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| spinal chord, bone marrow, medulla, myelin sheath |
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| nerves that carry impulses toward the sensory nerves |
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| away from the sensory nerves |
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| the lower part of brain stem that transmits nerve impulses and regulates breathing rhythms |
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| main division of nervous system |
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| the inner most meninx, very thin membrane that adheres to surface |
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| inner most meninx. very thin membrane that adheres to the surface of the brain and spinal chord |
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| the upper part of brain stem that connects medulla and cerebellum |
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| tiny gap between axon of one neuron and dendrite of other or cell body of another |
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| membrane enclosed cavities within the brain through which flows cerebral spinal fluid |
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| increases sensitivity to a sensation such as touch or pain |
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| vague condition of body fatigue often associated with depression |
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| abnormal sensation, numbness and tingling without an objective cause |
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| progressive atrophy of muscle development caused by hardening of nervous tissue on the lateral column of the spinal chord, lou gehrig's disease |
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| inflammation of the cerebellum |
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| blood vessel supplying the brain becomes dialated |
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| build up of flatty plaque on inside wall of the vessel supplying the brain results in reduced blood flow |
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| presence of floating blood clot in vessel supplying the brain |
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| partial muscle paralysis caused by brain lesion or defect present at birth |
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| thrombosis within a vessel supplying the brain. lodged blood clot |
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| cerebra vascular accident |
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| caused by thrombosis, embolism, or hemorrage, this disrution of blood supply to brain results in functional loss or death, stroke |
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| a general term describing several levels of decreased consciousness. |
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| literally not in the mind, mental impairment characterized by memory loss, disorientation and confusion |
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| inflammation of the dura mater |
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| inflammation of the brain by bacterial or viral infection |
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| softening of the brain tissue caused by decreased blood flow |
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| brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizures |
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| inflammation of the ganglion |
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| a tumor of neuroglial cells |
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| increased CSF in the brain ventricles of a child before cranial sutures are sealed causing enlargement of the brain |
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| benign tumor of the meninges |
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| inflammation of the meninges caused by bacterial or viral |
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| protrusion of the meninges through an opening caused by an opening in the skull of the spinal column |
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| protrusion of the meninges through the spinal cord and the spinal column |
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| deterioration of myelin sheath covering axons in the brain exhibited by episodes of localized functional losses |
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| inflammation of the spinal cord |
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| sleep disorder characterized by sudden uncontrollable attacks of sleep, paralysis, and hyynogongic hallucinations. |
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| disease resulting in pain in one or more joints |
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| any tumor originating from nervous tissue |
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| emotional disorder involving a counterproductive way of dealing with stress. |
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| paralysis of localized areas |
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| paralysis from the waist down |
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| chronic degenerative disease of the brain indicated by hand tremors rigidity, expressionless face and shuffling gait |
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| inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord cased by one of several of the polio viruses that often lead to paralysis |
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| inflammation of many nerves at once |
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| an incapacitating disease mental disorder indicated by a gross disorder of emotions. |
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| pertaining to both the mind and the body |
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| paralysis of all four limbs |
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| inflammation of the spinal nerve roots |
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| disease of the nerve or spinal nerve roots |
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| inflammation of the sciatic nerve producing pain that extends from the thigh to the toes |
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| viral infection of the peripheral nerves that erupts as painful skin blisters |
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| fainting usually caused by sudden loss of blood to the brain |
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| transient eschemic attack |
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| a brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain that results in the temporary loss of function and proceeds a CVA |
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| an angent that relieves pain |
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| without feeling or sensation |
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| x-ray photograph of blood vessels in the brain taken after the addition of a contrast dye. |
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| incision of part of the skull to approach the brain |
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| use of ultrasound to record brain structures |
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| aspiration of CSF for analysis |
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| x-ray photograph of the spinal cord |
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| separating a nerve by removing adhesions |
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| incision into a nerve root |
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| pertaining to below the dura mater |
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