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psychiatry

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profession dealing with illness, treatment

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psychology

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profession dealing with motivation, emotions

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cerebro/o-

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brain

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encephal/o-

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brain

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encephalitis

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inflammation in the brain

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cerebropathy

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disease in the brain

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encephalogram

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a record of the brain

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cerebell/o-

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cerebellum

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cerebellar

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pertaining to the cerebellum

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lob/o-

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lobe

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lobotomy

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incision into lobe

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cephal/o-

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head

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microcephaly

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small head

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macrocephaly

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large head

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crani/o-

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skull (head)

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craniometer

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measurement of skull

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dur/o-

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dura

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epidural

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above dura

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subdural

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below dura

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dura

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tough, hard outer membrane

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mening/o-

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meninges

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meningi/o-

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meninges

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meninges

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surround the brain and spinal cord

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meningitis

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inflammation of meninges

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neur/o-

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nerve

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neuralgia

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nerve pain

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gangli/o -

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ganglion

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ganglion

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nerve bundle

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gangliitis

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inflammation of ganglion

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myel/o -

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spinal cord (and bone marrow)

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myelodysplasia

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abnormal/defective formation of the spinal cord

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esthesi/o-

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feeling or sensation

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anesthesia

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no feeling or sensation

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hyperesthesia

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increased feeling and sensation

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-asthenia

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weakness

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myasthenia

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muscle weakness

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phonasthenia

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weak voice

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somn/o-

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sleep

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somn/i -

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sleep

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hypn/o -

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sleep

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somnography

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record of sleep

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insomnia

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inability to sleep

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hypnosis

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changed state of awareness

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somnambulism

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sleep walking

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phas/o-

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speech

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aphasia

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inability to speak

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phren/o -

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mind

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psych/o -

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mind

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phrenetic

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pertaining to mind

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gnosi/o -

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knowledge

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agnosia

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inability to comprehend

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diagnosis

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identification of disease or illness

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prognosis

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chances of someone getting better or worse

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-mania

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excessive desire

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kleptomania

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excessive desire to steal

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pyromania

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excessive desire to start fire

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-phobia

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excessive fear

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photophobia

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excessive fear of light

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cynophobia

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excessive fear of dogs

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acrophobia

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excessive fear of heights

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ablutophobia

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excessive fear of taking a bath

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dysphasia

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difficulty speaking

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ataxia

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lack of coordination

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catatonia

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reduced muscle tone

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dystonia

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bad muscle tone

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delirium

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sudden or acute confusion

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dementia

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persistent or chronic confusion

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dyslexia

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difficulty reading

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dyskinesia

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inability/difficulty to control movement

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myoclonus

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muscle twitching

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myospasm

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muscle spasm

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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hemiparesis

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half/part of the body has partial paralysis

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monoparesis

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partial paralysis of one limb

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-plegia

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complete loss of sensation or movement

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hemiplegia

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half/part of the body has complete paralysis

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monoplegia

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complete paralysis of one limb

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dysesthesia

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bad feeling/sensation

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paresthesia

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abnormal sensation (tingling, numbness)

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pseudesthesia

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false sensation

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synesthesia

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one sensation confused for another

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causalgia

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painful sensation of burning

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agoraphobia

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excessive fear of outdoor spaces

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hydrophobia

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excessive fear of water

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lab test that test fluid to get information about problem

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cerebrospinal fluid

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CF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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LP

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lumbar puncture

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CT

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computed tomography

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imaging to show brain activity

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computed tomography

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procedure used to examine blood vessels

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MRA

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MRA

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magnetic resonance imagining

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cerebral atrophy

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wasting away of brain

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duritis

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inflammation of dura

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hematoma

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pool of clotted blood

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cranial hematoma

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hematoma in brain

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encephalcele

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hernia in brain

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myelocele

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hernia in spinal cord

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polyneuritis

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inflammation of multiple nerves

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neurosclerosis

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hardening of a nerve

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myelomalacia

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softening of spinal cord

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preictal

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before seizure

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interictal

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between seizures

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postictal

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after seizure

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tonic

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pertaining to muscle tone during seizure

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clonus

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muscle twitching during seizure

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tonic-clonic seizure

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tone and twitching during seizure

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idiopathic

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no known cause of origin

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prosopagnosia

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inability to recognize faces

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apathy

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lack of emotion

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premature closure of joints between skull bones

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disorder of skull

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stroke

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disorder of blood supply

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injury

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trauma or infection

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cerebrovascular accident

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(stoke or brain attack)
lack of oxygen to the brain

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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ischemic

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mass/clot blocking blood flow

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Transient Ischemic Attack

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mini stroke

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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cerebral aneurysm

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vessel walls weakened in head

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cerebral embolism

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clot in vessel in the head

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craniomalacia

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softening of skull

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craniosclerosis

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hardening of skull

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anorexia

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under eating disorder

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bulimia

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over eating disorder

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dysphoria

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negative emotional state

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euphoria

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normal emotion state

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hypomania

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step below -mania
below excessive desire state

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Manic depression is also known as

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bipolar

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manic depression

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back and forth excitement and depression

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psychopathy

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mental illness

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psychosis

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mind condition

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schizophrenia

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illness characterized by hallucinations and delusions

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LOC

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level of consciousness

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MS

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multiple sclerosis

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ICP

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intracranial pressure

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