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Definition
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)   an accident involving the blood vessels of the brain  
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Stroke   loss of brain function by interruption of blood flow/supply to the brain  
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hemorragic stroke   a stroke where blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel  
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ischemic stroke   a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage  
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transplant ischemic attack (TIA)   a "mini stroke" caused by the blockage of a blood vessel which resolves within 24 hours  
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cerebrovascular disease   a disease of the blood vessels of the brain  
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cerebral aneurysm   the widening or abnormal dilating of a blood vessel in the brain  
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cerebral athrosclerosis   the hardening of an artery in the brain caused by buildup of fatty plaque  
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cerebral arteriosclerosis   the hardening of an artery in the brain  
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cerebral embolism   the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by foreign object (embolus) such a a fat or bacteria  
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cerebral thrombsis   blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a clot  
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craniomalacia   abnormal softening of the skull  
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craniosclerosis   abnormal hardening the of skull  
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craniostenosis   abnormal narrowing of the skull  
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hyrocephaly   abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain  
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astrocytoma   a tumor arising from astrocyte gialcells  
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ganglioma   ganglion tumor  
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glioblastoma   a brain tumor arising from astrocyte glioblast cells  
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meningioma   tumor of the meninges  
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cerebellitis   inflammation of the cerebellum  
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cerebromeningitis   inflammation of the brain and meninges  
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encephalitis   inflammation of the brain  
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encephalitis   inflammation of the brain and spinal cord  
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encephalomyeloneuropathy   disease of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves  
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encephalopathy   disease of the brain  
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encephalopydid   a pus filled abscess in the brain  
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ganglitis   inflammation of the ganglion  
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intracerebral hemorrhage   excessive bleeding inside the brain  
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meningopathy   disease of the meninges  
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meningitis   inflammation of the meninges  
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meningoencephalitis   inflammation of the meninges and brain  
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myelitis   inflammation of the spinal cord  
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myelodsplasia   defective formation of the spinal cord  
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myelopathy   spinal cord disease  
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neuroarthropathy   disease of the joint associated with nerves  
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neuroencephalomyelopathy   disease of the nerves, brain, and spinal cord.  
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neuropathy   disease of the nervous system  
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poliomyelitis   inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord  
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polyneuropathy   disease affecting multiple nerves  
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