Officials remain concerned that damaged pipes could continue to leach lead, which can cause cognitive damage in children and kidney issues in adults.
Malaria can do lasting cognitive damage.
That could be a boon for physicians working with Alzheimer's patients or others suffering from diseases that cause cognitive damage.
Vast numbers of studies have now demonstrated the cognitive damage that living in poverty does to children.
Now that the children are between eight and 10 years old, they can be properly assessed to determine whether the early treatment prevented cognitive damage, said Gomes.
For those suffering from severe carbon monoxide poisoning, the most rigorous study so far found that three hyperbaric treatments decreased cognitive damage later.
But there's plenty of evidence that it can cause children in those families severe harm – from anxiety and depression, to long-term cognitive damage.
One recent study showed the drugs can damage ventricles in the heart, while another, co-authored by Kean, found steroid users had significantly worse spatial memory, raising the prospect of long-term cognitive damage from the drug.
A growing body of scientific studies has begun to reveal the risk of long-term cognitive damage that can be sustained in hockey.
At one point Chesivoir suddenly became confused, triggering fears that he might have suffered cognitive damage, a known complication of the surgery, or another bleed.
A study of children in Kenya who survived the cerebral version of the disease suggests that an eighth of them suffer long-term cognitive damage.
