MEASURING LIFESPAN
New American Technique The blood-flow in certain vessels in the brain is being used by United. States doctors as a clue to a person’s expectation of life. Dr. S. A. Radvan-Ziemno-wicz, director of neurological research at Georgetown University, in Washington, and a pioneer of the method, said the technique discloses the patient’s “meaningful age,” which often bears little relation to calendar age. He said blood vessel defects in the brain do not produce pain. They can be suspected by the. patient’s inability to recall names or other facts quickly, or by changes in his personality. He said the condition of brain arteries is a factor in determining the life span. Dr. Radvan-Ziemnowicz measures the blood-flow by attaching 22 electrodes to the head and passing painless electric currents through the brain arteries.—U.S.LS.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30469, 17 June 1964, Page 6
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