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40 relations: ABCD² score, American Heart Association, Amputation, Aphasia, Ataxia, Basal ganglia, Blood vessel, Cerebral hemisphere, CHA2DS2–VASc score, Conjugate gaze palsy, Dysarthria, Facial expression, Government budget balance, Hemianopsia, Hemiparesis, Infarction, Injury, Intubation, Ischemia, Lateralization of brain function, Lesion, Nasolabial fold, National Institutes of Health, Noxious stimulus, Paralysis, Paresis, Peripheral, Quadrantanopia, Stroke, Stupor, Supine position, Symmetry, Symmetry in biology, Temporoparietal junction, Thrombolysis, Thrombus, Tissue plasminogen activator, Unilateralism, Vestibulo–ocular reflex, Visual impairment.
ABCD² score
The ABCD2 score is a clinical prediction rule used to determine the risk for stroke in the days following a transient ischemic attack (TIA, a condition in which temporary brain dysfunction results from oxygen shortage in the brain).
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American Heart Association
The American Heart Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.
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Amputation
Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery.
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Aphasia
Aphasia is an inability to comprehend and formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions.
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Ataxia
Ataxia is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that includes gait abnormality.
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Basal ganglia
The basal ganglia (or basal nuclei) is a group of subcortical nuclei, of varied origin, in the brains of vertebrates including humans, which are situated at the base of the forebrain.
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Blood vessel
The blood vessels are the part of the circulatory system, and microcirculation, that transports blood throughout the human body.
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Cerebral hemisphere
The vertebrate cerebrum (brain) is formed by two cerebral hemispheres that are separated by a groove, the longitudinal fissure.
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CHA2DS2–VASc score
The CHADS2 score and its updated version, the CHA2DS2-VASc score, are clinical prediction rules for estimating the risk of stroke in patients with non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation (AF), a common and serious heart arrhythmia associated with thromboembolic stroke.
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Conjugate gaze palsy
Conjugate gaze palsies are neurological disorders affecting the ability to move both eyes in the same direction.
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Dysarthria
Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder resulting from neurological injury of the motor component of the motor-speech system and is characterized by poor articulation of phonemes.
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Facial expression
A facial expression is one or more motions or positions of the muscles beneath the skin of the face.
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Government budget balance
A government budget is a financial statement presenting the government's proposed revenues and spending for a financial year.
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Hemianopsia
Hemianopsia, or hemianopia, is a decreased vision or blindness (anopsia) in half the visual field, usually on one side of the vertical midline.
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Hemiparesis
Hemiparesis, or unilateral paresis, is weakness of one entire side of the body (hemi- means "half").
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Infarction
Infarction is tissue death (necrosis) due to inadequate blood supply to the affected area.
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Injury
Injury, also known as physical trauma, is damage to the body caused by external force.
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Intubation
Intubation (sometimes entubation) is a medical procedure involving the insertion of a tube into the body.
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Ischemia
Ischemia or ischaemia is a restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a shortage of oxygen that is needed for cellular metabolism (to keep tissue alive).
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Lateralization of brain function
The lateralization of brain function is the tendency for some neural functions or cognitive processes to be specialized to one side of the brain or the other.
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Lesion
A lesion is any abnormal damage or change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma.
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Nasolabial fold
The nasolabial folds, commonly known as "smile lines" or "laugh lines", are facial features.
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National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research, founded in the late 1870s.
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Noxious stimulus
A noxious stimulus is "an actually or potentially tissue damaging event." It is a prerequisite for nociception, which itself is a prerequisite for nociceptive pain.
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Paralysis
Paralysis is a loss of muscle function for one or more muscles.
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Paresis
Paresis is a condition typified by a weakness of voluntary movement, or partial loss of voluntary movement or by impaired movement.
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Peripheral
A peripheral device is "an ancillary device used to put information into and get information out of the computer." Three categories of peripheral devices exist based on their relationship with the computer.
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Quadrantanopia
Quadrantanopia, quadrantanopsia, or quadrant anopia refers to an anopia affecting a quarter of the field of vision.
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Stroke
A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.
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Stupor
Stupor (from Latin stupere, "be stunned or amazed") is the lack of critical mental function and a level of consciousness wherein a sufferer is almost entirely unresponsive and only responds to base stimuli such as pain.
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Supine position
The supine position means lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up, as opposed to the prone position, which is face down.
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Symmetry
Symmetry (from Greek συμμετρία symmetria "agreement in dimensions, due proportion, arrangement") in everyday language refers to a sense of harmonious and beautiful proportion and balance.
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Symmetry in biology
Symmetry in biology is the balanced distribution of duplicate body parts or shapes within the body of an organism.
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Temporoparietal junction
The temporoparietal junction (TPJ) is an area of the brain where the temporal and parietal lobes meet, at the posterior end of the Sylvian fissure.
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Thrombolysis
Thrombolysis is the breakdown (lysis) of blood clots formed in blood vessels, using medication.
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Thrombus
A thrombus, colloquially called a blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis.
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Tissue plasminogen activator
Tissue plasminogen activator (abbreviated tPA or PLAT) is a protein involved in the breakdown of blood clots.
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Unilateralism
Unilateralism is any doctrine or agenda that supports one-sided action.
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Vestibulo–ocular reflex
The vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) is a reflex, where activation of the vestibular system causes eye movement.
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Visual impairment
Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment or vision loss, is a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institutes_of_Health_Stroke_Scale
