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8 Cards in this Set
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hydrocephalus
(congenital) |
abnormal acculumation of fluid (CSF) in the fluid
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spina bifida
(congenital) |
congenital defect in the lumbar spinal column caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts (neural tube defect)
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Alzheimer's Disease
(Degenerative, Movement, and Seizure Disorders) |
Brain disorder marde by gradual deterioration of mental capacity (dementia) beginning in middle age.
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(Degenerative, Movement, and Seizure Disorders) |
Degernerative disease of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem; motor neuron disease
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epilepsy
(Degenerative, Movement, and Seizure Disorders) |
chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity
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Huntington Disease
(Degenerative, Movement, and Seizure Disorders) |
Hereditary nervous disorder caused by degenrative changes in the cerebrum and involving bizarre, abrupt, involuntary, dance-like movement
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
(Degenerative, Movement, and Seizure Disorders) |
Destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and its replacement by plaques of sclerotic (hard) tissue
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Myasthenia Gravis
(Degenerative, Movement, and Seizure Disorders) |
Neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness (-asthenia) of voluntary muscles (attached to bones)
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