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Pathologies

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Alzheimer's Disease Confusion, Memory failure
Anxiety Disorders Episodes of severe intense anxiety and panic
Bell's Palsy sudden onset resulting from inflammation of craniel nerve VII
Bipolar Disorder Mood disorder which both depressive and manic episodes occur
Carpal Tunnel Syndrom painful repetitive strain injury of hand and wrist caused by compression of Median nerve by Transverse Carpal Ligament
Cataract Partial or complete lack of transparency in lens or lens capsules of the eye
Cerebral Palsy group of motor disorders produces muscular incoordination and loss of muscle control-speech impaired.
Dementia personality disintegration, abstract thinking
Depression mood disorder-feelings of deep sadness
Encephalitis inflammation of brain. infectious disease-mosquito bite
Erb's Palsy birth injury-injury to upper brachial plexus-paralysis in arm.
Glaucoma eye diseases-elevated pressure within 1 or both eyes-obstruction of outflow of aqueous humor.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome nerve paralysis
Lou Gehrig's Disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-weakness and muscle atraphy of hands spreading to most of body
Macular Degeneration aging process-progressive deterioration of retinal maculae.
Meningitis infection of inflammation of meninges-sudden headache-contagious
Multiple Sclerosis immune system goin against itself-autoimmune disorder
Myasthenia Gravis loss or impairment of ACh receptors-muscle weakness and fatigue
Nerve Compression nerve impingement-pressure against the nerve-contact with Hard tissue
Nerve Entrapment pressure against it by adjacent Soft tissue
Neuropathy degeneration of PNS
Obsessive-Complusive Disorder anxiety disorder-emotional constricted mannerisms
Paralysis loss of muscle function
Parkinson's Disease motor stystem-degenerative neurological disorder-destruction of dopamine producing neurons of the brain and depletion of neurotransmitter dopamine
Pinkeye inflammation of conjunctiva of the eye-bacterial or viral infection
Poliomyelitis polio-infectious disease transmitted through fecal contamination or nasal secretions
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy complex regional pain syndrome-disorder of group of disorders affecting the limbs
Sciatica inflammation of sciatic nerve-dull pain n buttock region sharp pain down leg
Seizure Disorders epilepsy-presence of abnormal and irregular discharges of cerebral electrail activity-billions of neurons in brain fire at once
Spina Bifida congential defect-lack of bone development in the lamina
Stroke cerebrovascular accident-occlusion or blockage of cerebral blood vessels resulting in ischemia of brain tissue
Trigeminal Neuralgia brachial plexus-nerve compression or entrapment-pain in arm
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome tic douloureux-neurological condition of trigeminal nerve-excruciating episodic pain-Face
Created by: leahc2311
 

 



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