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| chemical substances that make it possible for messages to cross from the synapse of a neuron to the target receptor |
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| the thick, tough, outermost membrane of the meninges |
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| a medical professional who specializes in administering anesthesia, but is not a physician, for example a nurse anesthetist |
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| can be preceded by a warning aura, is characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the head |
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| the congenital herniation of the meninges through a defect in the skull or spinal column |
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| a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the ventricles of the brain |
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| an inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord |
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| a group of disorders involving the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language |
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| describes the mental activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory |
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| a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes |
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| an inflammation of the brain, can be caused by a viral infection such as rabies |
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| a chronic, degenerative central nervous disorder characterized by fine muscle tremors, rigidity, and a slow or shuffling gait |
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| a potentially serious or deadly disorder in children that is characterized by vomiting and confusion |
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| a violent shaking up or jarring of the brain |
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| the bruising of brain tissue as the result of a head injury that causes the brain to bounce against the rigid bone of the skull |
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| a collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain |
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| describes the results of a child being violently shaken by someone. This action can cause brain injury, blindness, fractures, seizures, paralysis, and death |
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| a lowered level of consciousness marked by listlessness, drowsiness and apathy |
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| aka fainting is the brief loss of consciousness caused by the decreased flow of blood to the brain |
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| a profound (deep) state of unconsciousness marked by the absence of spontaneous eye movements no response to painful stimuli and the lack of speech |
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| an acute condition of confusion disorientation disordered thinking and memory agitation and hallucinations |
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| aka stroke, CVA; damage to the brain that occurs when the blood flow to the brain is disrupted because a blood vessel is either blocked or has ruptured |
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| the most common type of stroke in older people, occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked. This type of stroke may be caused by narrowing of the carotid artery or by a cerebral thrombosis |
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| aka a bleed; occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks |
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| a sleep disorder consisting of sudden and uncontrollable brief episodes of falling asleep during the day |
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| an inflammation of the spinal cord |
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| nerve pain caused by pressure on the spinal nerve roots in the neck region |
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| a progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation that causes demyelination of the myelin sheath |
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| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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| aka Lou Gehrig's disease, a rapidly progressive neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles |
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| the temporary paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve that causes paralysis only of the affected side of the face |
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| inflammation of the sciatic nerve that results in pain, burning, and tingling along the course of the affected sciatic nerve through the thing, leg, and foot |
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| characterized by severe lightening-like pain due to an inflammation of the fifth cranial nerve. These sudden, intense, brief attacks of sharp pain affect the cheek, lips, and gums only on the side of the face innervated by the affected nerve |
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| a condition characterized by poor muscle control, spasticity, speech defects, and other neurologic deficiencies due to damage that affects the cerebrum |
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| a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures of varying severity |
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| persistent, sever burning pain that usually follows an injury to a sensory nerve |
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| a condition of abnormal and excessive sensitivity to touch pain or other sensory stimuli |
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| refers to a burning or prickling sensation that is usually felt in the hands, arms, legs or feet but can also occur in other parts of the body |
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| aka peripheral neuritis; a disorder of the nerves that carry information to and from the brain and spinal cord |
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| an ultrasound study of the carotid artery |
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| the process of producing a picture or record |
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| the use of ultrasound imaging to diagnose a shift in the midline structures of the brain |
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| the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain through the use of electrodes attached to the scalp |
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| a radiographic study of the spinal cord after the injection of a contrast medium through a lumbar puncture |
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| the medication used to induce anesthesia |
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| regional anesthesia produced by injection a local anesthetic produced by injection a local anesthetic into the epidural space of the lumbar or sacral region of the spine |
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| mental conditions characterized by excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, or fear that is out of proportion to the real danger in a situation |
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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| an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted obsessions and/or recurrent compulsions |
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| characterized by a group of intense emotional feelings that include apprehension, fearfulness and terror |
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| posttraumatic stress disorder |
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| may develop after an event involving actual or threatened death or injury to the individual or someone else, during which the person felt intense fear, helplessness, or horror |
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| an excessive fear of being in high places |
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| an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces |
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| aka autistic disorders; describes a group of conditions in which a young child cannot develop normal social relationships compulsively follows repetitive routines, and frequently has poor communication skills |
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| aka developmental reading disorder is a learning disability characterized by substandard reading achievement due to the inability of the brain to process symbols |
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| a condition in which an individual acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not really sick |
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| a disorder characterized by the repeated pulling out of one's own hair |
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| a false personal belief that is maintained despite obvious proof or evidence to the contrary |
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| a sensory perception experienced in teh absence of an external stimulation |
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| a psychotic disorder usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations and accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional behavioral or intellectual disturbances |
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| characterized by fearing that one has a serious illness despite appropriate medical evaluation and reassurance |
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| a disorder involving sudden and severe mental changes or seizures caused by abruptly stopping the use of alcohol |
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