matching symptoms & diseases
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| dysphasia | difficulty speaking
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| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing
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| hemiparesis | paralysis on one side
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| vertigo | dizziness
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| cephalgia | headache
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| diplopia | double vision
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| TIA | transient ischemic attack temporary episode of impaired neurologic function caused by inadequate blood flow to brain
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| epidural hematoma | blood clot between the skull & meninges
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| cerebral concussion | interruption of normal electrical activity in the brain
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| paraplegia | paralysis below the waist
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| quadriplegia | loss of nerve function below cervical region resulting in paralysis of arms, hands, trunk & legs
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| peripheral neuritis | degeneration of peripheral nerve(s)
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| spinal stenosis | trauma, degeneration or rupture of nucleus puplosus within intervertebral disk L4-S1 - (stenosis - narrowing of spinal canal)
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| parkinson disease | slow progressive neurologic disease with onset of recognizable "pill rolling", muscular rigidity, slowness of movement
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| huntington chorea | hereditary degenerative of cerebral cortex & basal ganglia - progressive atrophy
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| ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) | Lou Gehrig disease, progressive, destructive motor neuron disease resulting in muscular atrophy
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| Tic Douloureux (trigeminal neuralgia) | pain in area of the 5th cranial nerve, affects one side of face
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| Bell palsy | 7th cranial nerve disorder causing sudden onset of weakness or paralysis of facial muscles
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| Guillain-Barre Syndrome | Acute rapid disease of spinal nerves with numbness/tingling of feet & hands; paralysis move up body in 24-72 hrs. May have difficulty swallowing & respiratory insuficiency
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| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges
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| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain tissue
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