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| any sudden or violent contraction of one or more muscles |
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| braod term that refers to cognitive deficit, including memeory impairment |
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| involuntary contraction or twitching of muscle fibers, visible under the skin |
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| Abnormal inactivity or lack of respone to normal stimuli |
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| Paralysis, usually partial, and commonly characterized by weakness and shaking or uncontrolled tremor |
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| loss of voluntary motion in one or more muscle groups with or without loss of sensation |
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| sensation of numbness, prickling, tingling, or heightened sensitivity |
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| Temorary loss of consciousness due to the sudden decline of blood flow to the brain (decreased blood pressure = fainting) |
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