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  2. Infarction - Wikipedia

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    Infarction occurs as a result of prolonged ischemia, which is the insufficient supply of oxygen and nutrition to an area of tissue due to a disruption in blood supply.The blood vessel supplying the affected area of tissue may be blocked due to an obstruction in the vessel (e.g., an arterial embolus, thrombus, or atherosclerotic plaque), compressed by something outside of the vessel causing it ...

  3. Head injury - Wikipedia

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    To combat overuse of head CT scans yielding negative intracranial hemorrhage results, which unnecessarily exposes patients to radiation and increase time in the hospital and cost of the visit, multiple clinical decision support rules have been developed to help clinicians weigh the option to scan a patient with a head injury.

  4. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Diseases and disorders TAC Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia: TAO Thromboangiitis obliterans: TB Tuberculosis: TBI Traumatic brain injury: TCS Tethered cord syndrome: TEF Tracheoesophageal fistula: TIA Transient ischemic attack: TMH Trainable mentally handicapped: TMJ/TMD Temporomandibular joint disorder: TMR Trainable mentally retarded: TN ...

  5. Avascular necrosis - Wikipedia

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    Gradually joint pain may develop, which may limit the person's ability to move. [1] Complications may include collapse of the bone or nearby joint surface. [1] Risk factors include bone fractures, joint dislocations, alcoholism, and the use of high-dose steroids. [1] The condition may also occur without any clear reason. [1]

  6. Cerebrovascular disease - Wikipedia

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    Congenital diseases are medical conditions that are present at birth that may be associated with or inherited through genes. [16] Examples of congenital cerebrovascular diseases include arteriovenous malformations, germinal matrix hemorrhage, and CADASIL (cerebral autosomal-dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy). [9]

  7. Ankylosis - Wikipedia

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    When the structures outside the joint are affected, the term "false ankylosis" has been used in contradistinction to "true ankylosis", in which the disease is within the joint. When inflammation has caused the joint-ends of the bones to be fused together, the ankylosis is termed osseous or complete and is an instance of synostosis. Excision of ...

  8. Whiplash (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Automatically adjusting head restraint — refers to a head restraint that automatically adjusts the position of the head restraint when the seat position is adjusted. [ citation needed ] A major issue in whiplash prevention is the lack of proper adjustment of the seat safety system by both drivers and passengers.

  9. Turricephaly - Wikipedia

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    Turricephaly is a type of cephalic disorder where the head appears tall with a small length and width. [3] [4] It is due to premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture, like the lambdoid, [5] or it may be used to describe the premature fusion of all sutures. [2] It should be differentiated from Crouzon syndrome.