A/B Lecture 10: Chapter 10

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2220A/B
• Professor: Yves Bureau

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All of them are encapsulated they grow within their own membrane. Because they are encapsulated they are easy to pick up on a ct scan. They exert pressure on the surrounding tissue which can influence the functioning on the brain. They are usually benign surgically removable with little risk to further growth in the body. Gliomas are brain tumors that develop from glial cells they are infiltrating, rapidly growing and common. Bursting aneurysms is a common cause of this an aneurysm is a balloon- like dilation that forms in the walls of the artery that ruptures at a point where the elasticity of an arterial wall if defective. Aneurysms can occur in any part of the body. Aneurysms may be congenital (present at birth) or due to poison or an infection: cerebral ischemia: disruption of blood supply to the brain (usually from a blood clot), causing an ischemic stroke.