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Blood Brain Barrier
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Mechanism that blocks specific substances found int he bloodstream from entering the brain
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cell body
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division of a neuron that includes the nucleus, cell organelles, and surrounding cytoplasm
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Nervous Impulse
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physiological change transmitted through certain tissues, especially nerve fivers and muscles,...
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neurotransmitter
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chemical substance that transmits or inhibits nerve impulses at a synapse
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psychiatry
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branch of medicine concerned witht the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
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sensory neuron
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neuron that transmits impulses from receptors in the skin, sense organs, and internal organs...
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synapse
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junction where a nerve impulse passes from an axon terminal to a neuron, or other cell
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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crani/o
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cranium; skull
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dendr/o
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tree
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encephal
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brain
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gangli/o
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ganglion; knot
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gli/o
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glue; neuroglial tissue
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lex/o
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word, phrase
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kinesi/o
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movement
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lept/o
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thin, slender
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narc/o
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stupor; numbness; sleep
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myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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sthen/o
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strength
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radicul/o
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nerve root
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thec/o
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sheath (usually refers to meninges)
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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ton/o
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tension
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-algesia or-algia
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pain
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-asthenia
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weakness, debility
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-esthesia
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feeling
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-kinesia
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movement
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-lepsy
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seizure
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-paresis
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partial paralysis
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-phasia
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speech
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-plexy
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stroke
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-taxia
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order, coordination
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-trophy
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development; noursihment
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pachy-
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thick
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para-
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near; beside
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syn-
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union, together, joined
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agnosia
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inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spacial, olfactory or other sensation even though...
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asthenia
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weakness, debility, or loss of strength
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ataxia
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lack of muscle coordination in the execution of voluntary movement
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aura
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premonitory awareness of an approaching physical or mental disorder
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autism
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mental disorder characterized by extreme withdrawal and an abnormal absorption in fantasy
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cerebral palsy
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self limiting paralysis due to developmental defects in the brain or trauma during...
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clonic spasm
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alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles
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closed head trauma
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injury to the head in which the dura mater remains intact and the brain tissue is not exposed
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coma
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abnormally deep unconsciousness with absence of voluntary response to stimuli
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concussion
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transient loss of consciousness as a result of trauma to the head
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dementia
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broad term that refers to cognitive deficit
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dyslexia
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inability to learn and process written language despite adequate intelligence, sensory ability,...
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Guillain- Barre syndrome
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condition of acute polyneuritis with progressive muscle weakenss in extremities
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herpes zoster
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painful, acute infectious disease of the posterior root ganglia of only a few segments of the...
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Huntington chorea
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inherited disease of the CNS that usually has its onset in people between ages 30 and 50
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hydrocephalus
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accumulation of fluid in the ventricles o the brain, causing thinning of brain tissue and separation...
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lethargy
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abnormal activity or lack of response to normal stimuli
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neurosis
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unconscious conflict that produces anxiety and other symptoms and leads to maladaptive use...
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phychosis
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major emotional disorder where contact with reality is lost
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spina bifida
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defect in which the neural tube fails to close during embryogenesis
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meningocele
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form of spina bifida in whcih the spinal cord develops properly but the meninges protrude through...
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myelomeningocele
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most severe form of spina bifida where the spinal cord and meminges protrude through the spine
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paraplegia
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paralysis of the lower portion of the trunk and both legs usually as a result of injury or...
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paresthesia
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numbness, prickling, tingling, or heightened sensitivity
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poliomyelitis
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inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus
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quadriplegia
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paralysis of all four extremities and usually the trunk
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Reye syndrome
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acute enephalopathy; usually seen in kids
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sciatica
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severe pain int he leg along the course of the sciatic nerve
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syncope
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temporary loss of consciousness due to sudden decline of blood flow to the brain; fainting
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vasovagal syncope
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due to drop in blood pressure
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transient ischemic attack
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temporary interference with blood supply to the brain
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