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30 Cards in this Set
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a or an
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-algesia
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sensitivity to pain
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algia
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pain
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cerebr/o
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Brain
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encephal.o
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Brain
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hemi
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half
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-kinesia
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movement
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meningi/o
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meninges
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myel/o
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spinal chord / bone marrow
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neur/o
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nerve
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-phasia
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speech
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pre
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before
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-therapy
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treatment
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Ventricul/o
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ventricle
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CNS
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Central Nervous System
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CVA
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cerebrolvascular accident
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EEG
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Electroencephalogram
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LP
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Lumbar Puncture
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PNS
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Peripheral Nervous System
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Structures of the Nervous System 4
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Brain
Meninges Nerves Spinal Chord |
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Meninges
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A series of membranous layers of connective tissue that protect the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord
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Coma
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Deep Sleep or extreme unresponsiveness
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Concussion
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trauma-induced change in mental status, with confusion and amnesia, and with or without a brief loss of consciousness.
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Cerebrovascular Accident
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Stroke
A stroke is the sudden death of brain cells in a localized area due to inadequate blood flow. |
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Epilepsy
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seizures
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meningitis
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x
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migraine headache
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Syncope
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Fainting
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myelogram
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ST OT PT
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