Nervous System Diagnostic Terms

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Agonosia

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Any of many types of loss of neurologic function involving interpretation of sensory information

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Astereognosis

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Inability to judge the form of an object by touch

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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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Alheimer disease

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

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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 birth characterized by partial paralysis and lack of muscle coordination

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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 asteriosclerosis

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Hardening of the arteries of the brain

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Cerebral atherosclerosis

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Condition of the lipid build up 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

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Cerebral thrombosis

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Presence of a stationary clot in the blood 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 ovulation of a blood vessel by an embolus and thrombus or intracranial hemorrhage after a rupture of aneurysm

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Transient ischemia attack (TIA)

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Brief episode of a loss of blood flow to the brain usually caused by a partial occulation that results in separate neurologic deficit often precedes a CVA

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Encephalitis

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Inflammation of the brain

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Epilpsy

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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 seizures

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Absense

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Seizure involving a brief loss of consciousness without motor involvement previously turned petit mal seizures

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Partial

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Seizures involving only limited areas of the brain with localized symptoms

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Glioma

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tumor of glial cells graded by degree of malignancy

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Hemiated disk

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Protrusion of a degenerated or fragmented intervertebral disk so 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 on a lateral on known as shingles

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Huntington chorea

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Hereditary disease of the central nervous system characterized by bizarre and involuntary body movements and Progressive dementia

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Hydrocephalus

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Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain as a result of developed developmental aoimalities infections injuries or tumors

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Meningioma

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Benign tumor of the coverings of the brain

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Meningitis

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Inflammation of the meninges

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Migraine headache

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Paroxysmal attacks of mostly on lateral headaches of then a campaign by distorted Vision nausea or vomiting lasting hours or days and caused by dilation of arteries

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Myasthenia Gravis

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Autoimmune disorder that affects the neuromuscular Junction cause in the Progressive decrease in muscle strength activities resumes and strength returns after period of rest

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Myelitis

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Inflammation of the spinal cord

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Narcolepsy

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sleep disorder characterized by sudden uncontrollable need to sleep attacks of paralysis in dreams and turning while awake

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Parkinson disease

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Slowly Progressive degeneration of nerves in the brain characterized by tremors rigidity of muscles and slow movements usually occurring later in life

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Plegia

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Paralysis

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis on one side of body

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Paraplegia

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Paralysis from waist down

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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis of all four limbs

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Poliomyelitis

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Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus often resulting in spinal and muscle deformity and paralysis

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Polyneuritis

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Inflammation involving two on my nerves often caused by a nutritional deficiency such as lack of thiamine

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Sleep apnea

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Periods of breathing cessation that occur during sleep, often causing snoring

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Spina bifida

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Congenital defect in the spinal column catch a ride by the absence of vertebral arches often resulted in patching a spinal membranes and tissue