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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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short term memory loss

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alzheimer’s disease

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a fetus without a brain

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anencephalia

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malignant tumor of the brain

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glioblastoma

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malignant tumor of the cerebellum

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medulloblastoma

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tumor that started somewhere else and spread in the brain

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metastatic tumor

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tumor that started in the brain

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primary brain tumor

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disorder of movement, muscle, or posture

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cerebral palsy

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ballooning of the blood vessel

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cerebral aneurysm

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causes blockage in the blood vessel

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cerebral embolism

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part of the brain tissue has died

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cerebral infarction

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poor circulation of the blood vessel

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cerebral ischemia

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stroke

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cerebrovascular accident

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temporary stroke

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transient ischemic attacks

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hereditary condition in which nerve cells in the brain break down over time

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Huntington’s chorea

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inflammation of the brain

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encephalitis lethargica

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brain is protruding through the skull

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encephalocele

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disorder in nerve cell causing seizures

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epilepsy

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a build up of fluid in the brain

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hydrocephalus

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inflammation go the meninges

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meningitis

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meninges are protruding through the skull

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meningocele

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small brain

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microcephalus

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disorder of the myelin sheath

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multiple sclerosis

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disorder of the CNS marked by tremors

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parkinson’s disease

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a virus that may cause paralysis

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poliomyelitis

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congenital defect of the baby’s spine

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spina bifida

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syphylitic infection of the spinal cord

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tabes dorsalis, locomotor ataxia

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disorder involving repetitive movement or unwanted sounds

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tourette syndrome

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