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1
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afferent

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conveying toward a center

2
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coma

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profound state of unconsciousness

3
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concussion

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injury to the brain caused by head trauma

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dementia

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cognitive impairment characterized by loss of intellectual brain function

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efferent

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conveying away from the center

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epilepsy

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condition characterized by recurrent seizures

7
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hydrocephalus

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congenital or acquired disorder caused by obstructed circulation of cerebral fluid

8
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cepahlgia

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recurrent pulsating vascular headache

9
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multiple sclerosis

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chronic degenerative disease characterized by sclerotic patches along the brain & spinal cord

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sciatica

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inflammation of the sciatic nerve

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syncope

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fainting or sudden loss of consciousness

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Addison disease

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chronic syndrome resulting from a deficiency in the hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex

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cretinism

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absence or atrophy of thyroid glad; congenital hypothyroidism

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Cushing syndrome

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excessive production of cortisol by adrenal coticles

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euthyroid

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resembling a normal thyroid glad

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exophthalmos

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abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs

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goiter

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enlargement of the thyroid gland

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metabolic syndrome

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insulin resistance, excessive fat, hyperglycemia, low HDL and elevated triglycerides

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myxedema

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severe hypothyroidism