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| shaken together, violently agitated |
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| an excessive fear of being in high places |
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| a group of disorders associated with degenerative changes in brain structure leading to characteristic symptoms including progressive memory loss, impaired cognition, and personality changes |
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| a disturbance in the memory marked by total or partial inability to recall past experiences |
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| a barbiturate used as a sedative and hypnotic |
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| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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| a degenerative disease of the motor neurons in which patients become progressively weaker until they are completely paralyzed; aka Lou Gehrig's disease |
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| a drug that relieves pain without affecting consciousness |
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| the absence of normal sensation, especially sensitivity to pain |
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| a physician who specializes in administering anesthetic agents before and during surgery |
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| the medication used to induce anesthesia |
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| a specialist, other than a physician, trained in administering anesthesia |
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| a feeling of apprehension, tension, or uneasiness that stems from the anticipation of danger, the source of which is largely unknown or unrecognized |
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| a condition, often due to brain damage associated with a stroke, in which there is the loss of the ability to speak, write, or comprehend speech or the spoken word |
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| a disorder in which a young child cannot develop normal social relationships, behaves in compulsive and ritualistic ways, and frequently has poor communication skills, aka autism |
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| a class of drugs whose major action is a calming or depressed effect on the central nervous system |
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| paralysis of the facial nerve (seventh cranial) that causes drooping only on the affected side of the face |
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| behavior marked by a lack of responsiveness, stupor, and a tendency to remain in a fixed posture |
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| pertaining to the cerebrum or brain |
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| a condition caused by a brain injury that occurs during pregnancy, at birth, or soon after birth that is characterized by poor muscle control and other neurological deficiencies |
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| damage to the brain when the blood flow to the brain is disrupted because a blood vessel supplying it is blocked; aka stroke |
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| an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces |
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| the mental activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory |
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| the condition of being in a coma |
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| a violent shaking up or jarring of the brain |
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| an injury that does not break the skin and is characterized by swelling, discoloration, and pain |
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| a collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain |
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| a congenital gap in the skull with herniation of brain substance; aka encephalocele |
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| a potentially reversible condition often associated with a high fever that comes on suddenly in which the patient is confused, disoriented, and unable to think clearly |
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| a form of acute organic brain syndrome due to alcohol withdrawal that is characterized by sweating, tremor, restlessness, anxiety, mental confusion, and hallucinations |
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| a false personal belief that is maintained despite obvious proof or evidence to the contrary |
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| a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities including impaired memory, thinking, and judgement |
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