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| A disease that may begin in late middle life, characterized by progressive mental deterioration that includes loss of memory, and visual and spatial orientation |
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| Localized dilation of an artery due to vessel wall weakness |
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| A feeling of apprehension or uneasiness that results from anticipation of danger |
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| Star-shaped tumor that usually develops in the cerebrum; frequently in people younger than 20 years old |
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| Lack of muscular coordination |
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| Clinical Course characterized by maniac episodes alternating with depressive episodes |
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| A synonym for for cerebral stroke, an acute clinical event, related to impairment of cerebral circulation lasting more than 24 hours |
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| Brain disorder involving a blood vessel |
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| False belief or wrong judgment despite evidence to the contrary |
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| Impaired intellectual function |
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| Prolonged period where there is a loss of interest or pleasure in almost all activities |
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| Inflammation of the brain |
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| A collection of blood in the space between the skull and the dura mater |
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| CNS disorder often characterized by seizures |
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| A cerebral tumor occurring most frequently in adults |
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| Type of severe seizure with tonic-clonic convulsion |
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| Subjective perception of an object or voice when no such stimulus exists |
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| Patial paralysis of one side of the body |
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| Paralysis of one side of the body |
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| Hereditary disorder of the CNS |
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| Excessive cerebrospinal fluid in the brain |
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| Abnormal sensitivity to touch |
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| Uncontrollable impulse to steal |
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| Benign tumor of the meninges |
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| Disease of the CNS characterized by the formation of plaques in the brain and spinal cord. |
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| Muscle weakness, lack of strength |
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| Inflammation of the spinal cord |
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| Protrusion of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord through a defect in the cranium or vertebral column |
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| A disease involving the cranial, central, or autonomic nervous systems |
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| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
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| Type of anxiety disorder characterized by persistent thoughts and impulses with repetitive responses that interfere with daily activity. |
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| Loss of one or more muscle functions |
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| A serious mental disorder characterized by unreasonable suspicion or jealousy, along with a tendency to interpret everything others do as hostile |
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| Paralysis of the lower extremities and, often, the lower trunk of the body |
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| Disease of the nerves in the brain due to an imbalance in dopamine |
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| Milder form of seizure lasting only a few seconds and does not include convulsive movements; also known as absence seizures |
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| a fear of something that is not a hazard from a statistical point of view |
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| inflamed gray matter of the spinal cord |
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| A serious disorder involving a marked distortion of, or sharp break from, reality; general term covering severe mental or emotional disorders |
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| paralysis of all four limbs |
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| A severe mental illness characterized by auditory hallucinations, paranoia, and an inability to distinguish reality from fiction. |
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| A severe mental illness characterized by auditory hallucinations, paranoia, and an inability to distinguish reality from fiction. |
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| Sudden disturbance in brain function sometimes producing a convulsion |
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| a collection of blood trapped in the space beneath the dura mater, between the dura and arachnoid layers of the meninges |
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| Transient Ischemic Attack |
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| Temporary interruption in the blood supply to the brain |
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