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E, F, G, H 

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EEG = Electroencephalogram = Electrodes attached to the scalp measures the brain’s electrical activity (brain waves).

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Endoscopy = The endoscopy procedure uses an endoscope to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike many other medical imaging techniques, endoscopes are inserted directly into the organ.

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Epidemiology = The study and analysis of the distribution and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.

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Epilepsy = A group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures are episodes that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable to long periods of vigorous shaking.

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Epileptic Phenomena = Usually refers to the preliminary Epileptic diagnosis before diagnostic tests are completed.

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Episode = An incident or action standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.

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Event = An episode of severe health conditions.

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Excitotoxin = The pathological process by which nerve cells are damaged or killed by excessive stimulation by neurotransmitters such as glutamate and similar substances.

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Executive Function = Includes basic cognitive processes such as attentional control, cognitive inhibition, inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility. Higher order executive functions require the simultaneous use of multiple basic executive functions and include planning and fluid intelligence (i.e., reasoning and problem solving)

 

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FRTA = Free Radical Theory of Aging = states that organisms age because cells accumulate free radical damage over time. A free radical is any atom or molecule that has a single unpaired electron in an outer shell. While a few free radicals such as melanin are not chemically reactive, most biologically-relevant free radicals are highly reactive. For most biological structures, free radical damage is closely associated with oxidative damage. Antioxidants are reducing agents, and limit oxidative damage to biological structures by passivating them from free radicals.

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Focal Ischemia = Generally involves cessation of blood circulation, oxygen and nutrients in a particular region of an organ when an arterial vessel becomes blocked by a blood clot. The condition may occur anywhere in the body. When blockages happen in the brain, physicians commonly refer to the condition as an ischemic stroke. Physical symptoms associated with strokes occur because of immediate blockage and possible extensive damage. The sooner individuals seek diagnosis and physicians locate the focal ischemic lesion, the greater the possibility of preventing further damage or reversing symptoms.

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FrontoTemporal Dementia = bvFTD = Behavior Variant FrontoTemporal Dementia = This condition is characterized by prominent changes in personality, interpersonal relationships, and conduct that often occur in people in their 50s and 60s, but can develop as early as their 20s or as late as their 80s. In bvFTD, the nerve cell loss is most prominent in areas that control conduct, judgment, empathy, and foresight, among other abilities.

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Glasgow Coma Score = A medical assessment take may take place during one's ER visit to give the provider a score based on your eye opening, verbal response, and motor response to stimuli.

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GRAS = Generally Recognized as Safe = FDA food additive that has been tested.

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Glutathione = An important antioxidant in plants, animals, fungi, and some bacteria and archaea.

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Glutathione is capable of preventing damage to important cellular components caused by reactive oxygen species such as free radicals, peroxides, lipid peroxides, and heavy metals.

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Gustatory Hallucinations = A type of hallucination that is the perception of taste without a stimulus. These hallucinations, which are typically strange or unpleasant, are relatively common among individuals who have certain types of focal epilepsy, especially temporal lobe epilepsy. The regions of the brain responsible for gustatory hallucination, in this case, are the insula and the superior bank of the Sylvian fissure.

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Hemorrhagic Strokes = Occur when a blood vessel in the brain breaks or ruptures. The result is blood seeping into the brain tissue, causing damage to brain cells. The most common causes of hemorrhagic stroke are high blood pressure and brain aneurysms. An aneurysm is a weakness or thinness in the blood vessel wall.

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Hypoxia = or cerebral anoxia, a reduced supply of oxygen to the brain.

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