Glossary for Speech difficulties Medical terms related to Speech
difficulties or mentioned in this section include: - Abscess:
This is an area of puss collected in a cavity which is
constituted by necrotised tissue - Adrenomyeloneuropathy: A form
of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy characterized by spinal cord
dysfunction and brain involvement may or may not be present.
Those with brain involvement suffer serious symptoms that can
eventually lead to total disability and even death. - Alopecia:
Partial or total loss of hair due to aging, an endocrine
disorder, drug reaction, anticancer medication or skin disease.
- Alopecia -- hypogonadism -- extrapyramidal disorder: A rare
syndrome characterized by alopecia, progressive movement
problems and a lack of gonadal function which affects puberty. -
Binswanger Disease: Multi-infarct dementia, caused by damage to
deep white matter. - Binswanger's Disease: A type of senile
dementia characterized by chronic cerebrovascular disease. -
Brain abscess: abscess in the brain ma