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27 Cards in this Set
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dyskinesia
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incoluntary movemoent
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radiculopathy
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inflammation of the nerve root associated with the spinal column
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cerebrocascular disease
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any functional abnormality of the cerebrum caused be disorders of the blood vessels of the brain
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CVA
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cerebrovasuclar accident
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ischemic stroke
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caused by a narrowing of the arteries of the brain
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intracerebral hemorrhage
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caused by the sudden repture of an artery within the brain
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subarachnoid hemorrhage
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blood is released into the space surrounding the brain
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hemipareses
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weakness in one half of the body
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hemiplegia
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paralysis in one half of the body
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aphasia
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inability to speak
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ataxia
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lack of muscle coordination
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thrombolytic
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clot buster: medication administered 3 hours of sumptom onset when ischemic stroke is diagnosed
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epilepsies
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chronis or recurring seizure disorders
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Parkinson disease
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shaking palsy: progressive neurologic disorder affecting the portion of the brain responsible for controlling movement
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bradykinesia, hypokinesia
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decreased speed of movement
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multiple sclerosis
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progressice, degenerative disease of the central nervous system
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Alzheimer disease
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progressive neurological disorder that causes memory loss and serious mental deteriotation
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mental illness
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includes array of psychological disorders, syndroms, and behaior, and thinking
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psychosis
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serious mental disorder commonly characterized by false beliefs despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary
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neurosis
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mental disorder caused be an emotion experienced in the past that overwhelmingly interferes or affects a present emotion
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anorexia nervosa
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eating disorder characterized by a refusal to maintain adequate weight for age and height and an all-consuming desire to remain thin
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anxiety
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psychological worry disorder characterized by excessive pondering or thinking what if
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ADHD
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disorder characterized by impulsiveness, overactivity, and the inability to reamin focused on a task
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bipolar disorder
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mental disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, emotion, energy, and ability to function
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bulimia nervosa
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eating disorder characterized by binging (overeating), and purging(vomitting)
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depression
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mood disorder associated with sadness, despair, discouragement and commonly feelings of low self-esteem, guilt and withdrawel
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panic attack
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sudden intense overwhelming feeling of fear that comes without warning and is not attrubutable to any immediate danger
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