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| tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath |
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| tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath, inner ear to brain |
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| the tough circular exterior of the intervertebral disc that surrounds the soft inner core, the nucleus pulposus |
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| glioma composed of astrocytes, which are star shaped neuroglial cells with many branching processes |
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| Atherothrombotic Brain Infraction |
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| infract caused by thrombosis of a cerebral artery |
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| the special functioning of the cerebral capillaries that prevents the passage of unwanted substances into the brain |
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| encapsulated accumulation of pus within the cranium resulting from a cranial infection, a penetrating head wound, or an infection spread through the bloodstream |
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| degenerative joint disease affecting the cervical vertebrae, vertebral disks, and surrounding ligaments and connective tissue |
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| a cystic, benign tumor that usually grows above the sella and upward into the third ventricle of the brain |
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| inflammation of the brain |
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| A glial tumor that is firm and whitish and arises from the ependyma, the ventricle lining |
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| advanced astrocytoma-malignant |
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| A tumor composed of tissue that represents neuroglia, commonly occurring in the cerebral hemispheres of the posterior fossa |
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| Herniated nucleus pulposus |
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| Herniation of the nucleus pulposus of the disk through a rupture in the annulus fibrosus |
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| A congenital or acquired condition resulting from accumulation of cerebrospinal fluids in the ventricles of the brain and leading to ventricular enlargement, compression of brain tissue, and increased intracranial pressure |
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| Small vessel disease that results in a thrombotic stroke |
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| Soft, infiltrating tumors of neuroepithelial tissue that are highly malignant |
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| A hard, usually vascular tumor that occurs mainly along meningeal vessels and the superior longitudinal sinus |
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| Inflammation of the meninges caused by bacteria or a virus |
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| Hernial protrusion of the meninges through a defect of the skull of vertebral column |
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| Protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect of the vertebral column, as is commonly associated with spina bifida |
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| A chronic, slowly progressive disease of the central nervous system, characterized by demyelination of the nerve sheath |
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| Protrusion of the spinal cord through the normally closed bony neural arch of the spine |
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| spinal neoplasm that is an extramedullary tumor |
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| inner core of vertebral disk |
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| A glioma, it is a slow-growing astrocytic tumor that is usually relatively benign |
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| benign tumor of the pituitary gland |
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| tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath |
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| accumulated pus within the meningeal layers between the dura mater and arachnoid |
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| Anatomic landmark in cerebral angiography, created by the middle cerebral artery and its branches |
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| Transient ischemic attacks(TIA) |
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| A temporary episode of neurologic dysfunction that can precede a cerebrovascular accident |
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