Clinical Diagnosis · Nervous System · Easy
Headache
Meaning: Pain felt in any region of the head, ranging from mild tension-type pain to severe, disabling attacks.
In practice: She attended the GP with a daily headache that worsened towards the end of each working day.
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Which word means: Excessive, rapid and often incoherent talkativeness, seen in mania.
Answer: Logorrhoea
Which word means: A flattening of one side of an infant's skull, often from lying in the same position.
Answer: Plagiocephaly
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