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subcortical dementia
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any of a group of dementias thought to be caused by lesions affecting subcortical brain structures (eg the centrum ovale, basal ganglia, or thalamus) more than cortical ones, and characterized by memory loss with slowness in processing information or making intellectual responses. Included are vascular dementia and dementias that accompany Huntington's chorea, Wilson's disease, paralysis agitans, and thalamic atrophies.
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subcrepitant rale
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a fine, moist rale heard in conditions that are associated with liquid in the smaller tubes; called also crackling r.
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subcapsular cataract
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an opacity beneath the anterior or posterior capsule of the lens.
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substance abuse
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[DSM-IV], a substance use disorder characterized by the use of a mood or behavior-altering substance in a maladaptive pattern resulting in significant impairment or distress, such as failure to fulfill social or occupational obligations or recurrent use in situations in which it is physically dangerous to do so or which end in legal problems, but without fulfilling the criteria for substance dependence (qv). Specific disorders are named for their etiology, eg. ...
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substance-induced mood disorder
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[DSM-IV] a prominent and lasting disturbance of mood, either manic, depressive, or both, due to direct physiological effects of a psychoactive substance, including medications, drugs of abuse, and toxins. Individual cases are named for the specific substance involved.
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