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Brain

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Cerebro

Enchephalo

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Head

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Cephalo

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Meninges

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Meningo

Meningito

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Dura

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Duro

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Nerve bundle

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Ganglio

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Myelo

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Sleep

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Somno
Somni
Hypno

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Know

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Gnosio

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Excessive desire

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Mania

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Excessive fear or sensitivity

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Phobia

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Feeling, sensation

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Esthesi

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Speech

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Phaso

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Mind

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Phreno

Psycho

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Slight or partial paralysis

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Paresis

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Slight or partial paralysis

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Paresis

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Paralysis

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Plegia

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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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Reduced muscle tone condition

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Delirium

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Brief loss of mental function

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Dyslexia

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Difficulty reading

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Dementia

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Decline in mental. Function

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Dystonia

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Involuntary muscle movement condition

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Insomnia

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Inability to sleep

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Myoclonus
Muscle twitching
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Neurasthenia
Nerve weakness
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Somnambulism
Sleep walking
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Syncope
Fainting
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Hemiparesis
Partial paralysis on half the body
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Hemiplegia
Paralysis on half the body
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Monoparesis
Partial paralysis in one limb
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Monoplegia
Paralysis in one limb
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Anosmia
Lack of sense of smell
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Causalgia
Painful burning sensation
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Paresthesia
Abnormal sensation
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Pseudesthesia
False sensation
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Synesthesia
Condition of one sensation experienced as another
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Acrophobia
Fear of heights
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Agoraphobia
Fear of outdoor spaces
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Hydrophobia
Fear of water
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Kleptomania
Desire to steal
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Photophobia
Excessive sensitivity to light
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Pyromania
Desire to Set fire
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Cerebral angiography
Procedure used to examine the brains blood vessels
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Echoenchephalography
Examine the brain using sound waves
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EEG | Electroencephalography
Examine electrical activity of brain
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Enchephalography
Studying the brain
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LP | Lumbar puncture
Spinal tap of the lumbar part of the spine
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MRA | Magnetic resonance angiography
Uses to examine blood vessels
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Myelogram
Image of spinal cord
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PET | Positron emission tomography
Uses radiation to produce cross sections of the brain
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Transcranial Doppler sonography
Produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull
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Cerebellitis
Inflammation of the cerebellum
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Cerebral atrophy
Wasting away brain tissue
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Duritis
Inflammation of the dura
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Enchephalocele
Hernia of the brain
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Cranial hematoma
Hematoma beneath the skull
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Epidural hematoma
Hemoattoma on top of dura
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Macrocephaly
Abnormally large head
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Microcephaly
Abnormally small head
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Neuroma
Nerve tumor
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Neurosclerosis
Hardening of nerves
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Agnosia
Inability to comprehend
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Apathy
Lack of emotion
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Atopognosis
Inability to locate sensation
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Hyperkinesia
Increased in muscle activity
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Neuroglycopenia
Deficiency of sugar that interferes with brain activity
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Nystagmus
Involuntary eye movements
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Prosopagnosia
Inability to recognise faces
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Afferent nerve
Nerve carries impulse towards CNS
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Efferent nerve
Carries impulse away from CNS
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Neurogenic
Originating from and created by nerves
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Psychogenic
Created by the mind
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Psychosomatic
Relationship between body and mind
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Idiopathic
No known cause
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Interictal
Tike between seizures
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Postictal
Time after a seizure
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Preictal
Time before a seizure
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Tonic
Pertaining to muscle tone
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Clonus
Muscle spasm
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Tonic clonic seizure
Seizure with tonic and clonic phase
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Tonic clonic seizure
Seizure with tonic and clonic phase
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Hemorrhagic stroke
Stroke with rupture of blood vessel
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Ischemic stroke
Stroke with blood loss from blockage
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TIA | Transient ischemic attack
Mini stroke thatngoes away in 24 hours
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Cerebrovascular disease
Disease of blood vessels in the brain
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Cerebral aneurysm
Abnormal dilation of the brains blood vessels
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Cerebral arteriosclerosis
Hardening of brain arteries
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Cerebral atherosclerosis
Hardening of brain artery from fatty tissue
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Cerebral embolism
Blockage of blood vessel in brain by foreign object
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Cerebral thrombosis
Blockage of blood vessel in the brain by blood clotting
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Hydrocephaly
Accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain abnormally
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Cerebromeningitis
Inflammation of brain and meninges
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Enchephalitis
Inflammation of the brain
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Enchephalopyosis
Pus filled abscess in the brain
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Intracerebral hemmorhage
Excessive bleeding inside brain
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Myelodysplasia
Defective formation of spinal cord
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Nauroarthropathy
Disease of joint associated with nerves
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Poliomyelitis
Inflammation of gray matter in spinal cord
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Polyneuropathy
Disease affecting multiple nerves
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ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Degenerative disease of CNS causing muscle control loss
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Anorexia
Disorder of refusing to eat
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Autism
Disorder characterized by lack of communication with others
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Bulimia
Disorder of overeating then forced vomiting
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Cerebral palsy
Paralysis to movement portion of brain
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Dysphoria
Negative emotional state
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Euphoria
Positive emotional state
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Epilepsy
Disease of seizures
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Hypomania
Mental state just below mania
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Manic depression
Bipolar
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Narcolepsy
Disease of sudden uncontrolled sleeping
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Psychosis
Mind condition
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Psychopathy
Mental illness
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Schizophrenia
Disordernof delusions and hallucinations of reality
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Regional anaesthetic
Anaesthetic injected into nerve over particular area
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Topical anaesthetic
Applies to the surface of area
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Anxiolytic
Drug that lessens anxiety
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Hypnotic
Drug that aids sleep
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Psychopharmacology
Study of effect of drugs on the mind
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Psychotropic
Drugs that turn. The mind
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Thrombolytic
Drug that dissolves clots
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Endarterectomy
Removal of insode lf artery
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Endovascular neurosurgery
Surgery on nervous system by entering through blood vessels
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ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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CNS
Central nervous system
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CP
Cerebral palsy
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CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
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CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
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EEG
Electroencephalogram
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HD
Huntingtons disease
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ICP
Intracranial pressure
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LP
Lumbar puncture
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MRA
Magnetic resonance angiography
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MS
Multiple sclerosis
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OCD
Obsessive compulsive disorder
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PET
Positron emission tomography
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PNS
Peripheral nervous system
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SRS
Stereotactic radiosurgery
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TIA
Transient ischemic attack

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