MRI
No x-rays are involved, which is one reason this scan is used so heavily in neurology, orthopedics and pediatric imaging.
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133 matchesmyoclonic jerk
A myoclonic jerk can occur normally, such as while falling asleep, or as a sign of an underlying neurological condition.
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A rare genetic condition that causes brown spots and tumors on the skin, freckling in skin areas not exposed to the sun, tumors on the nerves, and developmental changes in the nervous system…
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A genetic condition in which tumors form on the nerves of the inner ear and cause loss of hearing and balance.
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A chemical made by some nerve cells and in the adrenal gland.
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Most of what circulates leaks from sympathetic nerve endings rather than pouring out of the adrenal glands, unlike its better known relative.
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A virus being studied in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors and other types of cancer.
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An odor is a smell produced when airborne molecules stimulate the olfactory system.
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An odorant is any chemical substance capable of stimulating the sense of smell, whether occurring naturally or added intentionally to a product.
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Olfaction is the sensory process that detects airborne chemical molecules in the nose and interprets them as distinct smells.
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Olfactory describes the structures and nerve pathways responsible for detecting and processing smell, from the nasal lining to the brain.
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A drug used to treat acute leukemia.
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A group of genetic disorders in which there is an abnormal increase in the size of the body or a body part that is often noted at birth.
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Palliation is care focused on relieving symptoms and improving comfort in serious illness, distinct from treatment aimed at curing the underlying disease.
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A tumor that can sit silently for years or flood the body with adrenaline, depending on where it happens to grow.
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Paralysis is the loss of voluntary muscle movement in part of the body, resulting from a disruption in the nerve signals that control it.
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A type of virus that has hemagglutinin-neuraminidase proteins in the outer coat and RNA as the genetic material.
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Photophobia is unusual discomfort or sensitivity to light, a symptom of many different eye and neurological conditions rather than a fear of light.
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One of a group of cancers that develop from the same type of early cells, and share certain biochemical and genetic features.
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A type of cancer that forms in bone or soft tissue.
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