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1
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neur/o

A

nerve

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encephal/o

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brain

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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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crain/o

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skull, cranium

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dur/o

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dura mater

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menig/o

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meninges

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cord/o

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spinal cord

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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spin/o

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spine

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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hydr/o

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water

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14
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-cephalus

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head

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hemi

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half

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-paresis

A

slight paralysis

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18
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quardi

A

four

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aphasia

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lack of ability to form speech

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dysphagia

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difficult swallowing

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21
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syncope

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fainting

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vertigo

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dizziness

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encephalitis

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inflammation of the brain

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meningitis

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inflammation of the meninges

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meningioma

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tumor of the meninges

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neuroma

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tumor of the nerves

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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident

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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

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LP

A

lumbar puncture

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CSF

A

cerebrospinal fluid

31
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disorder in the manner of walking

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abnormal gait

32
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most common cause of dementia

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Alzheimer disease

33
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lack of sense of smell

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anosmia

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fainting

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syncope

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paralysis of the facial nerve

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bell palsy

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muscle weakness

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myasthenia

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feeling of prickling, burning, or numbness

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parasthesia

38
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abnormal opening of the spinal column with a protrusion of the spinal cord and or meninges

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spina bifida

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neurodegenerative disease characterized by the destruction of myelin sheath

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MS

40
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deep, prolonged unconsciousness

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coma

41
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involuntary muscle contraction of sudden onset

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spasm

42
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brain bruise

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cerebral contusion

43
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disorder characterized by sudden attacks of sleep

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narcolepsy

44
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inability to perform mathematical calculations

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acalculia

45
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inherited disease caused by enzyme deficiency that results in CNS deficiency

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tay-sachs disease

46
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localized collection of blood in an organ, tissue, or space

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hematoma

47
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headache of the vascular region

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migraine

48
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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the ventricles of the brain

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hydrocephalus

49
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autoimmune disorder of acute polyneuritis

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guillain-barre

50
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involuntary contraction of small, local muscles

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fasciculation

51
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myel/o

A

spinal cord

52
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somat/o

A

body

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encephal/o

A

brain

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cyte

A

cell

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glia

A

glue

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neur/o

A

nerve

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radicul/o

A

nerve root

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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

60
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cortic/o

A

cortex

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