Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Related Terms
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| Ataxia | Lack of muscle coordination in the execution of voluntary movement
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| aura | Premonitory awareness of an approaching physical or mental disorder, peculiar sensation that precedes seizures
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| Autism | Developmental disorder characterized by extreme withdrawal and an abnormal absorption in fantasy
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| Closed head trauma | Injury to the head in which the dura mater remains intact and brain tissue is not exposed
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| Coma | Abnormally deep unconsciousness with absence of voluntary response to stimuli
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| concussion | Injury to the brain, occasionally with transient loss of consciousness as a result of injury or trauma to the head
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| convulsion | Any sudden and violent contraction of one or more muscles
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| dementia | Broad Term that refers to cognitive deficit, including memory impairment
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| dyslexia | Inability to learn and process written language despite adequate intelligence, sensory ability and exposure
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| lethargy | Abnormal inactivity or lack of response to normal stimuli, sluggish
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| Cerebral Palsy | Type of paralysis that affects movement and body position and, sometimes, speech and learning ability
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| Paralysis | Loss of voluntary motion
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| Hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body
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| Paraplegia | paralysis of both lower limbs
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| Quadriplegia | paralysis of both arms and legs
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| sciatica | Severe pain in the leg along the course of the sciatic nerve felt at the base of the spine and down the thigh radiating down the leg, due to compressed nerve
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| Syncope | Temporary loss of consciousness due to the sudden decline of blood flow to the brain
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| Lumbar Puncture | Needle puncture of the spinal cavity to extract spinal fluid for diagnostic purposes or to introduce anesthetic agents into the spinal canal, or remove fluid
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| Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis (CSF) | Series of chemical, microscopic, and microbial tests used to diagnose disorders of the CNS, including viral and bacterial infections
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| Angiography | Radiography of the blood vessels after introduction of a contrast medium
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| Cryosurgery | Technique that exposes abnormal tissue to extreme cold to destroy it
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