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The following 70 term definitions are provided to help you understand the terminology often used in connection with neurological disorders.

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A	Adverse Reaction Akathisia Alternative/Complementary Medicines Antidepressant Aripiprazol (Abilify®) Arithmomania Asperger Syndrome Associated behaviors Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Term index

B	Basal ganglia Behavior therapy Bi-polar disorder Term index

C	CAT scan Catapres® - See clonidine Central nervous system (CNS) Chorea Chromosomes Clinical Trials Clomipramine (Anafranil®) Clonidine (Catapres®) Cognitive dulling Co-morbid condition Compulsion Coprolalia Term index

D	Depression Desipramine (Norpramin®) Developmental disability Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) Dopamine Dyskinesia Dyslexia Term index

E	Echolalia Echopraxia Etiology Epidemiology Extrapyramidal effects Term index

F	Fluoxetine (Prozac®) Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Term index

G	Gene Genetic Testing Term index

H	Haloperidol (Haldol®) Term index

I	Involuntary movements Term index

J	None Term index

K	None Term index

L	none Term index

M	Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Methylphenidate Monozygotic twins Term index

N	Neuroleptic Neurotransmitter Norepinephrine Term index

O	Obsession Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Off Label Drugs Orap Term index

P	Palilalia PANDAS Perseverate Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Premonitory urges Prozac® - See fluoxetine Term index

Q	none Term index

R	Remission Risperidone (Risperdal ®) Ritalin® Term index

S	Serotonin Side effects Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Stimulant Synapse Term index

T	Tardive dyskinesia Tic Titration Tourette Syndrome Trichotillomania Term index

U	none Term index
V	none Term index
W	Waxing and waning Term index
XYZ	none Term index

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