Pathology
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| spina bifida | congenital devect in the lumbar spinal column caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts (neural tube defect)
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| Alzheimer disease (AD) | brain disorder marked by gradual and progressive mental deterioration, personality changes and impariment of daily functioning
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| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) | degenerative disorder of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain stem
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| epilepsy | chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity
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| Huntington disease | hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movements and mental deterioration
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| multiple sclerosis (MS) | destruction of themyelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and its replacement by plaques of sclerotic tissue
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| myasthenia gravis (MG) | autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles
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| palsy | partial or complete loss of motor function
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| Parkinson disease | degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia, usually occuring in later life and leading to tremors, weakness of muscles, and slowness of movement (caused by deficiency of dopamine)
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| Tourette syndrome | involuntary, spasmodic, twitching movements; uncontrollable vocal sounds; and inappropriate words
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| herpes zoster (shingles) | viral infection affecting peripheral nerves
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| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges
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| human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) encephalopathy | brain disease and dementia occuring with AIDS
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| concussion | temporary brain dysfunction after injury usually clearing with 24 hours (brief loss of consciousness - symptoms nausea, headache sleepy, if severe unequal pupils)
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| contusion | bruising of brain tissue as a result of direct trauma to the head; neurologic deficits persist longer than 24 hours 9usually associated with a skull fracture)
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| cerebrovascular accident (CVA) (common term is stroke) | disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain - can be thrombotic, embolic, hemorrhagic
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| migraine | severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headache
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