Author: Glossary
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Acute anterior poliomyelitis
An acute infectious inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray matter of the spinal cord, a rare illness in the U.S. since the introduction of effective polio vaccines. In this disease, paralysis may or may not occur. In the majority of patients, the disease is mild, being limited to respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms, such…
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Poliomyelencephalitis
Poliomyelitis with polioencephalitis. A blend of polioencephalitis and poliomyelitis.
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Polioencephalopathy
Disease of the gray matter of the brain.
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Polioencephalomeningomyelitis
Inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges.
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Posterior polioencephalitis
Polioencephalitis involving the gray matter around the fourth ventricle.
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Polioencephalitis hemorrhagica
Polioencephalitis accompanied by hemorrhagic lesions.
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Anterior superior polioencephalitis
Inflammatory changes in the gray matter around the third ventricle, the anterior portion of the fourth ventricle, and the aqueduct of Sylvius. It is characterized by ocular abnormalities, mental disturbances, and ataxia. The origin of the disease is thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency.
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Polioclastic
Destructive to the gray matter of the nervous system.
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Policosanol
A mixture of long-chain alcohols derived from sugar cane and other natural sources. It has been promoted as a natural lipid-lowering agent. Studies sponsored by the manufacturer of policosanol have shown striking results, but no effect on lipid levels was found during an independent trial performed in Germany.
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Temporal pole
The anterior extremity of the temporal lobe.