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114 Cards in this Set
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amnesia
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memory loss
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aphasia
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loss of expression, speech, writing
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apraxia
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inability to move, without paralysis
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asterixis
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"liver flap" because associated with hepatic coma - slow nonrhythmic movements of hands
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ataxia
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no muscle coordination, resulting in wide-bases gait
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athetosis
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dyskenesia with slow writing movements
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catatonia
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psychomotor disturbance sometimes associated with schizophrenia. (decreased reactivity, resistance to being moved, rigid posture)
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causalgia
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burning pain, injury to peripheral nerve
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cephalalgia
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headache
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chorea
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continuous, jerky movements
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concussion
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violent jar to brain
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convulsion
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violent contractions/seizure
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delirium
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inability to pay attention
disorientation to time and place rambling low consciousness |
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delusion
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false belief that you are famous
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dementia
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loss of intellect
memory loss personality changes (Not depression) |
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dissociation
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memories, ideas, and feeling are unavailable to recall to avoid emotional distress
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dysarthria
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nerve damage - slurred speech, speech volume
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dysdiadochokinesia
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inability to do rapid alternating movements
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dysmetria
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inability to control range of motion
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dysphasia
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inpaired speech
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dysphoria
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resltessness, maliase, disquiet
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fasciculations
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brief muscle twitches
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hallucination
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perception of something (object,sound, smell) when none exists
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hypersomnolence
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excessive amounts of sleep
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hypesthesia
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decreased sensitivity to touch
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hypotonia
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diminished skeletal muscle tone
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ideation
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mental image
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suicidal ideation
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thinking about killing oneself
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homicidal ideation
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thinking about killing others
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insomnia
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cannot sleep
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myoclonus
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brief, lightning-like muscle contraction (normal while falling asleep)
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diaphragmatic myoclonus
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hiccup
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malaise
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vague discomfort or fatigue
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paralysis
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loss of motor function
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paranoia
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delusions of persecution or grandeur
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paraphilia
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gross impaired capacity for sex
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fetishism
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use object for sexual excitement
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transvestism
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hetero males in female attire
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pedophilia
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sex with children
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exhibitionism
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exposing genitals
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voyeurism
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watching naked people or people having sex
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masochism
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other is harmed for sexual excitement
(bondage, whipping) |
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sadism
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physical/psychological harm to other for sexual excitement
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paresis
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incomplete paralysis
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paresthesia
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abnormal touch sensation - burning, prickling, crawling
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Phalen maneuver
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test for carpal tunnel
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proprioception
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subconscious perception of movement and position of body - from nerve terminals and muscles
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Romberg test
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opens and closes eyes - if stumbles then there is proprioception loss
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scotoma
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In Psychiatry - used figurativel for loss of vision
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seizure
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sudden attack/recurrence of disease
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grand mal seizure
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(tonic-clonic) - loss of consciousness with alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles
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absence seizure
petit mal seizure |
brief eye muscle fluttering, 10-30 second loss of consciousness.
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somnolence
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sleepy
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stupor
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lower level consciousness (In Psychiatry meaning reduced response)
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tic
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twitch
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Tinel sign
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tingling sensation in distal end of limb when percussion is made over nerve
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tremor
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trembling
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vertigo
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illusion of body revolution - mistaken for dizzyness
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Alzheimer disease
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degenerative disease with memory loss, personality changes, and dementia
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Arnold-Chiari malformation
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congenital deformity, protrusion of medlla and cerebellum into spinal cord
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anteriovenous malformation
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congential deformity, tangles blood vessels. Neurological damage by compression on tissue, spine, or brain
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astrocytoma
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neurological (brain) tumor
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Bell palsy
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lesion on cranial nerve causing paralysis on one side
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bipolar disorder
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periods of depression then excitement
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carpal tunnel
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compression of medial nerve - pain and tingling
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cerebral palsy
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motor disorder in children from brain damage
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
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stroke
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dysthymia
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long-term, but not severe, depression
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encephalitis
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brain inflammation
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encephalomyelitis
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brain and spine inflammation
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encephalopathy
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degenerative brain disease
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epilepsy
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paroxysmal disorder of cerebral function - sudden attacks
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glioma
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brain/spinal cord tumor
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Guillan-Barre syndrome
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acute, rapidly progressive form of inflammation. Polyneuropathy - muscle weakness and sensory loss
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herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP)
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herniated ruptured disk
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hydrocephalus
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fluid buildup because of obstruction
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Lou Gehrig disease
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) |
motor neuron disease - weakness, atrophy, cramps, visiblefasciculations, spasticity, dysphagia.
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meningitis
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inflammation of mening
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meningocele
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hernia of mening though bone
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microcephaly
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small head
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multiple sclerosis (MS)
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demyelation though white matter -weakness, paralysis, speech and visual problems
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Munchausen syndrome
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fabrication of illness
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myasthenia gravis
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episodic muscle weakness
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myelomeningocele
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hernia of spinal cord
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narcolepsy
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sudden sleep
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neurofibromatosis
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familial condition - changes in nervous system muscles, bone and skin. Also soft tumors on body
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Parkinson disease
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degenerative nervous system disorder - slow movement, rigidity, tremors, and poor posture
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peripheral neuropathy
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traumatic, inflammation, degenerative toxic changes in peripheral nerves
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personality disorders
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patterns of behavior, inflexible reactions
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antisocial
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impulsive, amoral, need instant gratification, can't keep long relationships, can't tolerate frustration, violent
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avoidant
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sensitive to rejection, trouble forming relationships but wants affection, shy.
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borderline
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unstable self-image, mood, behavior, relationships. The world is black or white
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cyclothymic
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fluctuates between highspiritedness and gloom.
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dependent
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surrenders responsibility of their lives to others, and allows those they are depending on to take precidence. Can't be alone!
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histrionic
hysterical |
egocentric behavior - attention seeking, theatrical behavior
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narcissisitic
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exaggerated sense of self-importance. Sensitive to failure
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obsessive compulsive
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helpless, clingy, dependent, procrastinator
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schizoid
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introverted, withdrawn, emotionally cold. Daydreams and fantasizes
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post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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disorder following overwhelming stress
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psychosis
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delusions, hallucinations, incoherent, agitated behavior
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schizoaffective disease
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schizophrenia and mood disorders
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schizophrenia
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psychotic symptoms
hallucinations delusions have for at least 6 months onset before 45 not mood disorder not retardation |
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spina bifida
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defective closure of bones of spine
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spina bifida cystica
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when spinal cord protrudes through bones
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spina bifida occulta
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if cord does not protrude
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spondylolisthesis
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forward displacement of vertebra
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spondylsos
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immobile vertebral joint (due to osteoarthritis)
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subdural empyema
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pus between Dura and arachnoid menings (Because of sinus infection or cranial trauma)
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syringomyelia
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slow, where fluid-filled cavities form in spinal cord
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syrinx
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fluid-filled cavity
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Tourette syndrome
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childhood tic - grunt, snort, shout, etc
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transient ischemic attack (TIA)
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precursor to stroke
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trigeminal neuralgia
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pain in 5th cranial nerve (mandibular or maxillary)
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Wallerian degeneration
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severed peripheral nerve fibers - neurons become granular and break apart
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