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| What is a deep, prolonged unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused-ususally the result of a head injury, neurological disease, acute hydrocephalus, intoxication or metabolic abnormalities? |
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| A congential lack of formation of major portions of the brain is: |
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| Difficulty in the articulation (pronunciation) of speech is: |
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| What is an involuntary muscle contraction of sudden onset? |
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| Paralysis of the arms, legs, and trunk is: |
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| Lack or impairment of the ability to form or understand speech is: |
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| A lack of musclar coordination is: |
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| A form of fainting that results from abrupt emotional stress is: |
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| Damage to the upper brainstem that leaves the patient paralyzed and mute is called: |
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| Facial nerve paralysis is: |
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| A condition of abnormal accumulation of fluid in the ventricles of the brain is: |
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| The group of disorders characterized by recurrent seizures, sensory disturbances, abnormal behavior, and/or loss of consciousness is: |
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| A feeling of prickling, burning, or numbness is: |
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| A progressive, neurodegenerative disease in which patients exhibit an impairment of cognitive functioning is: |
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| What is a neuromusclar response to abnormal electrical activity within the brain, also called convulsions? |
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| What is a disorder characterized by sudden attacks of sleep? |
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| Any infection or inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord is: |
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| A localized collection of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, tissue, or space, caused by a break in the wall of a blood vessel, is a(n): |
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| The condition that denotes difficulty swallowing is: |
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| A sensation that may precede the onset of a migraine is a(n): |
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| A degenerative, fatal disease of the motor neurons in which patients exhibit progressive muscle weakness and atrophy is: |
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| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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| Loss of memory caused by brain damage or severe emotional trauma is: |
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| A head injury of sufficient force to bruise the brain is: |
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