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| Form of dementia that gradually worsens over time, affecting memory, thinking, and behavior |
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| Absence of a canal or opening |
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| Group of disorders marked by some degree of motor impairment |
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| Continual, rapid, jerky, involuntary dyskinetic movement |
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| Double vision; may be caused by trauma to the cranial nerves |
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| Inability to clearly articulate words |
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| Part of the brain associated with the limbic system |
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| Swelling of the brain caused by an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain ventricles or spaces between the meninges |
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| Excessive reflex response |
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| Sac formed by the herniation of the meninges |
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| Autoimmune disease that involves a progressive demyelination of nerve fibers in the brain, spinal cord, and cranial nerves |
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| Chronic autoimmune disorder that impairs acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction |
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| Herniation of the spinal cord, CSF, and the meninges |
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| A prickly, tingling sensation |
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| Progressive degenerative disorder affecting motor function through loss of extrapyramidal activity |
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| Refering to the deep sleep period following a grand mal seizure |
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| Disorder that is characterized by the disturbance and deterioration of cognitive, social, and emotional functioning |
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| Congenital anomaly where the spinal processes do not fuse |
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| Projections into the subarachnoid space/sinuses that can absorb CSF back into the venous system |
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| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) |
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| Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease; a progressive degenerative disease involving both the upper and lower motor neurons |
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| Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) |
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| Inhibitory neurotransmitter in the basal nuclei; depletion is part of the pathophysiology for Huntington's disease |
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