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| Group of disorders coming from damage to the cerebrum which affect a person's ability to move and maintain balance and posture. |
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| Group of congenital neural tube defects, failure of posterior spinous processes, usually at lumbar spine. |
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| Explosive episodes of uncontrolled and excessive electrical activity in the brain |
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| Damage to the vertebrae and neural tussues |
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| Paralysis of lower extermities and trunk |
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| Paralysis of the trunk and all extremities. |
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| Array of behaviors associated with inattentiveness, hyperactivity, impulsivity, or combination of these. |
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| Syndrome of social withdrawal and obsessive behavior behavior; three types ranging from mild to highly functional, to severe. |
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| Inflammation of the meninges most often the result of a viral or bacterial infection. |
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| Inflammation of the brain, usually resulting from a viral infection. |
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| Highly contagious viral infection that is now rare. |
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| Group of disorders characterized by a decline of mental facilities and personalty changes that interfere with work, social activities. The most common type are alzheimers and vasular. |
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| Progressive degenerative disease of the brain |
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| Inherited disorder characterized by motor disturbances, mental deterioration, and abnormal behavior. |
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| Disorder producing abnormal movements marked by destruction of dopamine-producing neurons in brain. |
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| Progressive neural demylenation. resulting nerve damage disrupts communication between the brain and the body. |
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| (ALS)Lou Gerhig's Disease |
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| Degeneration of motor neurons leading to secondary demylenation this causes generalized paralysis leaving the affected person immobile. |
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| Transient Ischemic Attack |
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| Brief episode of impaired brain functioning caused by temporary reduction of blood flow; last a few seconds of sometimes hours and is characterized by visual disturbances , speech difficulties, and difficulty understanding others. |
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| CVA Cerebrovascular accident. |
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| Sudden disruption in cerebral blood flow by occluded or ruptured blood vessel |
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| Migraine Headache (VASCULAR HA) |
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| Severe recurrent headaches accompanied by symptoms such as visual disturbances and nausea; often provoked by a trigger. |
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| Condition characterized by excruciating episodic pain in areas supplied by the trigeminal nerve. |
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| Condition of facial nerve (cranial nerve 7) causing muscle weakness or paralysis on one side of face. |
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| Disorder caused by loss of acetocholine receptors within the neuromusclular junction resulting in progressive weakness and paralysis, |
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| Neurologic inflammatory disease of the peripheral nerves;typically begins as leg weakness and ascends to trunk and arms. Sometimes reverses so long a nerve death did not occur during acute phase. |
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| Inflammation or degeneration of PNS causing symptoms of impaired sensations and movement difficulties. |
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| Inflammation of the sciatic nerve |
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| Compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel |
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| Compression or entrapment of neuromuscular bundle. |
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