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Chapter 10- Nervous System Flashcards

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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crani/o

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skull

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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encephal/o

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entire brain

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esthesi/o

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sensation

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gangli/o

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ganglion

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gli/o

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glue

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gnos/o

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knowing

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hypn/o

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sleep

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somn/i, somn/o

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sleep

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kinesi/o

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movement

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lex/o

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word or phrase

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mening/o, meningi/o

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meninges (membrane)

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narc/o

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stupor, sleep

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neur/o

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nerve

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phas/o

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speech

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phor/o

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carry or bear

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phren/o

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mind

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thym/o, pysch/o

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mind

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schiz/o

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split

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somat/o

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body

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spin/o

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spine

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stere/o

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3D or solid

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tax/o

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order or coordination

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thalam/o

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thalamus or a room

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top/o

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place

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cata-

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down

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asthenia

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weakness

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lepsy

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seizure

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mania

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abnormal pulse toward something

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paresis

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slight paralysis

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plegia

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paralysis

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aphasia

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without speech

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dysarthria

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difficult articulation (weak speach muscles)

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dysphasia

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difficulty speaking

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coma

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decreased conciousness, low response

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delirium

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mental confusion (from messed up cerebral function)

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dementia

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memory loss, disorientation, confusion

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motor deficit/ sensory deficit

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loss or impairment of muscle and sensory function

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neuralgia

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pain along nerve

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flaccid paralysis

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flabby or lost muscle control from nerve lesion

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spastic paralysis

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CNS problem, stiff and awkward muscle control

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hemiparesis

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partial paralysis of right or left half of body

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sciatica

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pain along sciatic nerve, from compression against it

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seizure

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abnormal firing of nerve impulses

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convulsion

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a seizure when there is a series of sudden, involuntary contractions of muscles

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syncope

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tactile stimulation

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evoking a response by touching

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hyperesthesia

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increased sensitivity

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paresthesia

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abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling

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agnosia

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loss of neurological function (sensory)

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astereognosis

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cant judge form of object by touch (agnosia)

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atopognosis

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cant locate a sensation properly (agnosia)

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alzheimer

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disease of structural changes in brain, deterioration, loss of functions

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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deterioration of motor nerve cells, loss of voluntary muscle control (lou Gehrig)

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cerebral palsy

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motor dysfunction, damage to cerebrum at birth

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cerebrovascular disease

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disorder of one or more changes to blood vessels of brain

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cerebrovascular accident

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(stroke) damage to brain, caused by cerebrovascular disease

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transient ischemic attack

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brief episode of loss of blood flow to brain, temporary neurological defecit

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carotid TIA

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ischemia of anterior circulation of brain

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vertebrobasilar TIA

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ischemia of posterior circulation of brain

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encephalitis

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inflammation of brain

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epilepsy

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disorder affecting CNS (recurrent seizures)

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tonic-clonic (epilepsy)

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seizure, stiffening, jerking, all muscle groups are contracted

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absence (epilepsy)

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seizure, brief loss of consciousness, no motor involvement

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partial (epilepsy)

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seizure, involving limited areas of brain

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glioma

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tumor of glial cells

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herpes zoster

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viral disease, affects peripheral nerves, painful blisters on body, shingles

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Huntington Disease

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hereditary diease of CNS

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Huntington chorea

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bizzare involuntary body movements, dementia

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hydrocephalus

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abnormal accumulation of CSF of brain

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meningioma

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benign tumor of coverings of brain

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meningitis

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inflammation of meninges

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migraine headache

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caused by dilation of arteries

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multiple sclerosis

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CNS disease, demyelination nerve fibers, episodes of neurological function

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myasthenia gravis

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autoimmune disorder that affects NMJ, decrease in muscle strength

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myelitis

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inflammation of spinal cord

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narcolepsy

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sleep disorder, need to sleep suddenly, attacks of paralysis, dreams intruding while awake

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Parkinson disease

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progressive degeneration of an area of brainstem, decrease of dopamine

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hemiplegia, paraplegia, quadriplegia

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paralysis on one side of body, paralysis from waist down, paralysis of all 4 limbs

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poliomyelitis

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inflammation of gray matter of spinal cord caused by virus

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polyneuritis

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inflammation of 2 or more nerves

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reflex sympathetic dystrophy

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abnormal function of sympathetic nervous system in response to pain perception

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sleep apnea

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stopping breathing during sleep

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spina bifida

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congenital defect in spinal column, absence of vertebral arches, pouching of spinal membrane

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flat affect

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dulled emotional tone

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apathy

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lack of interest

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catatonia

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unresponsiveness to one’s outside environment, muscle rigidity, no communication

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grandiose delusion

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to think that he or she has great wealth, intelligence, power

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persecutory delusion

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to think that someone is plotting against him or her with intent to harm

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dysphoria

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restless, dissatisfied mood

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euphoria

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exaggerated well-being

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hallucination

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false perception

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ideation

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formation of thoughts or ideas (suicidal)

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mania

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increased activity

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neurosis

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psychological condition with anxiety

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psychosis

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distortion of reality, cant communicate or function

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thought disorder

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thought that lacks clear processing

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ADHD

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ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

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ALS

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AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS

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TIA

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TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK

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CVA

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CERBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT

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DTR

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DEEP TENDON REFLEXES

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EEG

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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM

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ECT

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ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY

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MRI

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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

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PTSD

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POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

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spondyl/o, vertebr/o

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ton/o

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tone or tension

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