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Rasmussen encephalitis
A rare progressive neurological disorder that is characterized by intractable seizures and progressive neurologic deterioration. To be more precise, there are frequent and severe seizures (convulsions), progressive loss of motor skills and…
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- Angiomatosis, bacillary A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch most often seen today in people with HIV. The disease…
- Pill In pharmacy, a medicinal substance in a small round or oval mass meant to be swallowed. Pills often contain a…
- Hemophilia B Hemophilia due to deficiency of coagulation factor IX in the blood which results in prolonged oozing after…
- Pharmacy benefit manager A company under contract with managed care organizations, self-insured companies, and government programs to…
- Ciliary neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Family history The family structure and relationships within the family, including information about diseases in family…
- Test, allergy skin Allergy skin: Test done on the skin to identify the allergy substance (the allergen) that is triggering the…
- Test, child development A test of the status of a newborn, an infant or young child as regards their developmental progress. One of…
- Na (sodium) Na is the chemical symbol for sodium. From natrium, a synonym for sodium. Sodium is the major positive ion…
- ECG Abbreviation for electrocardiogram or EKG. The K is from 'kardio' (in German)
- Palate, cleft An opening in the roof of the mouth (the palate) due to a failure of the palatal shelves to come fully…