Definition of terms

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Are symptoms of a brain problem. They happen because of a sudden, abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

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Seizures

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a colored emanation said to enclose a human body or any animal or object.

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aura

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Abnormal dermal sensation (e.g. tingling, pricking, chilling, burning, or numb sensation of the skin) with no apparent physical cause.

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Paresthesia

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Often characterized by slurred or slow speech that can be difficult to understand

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Dysarthria

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The perception of nose or ringing in the ears.An underlying condition such as age-related, hearing loss, ear injury or a circulatory system disorder.

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Tinnitus

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language disorder marked by deficiency in the generation of speech, and sometimes also in its comprehension, due to brain disease or damage.

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Dysphasia

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A brief spontaneous contractions affecting a small number of muscle fibers often causing a flicker of movement under the skin.

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Fasciculations

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an unintentional rhythmic muscle movement involving to- and- fro movements of one or more parts of the body.

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Tremors

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refers to a quick, involuntary muscle jerk. Hiccups are form of this, as the sudden jerk movements.

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Myoclonus

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A neurologic disorder characterized by a jerk involuntary movement affecting esp the shoulders, hips and face.

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Chorea

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a condition in which abnormal muscle contractions cause invluntary writhing movements. it affects some people with cerebral palsy, impairing speech and use of the hands,

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Athetosis

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The failure of the development of or the lost of the sense of smell

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neurogenic anosmia

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Drooping or falling f the upper eyelid, the drooping may be worse after being awake longer when the individuals muscles are tired.

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Ptosis

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Optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure due to any cause.

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Papilledema

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Vision conduction in which the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled m,ovements

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nystagmus

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When one eye looks directly at the object you are viewing,while the other eye is misaligned inward or outward

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Strabismus

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Normal posture in which a person is stiff with bent arms, clenched fists, and legs are held out straight. The arms are bent in towards the body and the wrists and fingers are bent and held on the chest.

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Decorticated posture

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is an abnormal body posture that involves the arms and legs being held straight out, the toes being pointed downward, and the head and neck being arched backward.

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Decerebrate posture

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a person’s manner of walking

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gait

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The emotional tone a person expresses

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affect

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a lack of feeling emotion interest or other concern about something

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Apathy

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the expression for experience of pleasure or excitement and intense feeling of well-being and happiness

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euphoria

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loss of the sense of smell either total or partial it may be caused by head injury infection or blockage of nose

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anosmia

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common side effect of various medical conditions which manifests as a reduced sense of touch or sensation, or a partial loss of sensitivity to sensory stimuli. generally referred as numbness

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hypoesthesia

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excessive physical sensitivity especially of the skin

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hyperesthesia

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enhanced pain response. it can result from either injury or to part of the body or from use of opoid painkillers.

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Hyperalgesia

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the bility to recognize writing on the skin purely by the sense of touch

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graphesthesia

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the mental perception of depth or three-dimensionality by the senses, usually in reference to the ability to perceive the form of solid objects by touch.

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stereognosis

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below normal or absent reflexes

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hyporeflexia

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series of involuntary, muscular contractions and relaxations

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clonus

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weakness of one entire side of the body

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Hemiparesis

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complete paralysis of half of the body

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Hemiplegia