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| pertaining to the cerebrum, abnormal condition of a clot (blood clot in a blood vessel of the brain). Onset of symptoms may appear from minutes to days after an obstruction occurs. |
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| inflammation of the brain |
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| inflammation of the meninges |
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| the inability to use speech that is distinct and connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the peripheral or central nervous system |
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| pertaining to below the dura mater, tumor of blood |
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| incision into a nerve root |
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| record of the electrical impulses of the brain |
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| process of recording (scan) the spinal cord (after an injection of a contrast agent into the subarachnoid space by lumbar puncture. Size, shape, and position of the spinal cord and nerve roots are demonstrated.) |
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| (occurring) between seizures or attacks |
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| specialty of the mind (branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of mental disorders) |
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| disease characterized by early senility, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings, restlessness, and impaired memory |
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| condition of without speaking (loss or impairment of the ability to speak) |
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| paralysis of half (right or left side of the body); stroke is the most common cauase of hemiplegia |
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| study of nerves (branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the nervous system) |
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