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17 Cards in this Set
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Conveying toward a center |
afferent |
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lack of muscle coordination |
ataxia |
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pertaining to the mental processes of comprehension, judgment, memory, and reason |
cognitive |
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state of profound unconsciousness |
coma |
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injury to the brain caused by major or minor head trauma |
concussion |
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awake, alert, aware of one's surroundings |
conscious |
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sudden, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles |
convulsion |
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a state of mental confusion as to time, place, or identity |
disorientation |
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the inability to use speck that is distinct and connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the peripheral or central nervous system |
dysarthria |
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conveying away from the center |
efferent |
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a manner or style of walking |
gait |
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unable to express one's thoughts or ideas in an orderly, intelligible manner |
incoherent |
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paralysis from the waist down caused by damage to the lower level of the spinal cord |
paraplegia |
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sudden surge of abnormal electrical activity in the brain, resulting in involuntary body movements or behaviors |
seizure |
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tube implanted in the body to redirect the flow of a fluid |
shunt |
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fainting or sudden loss of consciousness caused by lack of blood supply to the cerebrum |
syncope |
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state of being unaware of surroundings and incapable of responding to stimuli as a result of injury, shock, illness, or drugs |
unconsciousness |
