Med Terms Ch. 10: Diagnostic Terms Part 1

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agnosia

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any of many types of loss of neurological function assoviated with interpretation of sensory information

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astereognosis

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inability to judge the form of an object by touch (i.e. a coin from a key)

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atopognosis

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inability to locate a sensation properly, such as to locate a point touched on the body

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Alzheimer disease

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disease of structural changes in the brain resulting in an irreversible deterioration that progresses from forgetfulness and disorientation to loss of all intellectual functions, total disability, and death

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

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condition of progressive deterioration of motor nerve cells resulting in total loss of voluntary muscle control; symptoms advance from muscle weakness in the arms, legs, muscles of speech, swallowing, and breathing to total paralysis and death: also known as Lou Gehrig disease

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cerebral palsy (CP)

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condition of motor dysfunction caused by damage to the cerebrum during development or injury at birth, characterized by partial paralysis and lack of muscle coordination (palsy: paralysis)

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cerebrovascular disease

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disorder resulting from a change within one or more blood vessels of the brain

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cerebral arteriosclerosis

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hardening of the arteries of the brain

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cerebral atherosclerosis

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conditino of lipid (fat) buildup within the blood vessels of the brain

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cerebral aneurysm

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dilation of a blood vessel in the brain (aneurysm: dilation or widening)

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cerebral thrombosis

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presence of a stationary clot in a glood vessel of the brain

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cerebral embolism

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obstruction of a blood vessel in the brain by an embolus transported through the circulation

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cerebrovascular accident (CVA) stroke

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damage to the brain caused by cerebrovascular disease (i.e. occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus or thrombus

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transient ischemic attack (TIA)

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brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain usually caused by a partial occlusion that results in temporary neurological deficit (impairment): often precedes a CVA)

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carotid TIA

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ischemia of the anterior circulation of the brain

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vertebrobasilar TIA

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ischemia of the posterior circulation of the brain

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encephalitis

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inflammation of the brain

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epilepsy

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disorder affecting the central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures

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tonic-clonic

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stiffening-jerking; a major motor seizure involving all muscle groups: previously termed grand mal (big bad) seizure

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partial

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seizure involving only limited areas of the brain with localized symptoms

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glioma

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tumor of flial cells graded by degree of malignancy

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herniated disk

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protrusion of a degernated or fragmented intervertebral disk to that the nucleus pulposus protrudes, causing compression on the nerve root

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herpes zoster

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viral disease affecting the peripheral nerves, characterized by painful blisters that spread over the skin following the affected nerves, usually unilaterally, also known as shingles

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Huntington disease (HD)

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hereditary disease of the central nervous system

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Huntington chorea

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characterized by bizarre involuntary body movements and progressive dementia (choros: dance)