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Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agoraphobia | Fear of outdoor spaces |
| Antidepressant | A drug that opposes depression |
| Cerebral Atrophy | Wasting away of brain tissue |
| Cionus | Muscle spasm or twitching |
| Duritis | Inflammation of the dura |
| Dysphoria | A negative emotional state |
| Encephalagia | Brain pain |
| Gangllitis | Inflammation of the ganglion |
| Hemiplegia | Paralysis on half the body |
| Interictal | Time between seizures |
| Meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| Narcolepsy | A disease characterized by sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness |
| Prosopagnosia | Inability to recognize faces |
| Syncope | Fainting; losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to the brain |
| Tonic | Pertaining to muscle tone(normally weak or unresponsive) |