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| cerebellum (little brain) |
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| spinal cord or bone marrow |
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| ventricle (belly or pouch) |
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| a state of mental confusion caused by disturbances in cerebral function; th many causes include fever, shock, or drug overdose (deliro = to draw the furrow awry when plowing, i.e. to go off the rails) |
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| an impairment of intellectual function characterized by memory loss, disorientation, and confusion (dementio = to be mad) |
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| loss or impairment of muscle function |
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| loss or impairment of sensation |
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| pain along the course of a nerve |
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| temporary or permanent loss of motor control |
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| partial paralysis of the right or left half of the body |
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| pain that follows the pathway of the sciatic nerve caused by compression or trauma of the nerve or its roots |
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| sudden, transient disturbances in brain function resulting from abnormal firing of nerve impulses (may or may not be associated with convulsion) |
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| to pull together; type of seizure that causes a series of sudden, involuntary contractions of muscles |
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| evoking a response by touching |
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| increased sensitivity to stimulation such as a touch or pain |
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| abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling without objective cause |
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| disease of structural changes in the brain resulting in an irreversible deterioration that progresses from forgetfulness and disorientation to loss of all intellectual functions, total disability, and death |
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| condition of motor dysfunction caused by damage to the cerebrum during development or injury at birth; characterized by partial paralysis and lack of muscle coordination (palsy = paralysis) |
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| cerebral arteriosclerosis |
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| hardening of the arteries in the brain |
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| condition of lipid (fat) buildup within the blood vessels of the brain |
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| dilation of a blood vessel in the brain (aneurysm = dilating, widening) |
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| presence of a stationary clot in a blood vessel of the brain |
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| obstruction of a blood vessel in the brain by an embolus transported through the circulation |
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| cerebrovascular accident (CVA) |
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| damage to the brain caused by cerebrovascular disease; e.g. an occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus or thrombus or intracranial hemorrage after rupture of an aneurysm |
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| transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
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| brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain; usually caused by a partial occlusion that results in temporary neurologic deficit (impairment), often precedes a CVA |
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| disorder affecting the central nervous system, characterized by recurrent seizures |
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| abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain as a result of developmental anomalies, infection, injury, or tumor |
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| inflammation of the meninges |
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| paroxysmal (sudden, periodic) attacks of mostly unileteral headache often accompanied by disordered vision, nausea, or vomiting, lasting hours or day, and caused by a dilation of arteries |
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| disease of the central nervous system characterized by the demyelination (deterioration of the myelin sheath) of nerve fibers, which episodes of nerologic dysfunction (exacerbation) followed by recovery |
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| imflammation of the spinal cord |
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| sleep disorder characterized by a sudden, uncontrollable need to sleep, attacks of paralysis (cataplexy_ and dreams intruding while awake (hypnagogic hallucinations) |
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| slowly progressive degeneration of nerves in the brain characterized by tremor, rigitity of muscles, and slow movements (bradykinesia), usually occurring later in life |
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| paralysis on one side of the body |
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| paralysis from the waist down |
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| paralysis of all four limbs |
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| congenital defect in the spinal column characterized by the absence of vertebral arches, often resulting in pouching of spinal membranes or tissue |
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| electroencephalogram (EEG) |
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| record of the minute electrical impulses of the brain, used to ID neurologic conditions that affect brain function and level of consciousness |
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| introduction of a specialized needle into the spine in the l,lumbar region for diagnostic or therapeutic purpose, such as to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for testing, also called a spinal tap |
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| test performed to observe the body's response to a stimulus |
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| deep tendon reflexes (DTR) |
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involuntary muscle contraction after percussion at a tendon (e.g. achilles, patella) inficating function; positive findings are either no reflex response or an exaggerated response to a stimulus; number are often used to record responses
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- 2+ normal response
- 3+ more brisk than average response
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| treatment of neoplastic disease using ionizing radiation to impede proliferation of malignant cells |
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| agent that prevents or lessens convulsions |
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| agent that counteracts depression |
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| agent that quiets nervousness |
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| emotional feeling or mood |
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| significantly dulled emotional tonr or outward reaction |
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| a lack of interest or display of emotion |
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| a state of unresponsiveness to one's outside environment, usually including muscle rigidity, staring, and inability to communicate |
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| persistent belief that has no basis in reality |
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| a restless, dissatisfied mood |
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| an exaggerated, unfound feeling of well-being |
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| a false preception of the senses for which there is no reality, most commonly hearing or seeing things |
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| the formation of thoughts or ideas, e.g. sucidal ideation |
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| state of abnormal elation and increased activity |
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| a psychologic condition in which anxiety is prominent |
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| a disorder causing periodic disturbances in mood that affect concentration, sleep, activity, appetits, and social behavior; characterized by feelings of worthlessness, fatigue, and loss of interest |
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| manic depression bipolar disorder (BD) |
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| affective disorder characterized by mood swings or mania and depression (extreme up and down states) |
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| generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) |
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| the most common anxiety disorder, characterized by chronic, excessive, uncontrollable worrdy about everyday problems; affects the ability to relax or concentrate but usually does not interfere with social interactions or employment; physical symptoms include muscle tension, trembling, twitching, fatigue, headaches, nausea, and insomnia |
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| a disorder of sudden, recurrent attackes of intense feelings including physical symptoms that mimic a heart attack (rapid heart rate, chest pain, shortness of breath, chills, sweating, and dizziness) with a general sense of loss of control of feeling that death is imminent; often progresses to agoraphobia (fear of the marketplace) |
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| exaggerated fear of a specific object or circumstance that causes anxiety and panic; named for the object or circumstance (claustrophobia = fear of confinement) |
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| posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
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| a condition resulting from an extremely traumatic experience, injury or illness that leaves the sufferer with persisteent thoughts and memories of the ordeal - e.g. after a war, violence, abuse, serious accident, or natural disaster - symptoms include fear, detachment, exaggerated starle response, restlessness, nightmares, and avoidance of triggers that recollect the event |
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
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| an anxiety disorder featuring unwanted, sensless obsessions accompanied by repeated compulsions; |
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| a preoccupation with thoughts of disease and concern that one is suffering from a serious condition that persists despite medical reassurance to the contrary |
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| a developmental disability commonly appearing during the first three years of life, resulting from a neurologic disorder affecting brain function, evidenced by difficultis with verval and nonvercal communication and an inability to relate too anyting beyond oneself (auto = self) in social interactions. |
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| a developmental disability characterized by a difficulty understanding written or spoken words, sentances, or paragraphs, affecting reading, spelling, and self-expression |
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| attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) |
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| a dysfunction characterized by consistent hyperactivity, distractibility, and lack of control over impulses which interfers with ability to function normally at school, home or work |
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| a severe disturbance in eating behavior caused by distorted body image, fear of becoming fat |
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| eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by efforts to limit digestion through induced vomiting, use of laxatives, or excessive exercise |
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| substance abuse disorders |
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| mental disorders resulting from abuse of substances such as drugs, alcohol or other toxins, causing personal and social dysfunction |
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| a disease of brain chemistry causing a distorted cognitive and emotional perception of one's environment; symptoms include distortions of normal function such as disorganized thought, delusions, hallucinations, and catatonic behavior, negative symptoms include flat affect, apathy, and withdrawl from reality |
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| electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) |
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| electical shock applied to the brain to induce convulsions; treats severe depression |
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| treatment of psychiatric disorders using verbal and nonverbal interaction with patients, indidually or in a group, employing specific actions and techniques |
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| treatment to decrease or stop unwanted behavior |
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| treatment to change unwanted patterns of thinking |
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