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lesion any structural change in a bodily part resulting from injury or disease lesion [′lē·zhən] (biology) A structural or functional alteration due to injury or disease. (cell and molecular biology) A damaged site in a gene, chromosome, or protein molecule. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Typically, a person with a unilateral loss of peripheral vestibular function will manifest a horizontal HSN, with the quick phases of the nystagmus directed toward the healthy ear and the slow phases directed toward the lesioned ear. The North Carolina study (5) attempted to use the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) symptom-based case definition (6) to assess PEAS at remote times of fish kill or lesioned fish contact, times at which VCS data were unavailable (5). One theory is that such use activates the lesioned hemisphere and thus improves attentional control toward contralesional space. |
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