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Epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic
A form of epilepsy that occurs between the ages of eight and 26, most commonly in the teenage years. It is characterized by jerking (myoclonic) movements of the arms and upper torso, without loss of consciousness. Seizures are most likely…
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- Paraphilia Paraphilia: One of several complex psychiatric disorders that are manifested as deviant sexual behavior. For…
- Refraction In ophthalmology, the bending of light that takes place within the human eye. Refractive errors include…
- Plantar response The plantar response, also known as the Babinski response, is an important neurologic examination based upon…
- Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy See: Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial
- Prehypertension A systolic pressure of 120 to 139 mm Hg or a diastolic pressure of between 80 and 89 mm Hg. Prehypertension…
- Italian disease Syphilis. Depending upon someone's thoughts as to where the disease came from, syphilis was also known as the…
- Sir Charles Bell See: Bell, Charles
- Celiac disease, adult See Celiac sprue
- Hereditary atransferrinemia A genetic disorder in which there is absence of transferrin, a plasma protein that transports iron through…
- RFA Radiofrequency ablation