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Aphasia
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Loss of speech
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Coma
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A state of unrousable consciousness
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Concussion
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Injury to the brain resulting in a disturbance of normal brain function
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Convulsion
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Generalised involuntary contraction of muscles (also known as fitting, seizures)
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Dementia
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Loss of mental (intellectual) function due to organic brain disease
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Dysphagia
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Difficulty swallowing
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Dysphasia
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Difficulty speaking
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Encephalitis
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Inflammation of the brain due to infection
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Epilepsy
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Transient disturbances of brain function
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Hemiparesis
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Paraesthesia (pins & needles) affecting one side of the body
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Hemiplegia
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Paralysis of one side of the body
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Meningitis
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Inflammation of the meninges (outer lining of the brain)
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Multiple Sclerosis
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A degenerative disease of the nervous system resulting in loss of motor function
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Paralysis
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Muscle weakness that varies in its extent, severity and degree
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Paraplegia
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Paralysis of the lower body and legs
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