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demyelination
loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
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dystrophy
any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
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MS, disseminated multiple sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, multiple sclerosis
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
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Parkinson's, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinsonism, paralysis agitans, shaking palsy
a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
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chorea
any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
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osteodystrophy
defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism
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orthochorea
a form of chorea in which spasms occur mainly when the patient is erect
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Saint Vitus dance, St. Vitus dance, Sydenham's chorea
chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
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tarantism
a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider
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Huntington's chorea, Huntington's disease
hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia
