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Encephalopathic syndrome
A dangerous condition with symptoms similar to those of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), of which it may be a variant. It is associated with lithium toxicity
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- Disease, Whitmore's An infectious illness, also called melioidosis, that is most frequent in Southeast Asia and Northern…
- Wax, ear The ear canal is shaped somewhat like an hourglass. The skin on the outer part of the canal has special…
- Small inhibitory RNA See: siRNA
- Typhus, scrub A mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with…
- Social psychology The study of the mind and mental processes, particularly as regards social interactions, focusing on the ways…
- Synovial sarcoma A malignant sarcoma of soft tissue that arises near but not in a joint, most often in an adolescent or young…
- Aspergillosis Infection with the fungus Aspergillus, seen especially in people with a deficient immune system. The clinical…
- Repeat In genetics, two or more adjacent copies of an identical pattern of nucleotides in the DNA, as in tandem…
- Automatic seizure A form of complex partial seizure characterized by automatisms, which are unconscious movements that may…