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13 Cards in this Set
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akathisia
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restlessness, urgent need to move around, and agitation
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bradykinesthesia
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very slow voluntary movements and speech
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chorea
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rapid, jerky, involuntary, purposeless movements of the xtremities or facial mucles, including facial grimacying
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dementia
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a progressive organic mental disorder characterizezd by personality changes, confusion, disorientation, and deterioration of intellect associated with impaired memory and judgment
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dyskinesia
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impaired ability to execute voluntary movements
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dysphonia
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abnormal voice quality caused by weakness and incoordination of muscles responsible for speech
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micrographia
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small and often illegible handwriting
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neurodegenerative
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a disease, process, or condition that leads to deterioration of normal cells or function of the nervous system
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papilledema
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edema of the optic nerve
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paresthesia
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a sensation of numbness, tingling, or a "pins and needles" sensation
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radiculopathy
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disease of a spinal nerve root, often resulting in pain and extreme sensitivity to touch
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sciatica
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inflammation of the sciatic nerve root, often resulting in pain and extreme sensitivity to touch
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spondylosis
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ankylosis or stiffening or the cervical or lumbar vertebrae
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