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Seventh cranial nerve paralysis
Known as Bell's palsy, this is paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. The cause of Bell's palsy is not known, but it is thought to be related to a virus (or to various viruses)…
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Show more- State, acute confusional See: Delirium
- Hemorrhagic fever, epidemic A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and…
- Sleep talking NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Mesial 1. Toward the middle. As, for example, a mesial temporal lobe structure.2. In dentistry, toward the middle of…
- AFAP Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
- Panencephalitis, subacute sclerosing (SSPE) A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of…
- Mycobacterium intercellulare A slow-growing bacterium found in the soil and in dust particles that can cause the mycobacterium avian…
- Personality disorder A disorder characterized by the chronic use of mechanisms of coping in an inappropriate, stereotyped, and…
- Seven-day measles An acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash…
- Arteritis, giant cell A chronic vascular disease, most often involving the carotid artery system, that can lead to blindness and/or…
- Breast absence Breast absence: A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They…
- Mab Monoclonal antibody. See: MAB