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Kanner syndrome
(Also called autism). A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication, and unusual and repetitive behavior. Some, but not all, people with autism are non-verbal. Autism is normally…
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- SI joint pain See sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- Mead See: Mead, Margaret
- Birth rate The birth rate is usually given as the number of live births divided by the average population (or the…
- Chromosome inversion A basic type of chromosome rearrangement. A segment that does not include the centromere (and so is…
- Ganglion Ganglion: The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130-201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome…
- Laryngeal nerve palsy Paralysis of the larynx (voice box) caused by damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve or its parent nerve…
- Epidemic The occurrence of more cases of a disease than would be expected in a community or region during a given time…
- Juvenile polyposis syndrome See: Juvenile polyposis
- Babinski reflex An important neurologic test based, believe it or not, upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot…
- Peliosis hepatis A rare condition in which the liver contains multiple, randomly-distributed blood-filled spaces or cavities…