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A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical patterns of cluster headache -- the episodic and the chronic: > >Episodic: This is the most common pattern of cluster headache. It is…
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- Muscle, central core disease of One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are…
- Acoustic neuroma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Pinna The ear or, to be more precise, the part of the ear that projects like a little wing from the head. In Latin…
- Multiple personality disorder A neurosis in which the personality becomes dissociated into two or more distinct parts each of which becomes…
- Minamata disease A disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning that was first described in the inhabitants of Minamata Bay…
- Bilharzia Disease caused by worms that parasitize people. Also called schistosomiasis. Three main species of these…
- Cochlear implant A small complex electronic device that is surgically placed (implanted) within the inner ear to help persons…
- Referred pain Pain felt at a site other than where the cause is situated. An example is the pain from the pancreas, which…
- Pain, elbow Elbow pain is most often the result of tendinitis, which can affect the inner or outer elbow. Treatment…
- Rift Valley fever A viral disease that is acute, causes fever in domestic animals (such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and…
- Aspirin resistance 1. The inability of aspirin to protect a person from cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes…