| kindling | <neurology> A phenomenon in which there is a relatively profound alteration in brain function resulting from repeated electrical or chemical stimulation and culminating in the appearance of electrographic and behavioural convulsions whenever the stimulus is re-applied. It is used as an experimental model for epilepsy. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| mice, neurologic mutants | Mice which carry mutant genes for neurologic defects or abnormalities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neurologic | <anatomy> Pertaining to neurology or to the nervous system. (18 Nov 1997) |
| neurologic manifestations | Neurologic disorders attendant upon non-neurologic disease or injury. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neurologic symptom | Neurologic symptoms can be variable. Examples include: numbness, tingling, hyperesthesia (increased sensitivity), paralysis, localised weakness, dysarthria (difficult speech), aphasia (inability to speak), dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), diplopia (double vision), amaurosis fugax (temporary loss of vision in one eye) difficulty walking, incoordination, tremor, seizures, confusion, lethargy, dementia, delirium and coma. All the above can be symptoms of stroke. (27 Sep 1997) |