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| A state of meantal confusion due to distrubances in mental function. |
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| Impairment of intellectual function characterized by disorientation, confusion, and memory loss. |
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| Inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. |
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| A type of encephalitis characterized by lethargy, oculomotor paralysis, delirium, stupor, coma, and reversal of sleep rhythm |
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| An infectous, acute, fatal disease of the brain and spinal cord caused by an RNA virus that is transmitted by the saliva of an infected animal, often through a bit. |
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| A chronic, progressive inflammatory disease of unknown origin characterized by changes in vision and muscle weakness. |
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| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) |
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| Chronic, terminal neurological disease that causes progressive muscular atrophy. Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. |
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| Diffuse cortical atrophy of the brain characterized by confusion, memory failure, disorientation, and hallucination. |
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| A brain degeneration that appears gradually and progresses slowly. Symptoms include slowness of movement, resting tremor, and rigidity. |
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| A bleed in the epidural, subdural or subarachnoid spaces in the meninges. |
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| An immediate loss of consciousness caused by a violent blow to the head or neck. |
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| Paralysis of both sides of any body part or of the same parts on opposite sides of the body. |
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| Paralysis of only one extremity. |
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| Paralysis of motor or sensory abilities of the lower trunk and lower extremities. |
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| Paralysis of the lower and upper extremities that results from injury to the spinal cord at the fifth, sixth, or seventh cervical vertebra. |
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| Paralysis on one side of the body. |
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| A chronic brain disorder associated with abnormal and sudden discharge of electrical activity in the brain, which results in seizures. |
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| A paralysis of the facial nerve that results from trauma to the nerve, compression of the nerve by a tumor, or an unknown infection. |
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| A condition that involves pain in the fifth cranial nerve. |
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| A type of periodic headache, which may or may not be accompanied by aura or neurological dysfunction. |
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