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Match the following terms with the definitions

 Alzheimer  clonic  Guillain-Barreˊ  paraplegia  ataxia  concussion  hemiparesis  Parkinson  autism  convulsion  ischemic  poliomyelitis  bipolar disorder  dementia  multiple sclerosis  radiculopathy  bulimia  epilepsies  myelomeningocele  shingles \begin{array}{llll} \text { Alzheimer } & \text { clonic } & \text { Guillain-Barré } & \text { paraplegia } \\ \text { ataxia } & \text { concussion } & \text { hemiparesis } & \text { Parkinson } \\ \text { autism } & \text { convulsion } & \text { ischemic } & \text { poliomyelitis } \\ \text { bipolar disorder } & \text { dementia } & \text { multiple sclerosis } & \text { radiculopathy } \\ \text { bulimia } & \text { epilepsies } & \text { myelomeningocele } & \text { shingles } \end{array}

sudden and violent contraction of one or more voluntary muscles _________.

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A convulsion is a period of stiffness, uncontrollable muscle spasms, and altered awareness. Spasms result in jerky movements that typically last a minute or two.

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