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| absence seizure | mionor form of seizure consisting of momentary clouding of consiousnes and loss of awareness of surroundings
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| aneurysm | enlarged, weakened area in an arterial wall, which may rupture, leading to hemorrage and CVA.
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| astrocytoma | malignant tumor of astrocytes
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| blast | immature cells
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| dementia | mental decline and deterioration
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| demyelination | destruction of myelin on axons of nerves
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| dopamine | CNS neurotransmitter, deficient in pt with parkinson's disease
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| embolus | a mass(clot) of material travels through the bloodstream and suddenly blocks a vessel
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| gait | manner of walking
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| herpes zoster | herpes virus that causes shingles
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| ictal event | pretaining to a sudden, acute onset, as the convulsions of an epliepic seizure
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| occlusion | blockage
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| palliative | relieving symptoms but not curring
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| thymectomy | removal of the thymus gland
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| TIA | transient ischemic attack
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| tic | involuntary movement of a small group of muscles
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| tonic-clonic seizure | major(grand mal) convulsive seizure marked by sudden loss of consiousness, stiffening of muscles and twitching and jerking movement
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| AD | alzheimer's disease
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| ALS | amhotrophic lateral sclerosisLou Gehrig 's disease
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| CNS | central nervous system
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| CT | cerebrovascular accident
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| GABA | gamma-aminobutyric acid
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| LP | lumbar puncture
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| MG | myasthenia gravis
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| AFP | alpha-fetoprotein
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| AVM | arteriovenous malformation
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| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid
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| CVA | cerebrovascular accident
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| ICP | intracranial pressure
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| MAC | monitored anesthetic care
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| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography
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| MG | myasthenia gravis
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| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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| MS | multiple scerosis
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| 1/2P | hemiparesis
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| PET | positron emission tomography
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| TBI | traumatic brain injury
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| TENS | transutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
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| Sz | seizure
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| TIA | transient ischemic attack
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| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator clot-dissovling drug
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| EEG | electoencephalography
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| PSRS | proton stereotactic radiosurgery
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| aura | peculiar sensation experienced by some persons with epilepsy before onset of seizure
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