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cerebr/o, encephal/o

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brain

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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lob/o

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lobotomy, lobectomy

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cephal/o

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head

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crani/o

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head/ skull

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mening/o, meningi/o

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meninges

membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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dur/o

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dura (tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)

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neur/o

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nerve

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gangli/o

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nerve bundle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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esthesi/o

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feeling/ sensation

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phas/o

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speech

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phren/o, psych/o

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mind

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somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o

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sleep

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gnosi/o

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know

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-mania

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excessive desire

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-phobia

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excessive fear / sensitivty

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-paresis

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slight / partial paralysis

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ton/o

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muscle tone, tension, pressure

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tax/o

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arrangement, order, coordination

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21
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-plegia

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paralysis

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-asthenia

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weakness

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aphasia

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inability to speak

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ataxia

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lack of coordination

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catatonia

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characterized by reduced muscle tone

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delirium

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brief loss of mental function

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dementia

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loss / decline in mental function

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dyskinesia

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difficult moving

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dyslexia

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difficulty reading

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dysphasia

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difficuly speaking

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dystonia

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involuntary muscle movements

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insomnia

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inability to sleep

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33
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myoclonus

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muscle twitching

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34
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mysospasm

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involuntary muscle contraction

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neurasthenia

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nerve weakness

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36
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somnambulism

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sleep walking

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37
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synocope

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fainting

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38
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cephalagia

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head pain

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39
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cephalodynia

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head pain

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encephalalgia

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brain pain

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neuralgia

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nerve pain

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42
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neurodynia

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nerve pain

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43
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hemiparesis

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partial paralysis on half the body

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44
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hemiplegia

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paralysis on half the body

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45
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monoparesis

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partial paralysis of one limb

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46
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monoplegia

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paralysis of one limb

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47
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paralysis

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complete loss of sensation / motor function

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48
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paresis

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partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation and motor function

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49
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causalgia

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painful sensation of burning

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50
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dysesthesia

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bad feeling

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51
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hyperesthesia

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increased sensation

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52
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paresthesia

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abnormal sensation (numbness/tingling)

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53
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psuedesthesia

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false sensation

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54
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synesthesia

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conditioned where one sensation is experienced as another

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55
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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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56
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agoraphobia

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fear of ourside spaces

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57
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hydrophobia

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fear of water

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58
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kleptomania

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desire to steal

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59
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photophobia

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sensitivity to light

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60
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pyromania

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desire to set fire

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61
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echoencephalography

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procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves

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electroencephalography (EEG)

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examine electrical activity of the brain

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63
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lumbar puncture

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inserting a needle in the lumbar region of the spine to collect spinal fluid (spinal tap)

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64
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cerebral angiography

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procedure to examine blood vessels in the brain

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65
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magnetic resonance angiography MRA

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procedure to examine blood vessels

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66
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myelogram

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image of spinal cord (XRAY)

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67
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position emission tomography (PET) scan

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imaging procedure that uses radiation to produce cross-sections of the area

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68
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transcranial doppler sonography

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imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull

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cerebellitis

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inflammation of the cerebellum

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70
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cerebral atrophy

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wasting away of brain tissue

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71
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duritis

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inflamamtion of the dura

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72
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encephalocele

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hernia of the brain

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73
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hematoma

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tumorlike mass made up of blood

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74
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cranial hematoma

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hematoma beneath the skull

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75
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epidural hematoma

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hematoma located on top of the dura

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intracerebral hematoma

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hematoma located inside the brain

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subdural hematoma

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hematoma located beneath the dura

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macrocephaly

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abnormally large head

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microcephaly

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small head

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meningocele

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hernia of the meninges

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myelocele

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hernia of the spinal cord

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myelomalacia

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abnormal softening of the spinal cord

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myelomeningocele

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hernia of the spinal cord and meninges

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neuritis

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nerve inflammation

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neuroma

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nerve tumor

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neurosclerosis

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hardening of the nerves

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polyneuritis

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inflammation of many nerves

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agnosia

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inability to comprehend

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apathy

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lack of emotion

90
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hyperkinesia

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increase in muscle movement or activity

91
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neurasthenia

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nerve weakenss

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neuroglycopenia

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deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity

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nystagmus

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involuntary back and forth movements

94
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prosopagnosia

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inability to recognize faces

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anesthesiologist

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doctor who specializes in anesthesiology

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afferent nerve

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nerve that carries impulses towards the central nervous system

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efferent nerve

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nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system

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neurgenic

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originating from/created by nerves

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psychiatrist

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doctor who specializes in the treatment of the mind

100
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psychiatry

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branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the mind

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psychogenic

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originating in/created by the mind

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psychologist

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doctor who specialized in the study of the mind

