| migraine, classic | Migraine with aura. Accounts for no more than most 20% of migraines. See migraine. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| classic | Of first class of rank, standard. (18 Nov 1997) |
| classic cervical rib syndrome | <syndrome> Very chronic axon loss brachial plexopathy, caused by compromise of the lower trunk fibres by a congenital band extending from a rudimentary cervical rib to the first thoracic rib; rare disorder, found mostly in young to middle-aged women, that presents with unilateral hand wasting and weakness, particularly involving the lateral thenar eminence; sometimes accompanied by intermittent discomfort along the medial forearm and hand. Synonym: cervical rib and band syndrome, classic cervical rib syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| classic migraine | A form of hemicrania migraine preceded by a scintillating scotoma (teichopsia). (05 Mar 2000) |
| typhus, classic | See Typhus, epidemic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| apraxia | <clinical sign, neurology> Inability to execute a skilled or learned motor act, not related to paralysis or lack of comprehension, caused by a cortical lesion. (27 Sep 1997) |
| apraxia algera | A hysterical condition in which speaking, reading, writing, or consecutive thinking is impossible owing to the severe headache it causes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gait apraxia | Apraxia for walking, accompanied by inability to make walking movements with the legs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verbal apraxia | A speech disorder in which phonaemic substitutions are constantly used for the desired syllable or word. (05 Mar 2000) |
| motor apraxia | An inability to make movements or to use objects for the purpose intended. Synonym: cortical apraxia, innervation apraxia, limb-kinetic apraxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| constructional apraxia | Apraxia manifested as an impairment in activity such as building, assembling, and drawings; caused by parietal lobe lesions. Synonym: apractagnosia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cortical apraxia | An inability to make movements or to use objects for the purpose intended. Synonym: cortical apraxia, innervation apraxia, limb-kinetic apraxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ideational apraxia | Ideatory apraxia, obsolete term for the misuse of objects due to a disturbance of identification (agnosia). (05 Mar 2000) |
| ideokinetic apraxia | Ideomotor apraxia, a form of apraxia in which simple acts are incapable of being performed, presumably because the connections between the cortical centres that control volition and the motor cortex are interrupted. Synonym: transcortical apraxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| innervation apraxia | An inability to make movements or to use objects for the purpose intended. Synonym: cortical apraxia, innervation apraxia, limb-kinetic apraxia. (05 Mar 2000) |