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The following activity is for the "key terms" in chapter 15 of your textbook.

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Amnesia   loss of memory  
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Aura   symptoms occurring at the onset of a partial epileptic seizure or migraine headache; it may be tingling of the fingers, ringing in the ears and visual disturbances  
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Carotid endarterectomy   surgical intervention to remove plaque in the carotid arteries to improve blood flow and reduce the risk of a thrombus  
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Cauterization   the electrical burning of tissue to stop bleeding; used most frequently during surgery to stop bleeding from vessels  
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Cephalalgia   headache  
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Chorea   a constant, jerky, uncontrollable movement  
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Convulsion   an abnormal muscle contraction; a violent spasm or jerking of the face, trunk or extremities  
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Decompress   a release of pressure  
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Dysphasia   difficulty speaking  
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Epidural   between the skull and the dura matter  
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Grand mal   a term applied to seizures that are the type most often thought of as epilepsy; these seizures are characterized by convulsions, loss of consciousness, urinary and fecal incontinence and tongue bitting  
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Hemiparesis   weakness or paralysis affecting one side of the body  
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Hydrophobia   fear of the water  
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Hypothermia   a significantly low body temperature  
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Intractable   difficult to stop or control  
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Nuchal rigidity   a stiffness in the neck that resists bending the neck forward or sideways  
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Paraplegia   a loss of movement and feeling in the trunk and both legs  
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Paresthesia   abnormal sensation, burning, tingling, or numbness  
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Petit mal   a term applied to a type of seizure; these seizures consist of a brie change in the level of consciousness without convulsions; the involved individual may show symptoms of blank staring, blinking, and/or twitching of the eyes or mouth  
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Quadriplegia   a loss of movement and feeling in the trunk and all four extremities with the accompanying loss of bowel, bladder and sexual function  
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Seizure   a sudden onset or attack but the term is commonly used to indicate a convulsive seizure as occurs in epilepsy  
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Spinal stenosis   the condition of narrowing of a nerve root opening in the spinal column  
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Status epilepticus   a life  
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Subdural   between the outer (dura mater) layer and the middle (arachnoid) layer of the meninges  
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