Cerebral hemisphere (3263 bytes)
1: ...x|Human brain viewed from above, showing cerebral hemispheres. The front of the brain is to the right.]]
3: ...as an outer layer of [[gray matter]] called the [[cerebral cortex]].
5: ...Neurology | Neurologist]]s normally subdivide the cerebral cortex into the following four [[lobe]]s:
11: ...ogists also recognize two additional areas of the cerebral cortex:
15: ...ch, writing, language and calculation. The right hemisphere has equivalent broad associations with spatial ab...

Hemisphere (662 bytes)
8: The term '''''hemisphere''''' is used in three different meanings:
11: ** [[Eastern Hemisphere]] and [[Western Hemisphere]].
12: ** [[Northern Hemisphere]] and [[Southern Hemisphere]].
13: ** A [[land hemisphere]] and a [[water hemisphere]].
15: ...ughly hemispherical: the left or right [[cerebral hemisphere]]s

Southern Hemisphere (2525 bytes)
1: The '''Southern Hemisphere''' is the part of [[Earth]]'s surface that is [[s...
7: ...lso significantly less polluted than the Northern Hemisphere due to lower overall [[population]] densities, lo...
9: ...isphere most of the year and most of the Southern Hemisphere all year round, the sun passes from [[East]] to [...
11: ...ellent viewing of the night sky from the Southern Hemisphere.
14: [[Continent]]s in the southern hemisphere:

Water hemisphere (815 bytes)
1: ...land]]. The other half of the earth is the [[land hemisphere]].
3: ...nd area, but the area of the oceans of the [[land hemisphere]] is still larger than its land area.

Western Hemisphere (1232 bytes)
1: ...ative direction. The area commonly called Western Hemisphere is western only relative to an observer in Europe...
3: ...' tends to be used much less often than ''Western Hemisphere''.

Land hemisphere (795 bytes)
1: ...es]]). The other half of the Earth is the [[water hemisphere]].
3: ...ns the hemisphere where most land is, but not the hemisphere where the land area is bigger than the ocean area...

Eastern Hemisphere (820 bytes)
1: ...e [[Northern Hemisphere|Northern]] and [[Southern Hemisphere]]s.
3: ...th America]] and [[South America]] in the Western Hemisphere.
5: ...o historical happenstance, the concept of Western Hemisphere is commonly used, but in a political rather than ...

Northern Hemisphere (2647 bytes)
1: ...h of the [[equator]]. On [[Earth]], the Northern Hemisphere contains most of the land and population.
3: ... tend to be shorter and less severe than southern hemisphere winters at equivalent latitudes. Tropical region...
7: In temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere most of the year, the sun passes from [[east]] to...
10: [[Continent]]s in the northern hemisphere:
11: ...a]] ([[Indonesia]] is primarily in the [[southern hemisphere]])

Cerebral angiography (1424 bytes)
1: '''Cerebral angiography''' or '''arteriography''' is a form o...
7: ...ormation]]s and [[aneurysm]]s, can be detected on cerebral angiography.
9: In some countries, cerebral angiography is required to confirm [[brain death]...

Cerebral palsy (9534 bytes)
1: ...s [[spasticity]], [[paralysis]], or [[seizure]]s. Cerebral palsy is a form of '''static [[encephalopathy]]''...
3: ...rary problems would suggest a disorder other than cerebral palsy, and more tests will have to be done. Addit...
6: Cerebral palsy, then known as "Cerebral Paralysis", was first identified by a [[United Ki...
9: ...ese causes, the cause of many individual cases of cerebral palsy is unknown.
13: ...e brain, which in turn increases the incidence of cerebral palsy.

Cerebral cortex (4716 bytes)
1: Cerebral cortex is typically 2-4mm thick.
3: ... (.06-.18 inches) of the cerebrum are part of the cerebral cortex. The cortex is what gives the brain a grey...
5: ...e cortex increases the cortical surface area. The cerebral cortex, made up of four lobes, is involved in man...
7: The cerebral cortex receives sensory information from many dif...
8: ...his information are called sensory areas. The two hemispheres receive the information from the opposite sides ...

Cerebral peduncle (463 bytes)
1: The '''cerebral peduncle''', by most classifications, is everythi...
3: ...bers from motor areas of the brain project to the cerebral peduncle and then project to various [[thalamus|t...

Cerebral edema (1572 bytes)
1: '''Cerebral edema''' is swelling of the [[brain]] which can o...
3: Symptoms of cerebral edema include [[headache]]s, decreased level of c...
5: '''High Altitude Cerebral Edema''' (or '''HACE''') is a severe (usually fat...

Cerebral aneurysm (4045 bytes)
1: ...head (anatomy)|head]] [[Physical trauma|trauma]]. Cerebral aneurysms occur more commonly in adults than in c...
3: ...multiple aneurysms may also occur. An unruptured cerebral aneurysm has a 4% chance of rupturing each year.
5: In outlining symptoms of ruptured cerebral aneurysm, it is useful to make use of the [[Hunt ...
13: ...gency treatment]] for individuals with a ruptured cerebral aneurysm generally includes restoring deteriorati...
15: ...from the initial bleeding. Other individuals with cerebral aneurysm recover with little or no neurological d...

Cerebral hemorrhage (438 bytes)
1: A '''cerebral hemorrhage''' is a condition in the [[brain]] in ...

Cerebral circulation (2114 bytes)
1: Cerebral circulation refers to the blood vessels, [[artery...
3: There are four cerebral [[arteries]]. The two largest are the two [[inter...
5: Within the [[cerebral vault]], which houses the brain, the two vertebra...
7: ...y|arteries]], within and along the floor of the [[cerebral vault]], are interconnected via the [[anterior co...
9: ...] and [[basilar artery]] along the floor of the [[cerebral vault]].

Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (4767 bytes)
1: The '''Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation''' ('''WHISC''...
29: ...://www.benning.army.mil/whinsec/index.asp Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation Home Page]

Cerebral arteriovenous malformation (3108 bytes)
1: ...unknown. Whereas, approximately 70% of cases with cerebral AVM present with symptoms caused by sudden bleedi...
3: ...blood may penetrate either into the brain tissue (cerebral hemorrhage) or into the [[subarachnoid space]], w...
7: ... site of bleeding, magnetic resonance imaging and cerebral angiography [visualisation of brain vessels by us...

Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome (1024 bytes)
1: '''Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome''' ('''CSWS''') is a diseas...
3: ... restriction is used in SIADH, which would worsen cerebral salt wasting. Instead, it is treated with fluids ...
9: * [http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic354.htm Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome] (Emedicine)

Wada test (1268 bytes)
1: ...ions are localised to which [[cerebral hemisphere|hemisphere]].
4: ...he effect of anesthetising one side of the brain (hemisphere). The patient then undergoes a neuropsychologica...
9: ...e often noted in test subjects depending on which hemisphere is shut down. It is also the case that although ...

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