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| attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
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| amyotrophc lateral sclerosis |
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| level of consciousness, loss of consciousness |
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| magnetic resonance imaging |
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| obsessive compulsive disorder |
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| peripheral nervous system |
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| transient ischemic attack |
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| form of chronic, progressive dementia caused by atrophy of the brain tissue |
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| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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| chonic, progressive, degenerative neuromuscular disorder that detroys motor neurons of the body |
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| form of facial paralysis, usually unilateral and temporary |
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| collection of pus anywhere within the brain |
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damage or death of brain tissue caused by interruption of blood supply due to a clot of vessel reupture
also called a stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) |
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| any type of abnormal mass growing within the cranium |
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| vague term referring to a brief loss of consciousness of brief episode of disorientation or confusion following a head injury |
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| group of motor-impairment syndromes caused by lesions or abnormalities of the brain arising in the early stages of development |
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| acute, reversible state of agitated confusion, marked by disorientation, hallucinations or delusions |
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progressive neurological disorder, with numerous causes, in which an individual suffers an irreversible decline in cognition due to disease of brain damage
also called senility |
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| mood disorder marked by loss of interest or pleasure in living |
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| inflammation of the brain; often combined with meningitis and then called encephalomeningitis |
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| collection of blood between the dura mater and the skull |
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| chronic disorder of the brain marked by recurrent seizures, which are repetitive abnormal electrical discharges within the brain |
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| acute inflammatory disorder that causes rapidly progressing paralysis (which is usually temporary) and sometimes also sensory symptoms; also called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy |
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| hereditary, progressive, degenerative nervous disorder that leads to bizzare, involuntary movements and dementia |
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| infection and inflammation of the meniges, the spinal cord and CSF, usually caused by an infectious illness; often combined with encephalitis and then call encephalomeningitis |
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| familial disorder marked by episodes of sever throbbing headache that is commonly unilateral and sometimes disabling |
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| disease involving progressive melin defeneration, which results in loss of muscle strength and coordination |
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incomplete closure of the spinal canal; which may allow protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges at birth; leading to paralysis
also called spina bifida |
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| progressive, degenerative disorder that results in tremors, gait changes and occasionally dementia |
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| dysfunction of nerves that transmit information to and from the brain and spinal cord, characterized by pain, altered sensation and muscle weakness |
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| inflammation of the spinal cord, caused by a virus, whcih may result in spinal and muscular deformity and paralysis |
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| serious disease associated with aspirin use by children with viral illnesses, why may result in permanent brain damage or even dealth |
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| pain, numbness, weakness or tingling that is felt from the lower back along the pathway of the sciatic nerve into the legs |
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| unilateral painful versicles occuring on the upper body, caused by the herpes zoster virus |
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| traumatic bruising, crushing or tearing of the spinal cord |
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| narrowing of an area of the spine that puts pressure on the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots |
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| collection of blood between the dura and the arachnoid layer (middle or second layer of the meninges) |
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| nonmigraine headache in which pain is felt ini all or part of the head |
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noncontagious illness marked by severe, porlonged spasm of the skeletal muscle fibers
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| transient global amnesia (TGA) |
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| rare disorder, not caused by a neurological event or injury, that causes sudden, temporary loss of recent memory |
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| transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
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| temporary strokelike symptoms caused by a breif interupptions of blood supply to a part of the brain |
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| trigeminal neuralgia (TN) |
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| neurological disorder that causes severe, episodic facial pain along the 5th cranial (trigeminal) nerve |
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| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis |
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| anlysis of CSF for blood, bacteria and other abnormalities |
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| study of the brain and spinal cord using radiology and computer analysis |
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| Electroencephalography (EEG) |
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| study of electrical activity of the brain |
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| Record of muscle activity from electrical stimulation |
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| puncture of subarchnoid layer at the 4th intercertebral space to obtain CSF for analysis |
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| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
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| Use of an electromagnetic field and radio waves to create visual images on a computer screen |
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| Radiography of the spinal cord and associated nerves after intrathecal injection (into the spinal canal) of a contrast medium |
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