brain disease

a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions

inability to make purposeful movements

a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination

a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth

a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion

a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner

inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion

inability to recognize objects by use of the senses

rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control

acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver

inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism

a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them

epilepsy characterized by akinesia

epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance)

epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking

epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin

epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)

a convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury

epilepsy in which a seizure is induced by whirling or running

epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations

a form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation

a condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death

epilepsy in which the body is rigid during the seizure

an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss

aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard

loss of all ability to communicate

aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired

inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects

a general term for aphasia that results from lesions outside of Broca's area or Wernicke's area of the cerebral cortex

inability to perceive written words

aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words

inability to recognize or understand the meaning of spoken words

inability to recognize or interpret objects in the visual field