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falx cerebri


fold of dura mater in the sagittal sulcus between the two cerebral hemispheres
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absence seizure


generalized seizure characterized by abrupt cessation of ongoing activity with a blank stare and lost or impaired consciousness lasting on average 10-20 seconds
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acute


developing over minutes to hours; implies acute metabolic dysfunction (e.g., ischemia, seizure )
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afferent


sensory pathway proceeding toward the CNS from the peripheral receptor organs
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alpha motor neurons


large motor neurons that innervate extrafusal skeletal muscle fibers alpha-synuclein protein expressed predominantly in the CNS that when aggregated, can result in neurodegenerative diseases such [..]
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alzheimer’s disease


most common cause of dementia in older adults; a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the gradual loss of cognitive ability in association with the neuropathological findings of a [..]
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amygdala


telencephalic gray matter structure located in the anterior portion of the medial temporal lobe involved in emotion, cognition and the regulation of autonomic processes; part of the lim [..]
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aneurysm (brain aneurysm


a bulging formation on an artery, usually caused by hypertension or an excessive amount of fatty deposits
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anterior communicating artery


branch of the internal carotid artery that joins together the paired anterior cerebral arteries
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aphasia


syndrome of disordered expression or comprehension of spoken and/or written language caused by brain injury; see also non-fluent, fluent, conduction, global, transcortical motor, a [..]
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