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acetylcholine (ACh)
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cholinergic neurotransmitter, plays and important role in the transmission of nerve impulses at synapse
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akathesia
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inability to remain still
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akinesia
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loss or lack of voluntary motion
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Alzheimer's disease (AD)
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server form of senile dementia
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amensia
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condition in which there is a loss or lack of memory
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
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muscular weakness, atrophy
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analgesia
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condition in which there is a lack of the sensation of pain
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anencephaly
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congential cond in which there is a lack of develpment of the brain
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anesthesia
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literally means loss or lack of the sense of feeling
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anesthesiologist
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physician who specializes in the science of anesthesia
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aphagia
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loss of lack of the ability to eat ot swallow
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aphasia
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literally means a lack of the ability to speak
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apraxia
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loss or lack of the ability to use objects properly
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asthenia
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loss or lack of strength
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astrocytoma
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a primary tumor of the brain composed of astrocytes
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ataxia
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literally means loss or lack of order
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bradykinesia
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abnormal slowness of motion
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cephalalgia
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head pain
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cerebellar
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pertaining to the cerebellum
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cerebral palsy (cp)
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disorder of movement and posture caused by damage to the motor control
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cerebrospinal
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pertaining to the cerebrum and the spinal cord
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chorea
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abnormal involuntary movement disorder
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coma
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unconscious state or stupor from which the patient cannot be aroused
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concussion (brain)
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head injury with a transient loss of brain function
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craniectomy
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surgical excission of a portion of the skull
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craniotomy
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literally means surgical incision into the skull
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deep brain stimulation (DBS)
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a surgical procedure used to treat a variety of disabling neurological symptoms
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dementia
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group symptoms marked by memory loss and other cognitive functions
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diskectomy
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surgical excision of an intervertebral disk
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dyslexia
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condition in which an individual has difficulty in reading and comprehending
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dysphasia
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impairment of speech that may be caused by a brain lesion
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electroencephalograph
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medical instrument used to record the electical activity of the brain
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electromyography
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process of recording the contraction of a skeletal muscle as a result of electrical stimulation
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encephalitis
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inflammation of the brain
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encephalopathy
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an pathological dysfunction of the brain
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endorphins
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chemical substances produced in the brain that act as natural analgesics
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epidural
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literally means pertaining to situated on the dura mater
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epiduroscopy
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minimally invasive form of surgery that introduces medication
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epilepsy
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a neurological disorder involving repeated seizure of any type
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ganglionectomy
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surgical excision of a ganglion
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glioma
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tumor composed of neuroglial tissue
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Guillain-Barre syndrome
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Pathological cond in which the myellin sheaths covering
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hemiparesis
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weakness on one side of the body that can be caused by stroke
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hemiplegia
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paralysis of one half of the body when it is divided along the median
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herniated disk syndrome (HDS)
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condition in which part or all of the centra portion of an intervertebral disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk
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herpes zoster
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viral disease characterized by painful vesicular eruptions along the spinal and cranial nerves
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hydrocephalus
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cond in which there is an increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid
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hyperesthesia
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increased feelings of sensory stimuli such as pain, touch and sound
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hyperkinesis
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increased muscular movement of motion
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hypnosis
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sleep walking
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intracranial
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pertaining to witin the skull
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laminectomy
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surgical excision of a vertebral posterior arch
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lobotomy
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surgical incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain
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meningloma
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turmor of the meninges
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meningitis
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inflammation of the meninges
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menngocele
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congential hernia in which the meninges protrude thru a defect in the skull
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meningomyelocele
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congential herniation of the spinal cord and meninged
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microcephalus
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abnormally small head
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multiple sclerosis (MS)
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chronic disease of the central nervous system
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myelitis
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inflammation of the spinal cord
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myelography
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x-ray recording of the spinal cord
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narcolepsy
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chronic condition with recurrent attacks of uncontrollable drowsiness and sleep
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neuralgia
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pain in a nerve or nerves
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neurasthenia
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pathological cond chracterized by weakness, exhaustion and prostration
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neurectomy
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surgical excision of a nerve
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neurliemma
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thin membranous sheath that evelops a nerve fiber
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neuritis
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inflammation of a nerve
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neuroblast
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germ cell from which nervous tissue is formed
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neuroblastoma
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maglignant tumor composed of cells resembling neuroblasts
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neurocyte
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nerve cell, neuron
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neurofibroma
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fibrous connective tissue tumor of a nerve
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neuroglia
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supporting or connective tissue cells of the CNS
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neurologist
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physician who specializes in the study of the NS
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neurology
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the study of the NS
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neuroma
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tumor of nerve cells and nerve fibers
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neuropathy
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any pathological nervous tissue disease
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neurotransmitter
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chemical substances, such as dopamine and acetycholine
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oligodendroglioma
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malignant tumor derived and composed of oligodendroglia
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pallidotomy
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surgical destruction of the globus pallidus of the brain done to treat involuntary movements
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palsy
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loss of sensation or an impairment of motor function
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papilledema
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swelling of the optical disk aka choked disk
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paraplegia
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paralysis of the lower part of the body and both legs
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paresis
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slight, partial incomplete paralysis
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paresthesia
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abnormal sensation feeling of numbness prickling or tingling
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parkinson's disease
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a neurological disorder caused by degeneration of nerve cells
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paroxysm
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sudden recurrence of the symptoms of a disease
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pheochromocytoma
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cell tumor of the adrenal medulla or SNS
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poliomyelitis
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inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
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quadriplegia
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paralysis of all 4 extremities
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Reye's syndrome
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acute disease that caused edem of the brain and increased intracranial pressure
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sciatica
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severe pain along the course of the sciatic nerve
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sleep
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state of rest for the body and mind
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somnambullism
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condition of sleepwalking
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spondylosyndesis
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surgical procedure to bind vertebra after removal of a herniated disk
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stroke
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death of foccal brain tissue that occurs when the brain does not get sufficent blood and oxygen
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subdural
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pertaining to below the dura mater
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sundowing
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increased agitation or restlessness that occurs in the late afternoon or early eveing in patients with Alzheimer
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syncope
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tempory loss of consciousnes caused by a lack of blood supply
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tactile
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pertaining to the sense of touch
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Tay-Sachs disease
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inherited progressive disease marked by degenration of brain tissue
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transcutanous electrical nerve stimulations (TENS)
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use of mild electrical stimulation to interfere with the transmission of painful stimuli
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vagotomy
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surgical incision of the vagus nerve
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ventriculometry
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measurement of intracranial pressure
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