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general medical condition

in DSM–IV–TR, a disorder that has known physical causes and observable psychopathology. Examples include hypertension and diabetes. The equivalent term in DSM–5 is another medical condition. Thus, for example, the DSM–5 diagnosis for a patient who experiences significant anxiety symptoms (e.g., panic attacks) as a consequence of having a neurological disorder (e.g., Parkinson’s disease) would be “anxiety disorder due to another medical condition.”

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ipsilateral deficit

ipsilateral deficit

a loss of normal function on the same side of the body as a brain lesion or brain damage. Usually, however, a lesion results in a contralateral deficit, or a loss of normal function on the opposite side of the body.