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Fahr syndrome
This syndrome described in 1930 by T. Fahr is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in certain of areas of the brain (including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex). Symptoms may…
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Show more- Gigantism Excessive growth both in height and specific body parts. Gigantism with extreme height may be associated with…
- Cholangiogram A radiologic procedure used to look at the gallbladder and bile ducts. See also: Intravenous cholangiogram.
- Concussion Concussion: A traumatic injury to tissues of the body such as the brain as a result of a violent blow…
- Youth violence Violence involving young persons, typically children, adolescents, and young adults between the ages of 10…
- Bubonic plague The most common form of the plague, named for the characteristic buboes -- buboes are enlarged lymph nodes…
- Effect, founder A population group with an unusual frequency of a gene due to there having been only a small number of…
- Exercise treadmill Exercise on a treadmill, a machine with a moving strip on which one walks without moving forward. A treadmill…
- Gun stock deformity See: Cubitus varus
- Pyelogram X-ray study of the kidney especially showing the pelvis (urine-collecting basin) of the kidney and the ureter.
- Aneurysm, atherosclerotic See: Atherosclerotic aneurysm
- Globe, pale Also called the globus pallidus, this is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. Globus is a Latin word…
- Cocaine The most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain blocker) which is extracted…