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Akinetic mutism
A state in which a person is unspeaking (mute) and unmoving (akinetic). A textbook on clinical neurology observes that a person with akinetic mutism has 'sleep-waking cycles but, when apparently awake, with eyes open, lies mute. immobile…
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- Health, artic See: Artic health
- Fear of birds An abnormal and persistent fear of birds. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety about encountering…
- Meningococcal meningitis Meningitis: Inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering of the brain and spinal cord) due to…
- Kit, emergency supplies A group of bacteria normally living in the intestinal tract and frequently the cause of nosocomial infections…
- Anthrax =4 cel ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Anthrax Main…
- Paroxysmal sleep Sleep: A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- Adenoids Masses of lymphoid tissue in the upper part of throat behind the nose.
- Virus, negative-strand RNA See: Negative-strand RNA virus
- Ophthalmoplegia with ragged-red fibers See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Frasier syndrome A condition characterized by the presence of an XY sex chromosome constitution and undermasculinized external…
- ASA (drug caution code) Abbreviation on a medication that indicates it contains acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). This special caution…