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| after head injury, retention of water by brain |
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| progressive degeneration of the brain with abnormal protein deposits |
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| Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) |
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| results when a brain region is deprived of blood or exposed to prolonged ischemia; probably reflects excessive NO release |
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| total nonresponsiveness to stimulation |
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| slight and transient brain injury |
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| traumatic injury that destroys brain tissue |
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| may cause medulla oblongata to be wedged into foramen magnum by pressure of blood |
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| autoimmune disorder with extensive demyelination |
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| transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
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| paralysis of one side of the body that usually reflects brain injury rather than injury to the spinal cord |
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| result of transection of the cord between T11 and L1 |
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| result of permanent injury to the cervical region of the cord |
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| paralysis without atrophy |
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| transient period of functional loss induced by trauma to the cord |
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| traumatic flexion and/or extension of the neck |
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