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Week 9 Assignment.docx SCIE 254 Week 9 Assignment Human Health and Disease SCIE 254 Plagiarism and Turnitin.com Paresis is a term for weakness. Paralysis is a loss of muscle function. Dystrop... hy is any condition of abnormal development, usually referring to muscle. Myotonia is the inability to release contraction, a feature of myotonic dystrophy. A coma is the loss of consciousness. Aphasia is a disorder resulting from damage in the areas of the brain controlling language. Coup lesions are contusions occurring on the same side of the brain as trauma. Contrecoup lesions are contusions occurring on the side of the brain opposite the initial trauma. A concussion is a temporary loss of brain function following head trauma. A Lewy body is a protein aggregate that develops inside nerve cells in Parkinson’s disease. Dementia is a disease that causes a decrease in cognitive function, usually accompanied by los. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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