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Weakened condition.

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To lose water or body fluids.

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Permanently impaired cognition, which includes things such as memory, thinking, language and judgment, which affects behaviour.

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A condition that causes blood sugar to rise to dangerous levels, that if left untreated, can lead to stroke.

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Although the term diet is commonly used to describe a weight-loss plan, the primary definition is what a person eats and drinks. Diet plays a major factor in lowering stroke risk.

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Double vision. This can happen if the nerves that make the eyes move are damaged, and the eyes cannot be moved to the same position.

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A diagnostic imaging technique in which an image of an artery can be formed by bouncing sound waves off the moving blood in the artery and measuring the frequency changes of the echoes.

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Dysarthria is caused by weakness in the muscles used for speaking. Speech becomes slurred or a person is unable to say things clearly.

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A condition caused by lesions of the nervous system that impairs the sense of touch. Even light touch can feel unpleasant or painful. It can also include spontaneous or exaggerated feelings of burning, wetness, itching, electric shock, and pins and needles.

Impaired ability to read.

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Pain or difficulty swallowing.

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Also known as aphasia. Impaired ability to talk, read, write or understand others when they speak.

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Weakness or paralysis in the muscles in and around the vocal cords. Your voice might sound like a whisper, or it might sound hoarse or rough. If you cannot make any sound at all, it is called aphonia.

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See Botulinum toxin

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Also known as apraxia. Impaired ability to do a body movement because the brain has difficulty planning that movement.

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Dystonia causes muscles in the body to contract or spasm involuntarily. This can result in abnormal postures, pain and difficulty using the affected part of the body.