Chapter 9. Flashcards

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anxi/o

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anxious

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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contus/o

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bruise

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crani/o

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skull

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dur/o

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dura mater

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthes/o, esthesi/o

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nervous sensation

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gli/o

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glue

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hyrdr/o

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water

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hypn/o

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sleep

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isch/o

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back; hold back

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lamin/o

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lamina (3rd plate)

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lex/o

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word

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medull/o

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medulla oblongata

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mening/o, meningi/o

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meninges

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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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phob/o

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fear

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phren/o

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mind

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pol/o

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extreme

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poli/o

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gray matter

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pont/o

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pons

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physch/o

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mind

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radicul/o

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nerveroot

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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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synaps/o synapt/o

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point of contact:

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syncop/o

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faint: cut off

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tax/o

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order

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tempor/o

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temples

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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thec/o

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sheath (meninges)

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traumat/o

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trauma: injury

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troph/o

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development; nourishment

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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bi-

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2

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con-

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together

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dys-

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painful

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en-

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in

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epi-

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on

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hemi-

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half

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intra-

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within

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mono-

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1

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par-, para-

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near, beside

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after

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quadri-

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4

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sub-

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below

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-al, -ar, -eal, -ial, -ic, -tic

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pertaining to

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-algesia

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pain

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algia

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pain

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asthenia

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weakness

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-cele

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hernia; swelling

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e

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no meaning

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emic

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pertaining to blood

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-esthesia

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feeling

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-ia

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condition

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-ion

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process; state

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Lepsy

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seizure

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leptic

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sieze

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-lysis

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breakdown

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-lytic

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pertaining to breakdown

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-orexia

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appetite

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-paresis

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weakness

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-phasia

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speech

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-rrhagic

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pertaining to bursting of blood

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-sclerosis

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hardening; thickening

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-taxia

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muscle coordination

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-trophic

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turning

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-um, -us

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structure;tissue;thing

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AD

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alzheimer’s disease

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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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ANS

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autonomic nervous system

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ASD

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autism spectrum disorder

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CBT

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cognitive- behavioral therapy

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CNS

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central nervous system

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CP

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cerebral palsy

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CSF

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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DTR

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deep tendon reflex

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ECT

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electroconvulsive therapy

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EDH

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epidural hematoma

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PD

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Parkinsons disease; panic disorder

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EEG

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Electroencephalogram

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PE

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physical examinator

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END

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electroneurodiagnostic

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PET

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positron emission tomography

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FH

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Family History

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PMH

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Past Medical History

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GAD

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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PNS

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Peripheral nervous system

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GB

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Guillain-Barre

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PTSD

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post-traumatic stress disorder

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HA

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Headache

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R

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right

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HEENT

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Head, Eye, Ear, Nose and throat

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RLE

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Right Lower Extremity

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H&P

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history and physical

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R/O

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Rule out

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HPI

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History of present illness

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ROS

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review of systems

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ICP

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intracranial pressure

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s

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without

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ID, IDD

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intellectual disability; intellectual development disorder

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SAD

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seasonal affective disorder

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SCI

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spinal cord injury

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MG

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Myasthenia Gravis

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SDH

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subdural hematoma

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MS

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multiple sclerosis

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SH

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social history

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NCV

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nerve conduction velocity

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SNS

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somatic nervous system

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OCD

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

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T

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temperature

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OH

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occupational history

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TBI

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traumatic brain injury

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OP

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out patient

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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P

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pulse