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pyschology

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branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the mind

104
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psychosomatic

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pertaining to the relationship between the body and mind

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idiopathic

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no known cause/origin

106
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interictal

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time between seizures

107
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postical

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time after a seizure

108
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preictal

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time before a seizure

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tonic

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pertaining to muscle tone, normally weak / unresponsive

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clonus

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muscle spasm

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tonic clonic seizure

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seizure characterized by a tonic and clonic phase

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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

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accident involving the blood vessels of the brain

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stroke

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loss of brain dunction caused by interruption of blood flow supply to the blain

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hemorrhagic stroke

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stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel

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ischemic stroke

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stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage

116
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transient ischemic attack

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mini stroke b
lockage of the blood vessel
goes away w 24 hrs

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cerebrovascular disease

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disease of the blood vessels of the brain

118
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cerebral anerursym

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widening of abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain

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cerebral arteriosclerosis

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the hardening of an artery in the brain

120
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cerebral atherosclerosis

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the hardening of an artery in the brain caused by the buildup of fatty plaque

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cerebral embolism

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blockage of the blood vessel caused by a foreign object such as fat / bacteria

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cerebral thrombosis

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blockage in the brain caused by a blood clot

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craniomalacia

A

softening of the skull

124
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craniosclerosis

A

 abnormal hardening of the skull

125
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craniostenosis

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abnormal narrowing of the skull

126
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Hydrocephaly

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abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain

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Astrocytoma

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tumor of a rising from astrocyte gilal cell

128
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Ganglioma

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ganglion tumor

129
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gliboblastoma

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Brain tumor arising from glioblast cells

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 meningioma

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tumor of the meninges

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cerebrallitis

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inflammation of the cerebellum

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cerebromeningitis

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inflammation of the brain and the meninges

133
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encephalitis

A

inflammation of the brain

134
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encephalomyeloneuropathy

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disease of the brain spinal cord and nerves

135
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 encephalopathy

A

Brain disease

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encelophalopyosis

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pus filled abscess in the brain

137
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gangliitis

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inflammation of the ganglion

138
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Intracerebral hemorrhage

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excessive bleeding inside the brain

139
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meningopathy

A

disease of the meninges

140
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meningitis

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inflammation of the meninges

141
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meningiencephalitis

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inflammation of the meninges and the brain

142
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myelitis

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inflammation of the spinal cord

143
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myelodysasia

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defective formation of the spinal cord

144
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Myelopathy

A

disease of the spinal cord

145
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Neuroarthropathy

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disease of the joint associated with nerves

146
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neuroencephalomyelopathy

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disease of the nerves brain and spinal cord

147
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neuropathy

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disease of the nervous system

148
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poliomyelitis

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inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

polio

149
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polyneuropathy

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disease affecting multiple nerves

150
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS

A

loss of muscle control

151
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anorexia

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autism

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withdrawal of communication with others

153
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bulimia

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food throwup

154
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cerebral palsy

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paralysis caused by damage to the brain area responsible for movement

155
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dysphoria

A

negative emotional state

156
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epliepsy

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hypomania

A

mental state below mania

158
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bipolar

A

u are bipolar also manic

159
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myasthenia

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muscle weakness

160
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narcolepsy

A

sleepiness

161
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neurosis

A

nerve condition

162
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pyschosis

A

mind condition

163
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psychopathy

A

mental illness

164
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schizophrenia

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delusions, split mind, divided

165
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general anesthetic

A

complete loss of conciousness

166
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local anesthetic

A

does not lose conciousness

167
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regional anestheitc

A

area loses sensation

168
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topical anesthetic

A

is applied 2 area

169
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epidural anesthetic

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applied in the dural region of the spine

170
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anticonvulsant

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opposes convulsions

171
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analgesic

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relieves pain

172
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antidepresseant

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opposes depression

173
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anxiolytic

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lessens anxiety

174
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hypnotic

A

aids sleep

175
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neuropharmacology

A

effect of drugs on the nervous systrm

176
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psychopharmacology

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study of effects of drugs on mental process

177
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psychotropic

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drugs are able to turn the mind

178
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thrombolytic

A

dissolves clots

179
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cerebrotomy

A

incision into the brain

180
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endarterctomy

A

removal of inside the artery

181
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endovascular neurosurgery

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surgery on the nervous system preformed by entering the body through blood vessels

182
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lobectomy

A

removal of the lobe

183
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lobotomy

A

incision in lobr

184
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neurectomy

A

removal of nerve

185
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neurolysis

A

destruction of nerve tissue

186
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neuroplasty

A

reconstruction of nerve

187
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neurorrhaphy

A

stuturing nerve

188
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neurotomy

A

incision into nerve

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