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condition of no coordination   ataxia  
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reading, writing, or learning disorder   dyslexia sv:dyslexi  
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condition of slow movement   bradykinesia  
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condition of increased nervous sensation   hyperaesthesia  
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seizure of sleep; uncontrollable compulsion to sleep   narcolespy  
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inability to speak   aphasia  
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inability to perform a task   motor apraxia  
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slight paralysis in the right or left half of the body   hemiparesis  
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burning pain   causalgia  
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paralysis in the lower part of the body (damange to lower part of the spinal cord)   paraplegia  
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fainting   syncope  
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nervous exhaustion (lack of strength) and fatigue   neurasthenia sv:neurastheni  
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destruction of myelin sheaths (demyelination)and their replacement by plaques of hard tissue lead to this condition   multiple sclerosis  
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sudden, transient disturbances of brain fuction cause seizures in this abnormal condition   epilepsy  
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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  
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this condition involves atrophy of muscles and paralysis caused by damange to motor neruons in the spinal cord and brainstem   amyotrophic lateral sclerosis  
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in this hereditary condition, the patietn displays bizarre, abrupt, involutary, dance-like movements, as well as delcine in mental functions   Huntington disease  
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cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in teh head (in the ventricles fo the bain) in this condition   hydrocephalus  
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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  
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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  
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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  
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unilateral facial paralysis chracterized this condition   Bell's palsy Sv: Bells Pares  
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peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite symptoms   aura  
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virus that causes chickenpox and shingles   herpes zoster  
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