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Stack #27514
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| condition of no coordination | ataxia |
| reading, writing, or learning disorder | dyslexia sv:dyslexi |
| condition of slow movement | bradykinesia |
| condition of increased nervous sensation | hyperaesthesia |
| seizure of sleep; uncontrollable compulsion to sleep | narcolespy |
| inability to speak | aphasia |
| inability to perform a task | motor apraxia |
| slight paralysis in the right or left half of the body | hemiparesis |
| burning pain | causalgia |
| paralysis in the lower part of the body (damange to lower part of the spinal cord) | paraplegia |
| fainting | syncope |
| nervous exhaustion (lack of strength) and fatigue | neurasthenia sv:neurastheni |
| destruction of myelin sheaths (demyelination)and their replacement by plaques of hard tissue lead to this condition | multiple sclerosis |
| sudden, transient disturbances of brain fuction cause seizures in this abnormal condition | epilepsy |
| the spinal column is imperfectly joined (a split in the vertebra occurs), and part of the meninges and spinal cord can herniate out of the spinal cavity in this congenital condition | spina bifida cystica |
| this condition involves atrophy of muscles and paralysis caused by damange to motor neruons in the spinal cord and brainstem | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| in this hereditary condition, the patietn displays bizarre, abrupt, involutary, dance-like movements, as well as delcine in mental functions | Huntington disease |
| cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in teh head (in the ventricles fo the bain) in this condition | hydrocephalus |
| this neuromuscular disorder is marked by loss of muscle strength because o inability of neurotransmitter (acetycholine)to transmit impulses from nerve cells to muscle cells | myathenia gravis |
| degeneration of nerves in the basal ganglia occur in later life, leading ot tremors, shuffling gait, and muscle stiffness; dopamine (neurotransmitter)is deficient in the brain | Parkinson disease |
| this condition begins in middle age and is marked by deterioation fo mental capacity (dementia); autopsy shows cerebral cortex atrophy, widening of cerebral sulci, and microscopic neurofibrillary tangles | alzheimer's disease |
| unilateral facial paralysis chracterized this condition | Bell's palsy Sv: Bells Pares |
| peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite symptoms | aura |
| virus that causes chickenpox and shingles | herpes zoster |
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