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Definisjon av encephalopathy

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Noun
encephalopathy - any disorder or disease of the brain
brain disorder, brain disease
nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder a disorder of the nervous system
epilepsy a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
apraxia inability to make purposeful movements
paralysis agitans, parkinson's, parkinson's disease, parkinson's syndrome, parkinsonism, shaking palsy a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
cerebral palsy, spastic paralysis a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
agraphia, anorthography, logagraphia a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion
acataphasia 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
aphasia inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
agnosia inability to recognize objects by use of the senses
cjd, creutzfeldt-jakob disease, jakob-creutzfeldt disease 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
reye's syndrome 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
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Substantiv
encephalopathy - Any various condition affecting the brain.

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  • Encephalopathy /ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθi/ literally means disorder or disease of the brain. In modern usage, encephalopathy does not refer to a single disease, but rather to a syndrome of global brain dysfunction; this syndrome can be caused by many different illnesses.

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