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| another name for herpes zoster |
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| inflammation of the meninges |
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| inflammation of the thin meninges |
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| human immunodeficiency virus encephalopathy |
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| brain disease and dementia occuring with AIDS |
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| human immunodeficiency virus |
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| abnormal growth of brain tissue and meninges |
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| temporary brain dysfunction (brief loss of consciousness) after injury, usually clearing within 24 hours |
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| bruising of brain tissue as a result of diretct trauma to the head--neurologic deficits persist longer than 24 hourse |
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| disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain |
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| severe, recurring, unilateral vascular headache |
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| minor form of seizure, consisting of momentary clouding of consciousness and loss of awareness of surroundings |
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| enlarged, weakened area in an arterial wall, which may rupture, leading to hemorrhage and CVA |
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| malignant tumor of astrocytes (glial brain cells) |
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| peculiar symptom or sensation occurring before the onset of an attack of migraine or an epileptic seizure |
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| menal decline and deterioration |
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| destruction of myelin on axons of neurons--as in multiple sclerosis |
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| CNS neurotransmitter, deficient in patient with Parkinson disease |
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| clot of material that travels through the bloodstream and suddenly blocks a vessel |
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| pertaining to a sudden, acute onset, as with the convulsions of an epileptic seizure |
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| relieving symptoms but not curing them |
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| removal of the thymus gland--used as a treatment for myasthenia gravis |
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| a lymphocyte producing gland in the chest |
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| abbreviation for transient ischemic attack |
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| involuntary movement of a small group of muscles, as of the face--characteristic of Tourette syndrome |
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| major convulsive seizure markd by sudden loss of consciousness, stiffening of muscles, and twitching and jerking movements |
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