Question | Answer |
CEREBELLAR | PERTAINING TO THE CEREBELLUM |
CEREBRAL | PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN |
CEREBROSPINAL | PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN AND SPINE |
CEREBROVASCULAR | PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN AND BLOOD VESSELS |
CORTICAL | PERTAINING TO THE CORTEX |
CORTICOSPINAL | PERTAINING TO THE CEREBRAL CORTEX AND SPINE |
EPIDURAL | PERTAINING TO UPON THE DURA MATER |
MYONEURAL | PERTAINING TO THE MUSCLE AND NERVE; ALSO KNOWN AS NEUROMUSCULAR |
NEUROMUSCULAR | PERTAINING TO THE MUSCLE AND NERVE ALSO KNOWN AS MYONEURAL |
NEUROLOGIST | A SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS |
NEUROLOGY | THE STUDY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM INCLUDING DISEASES AND TREATMENT |
SUBDURAL | PERTAINING TO UNDER THE DURA MATER |
THALAMOCORTICAL | PERTAINING TO THE THALAMUS AND THE CEREBRAL CORTEX |
APHASIA | NO SPEECH |
ATAXIA | NO MUSCULAR COORDINATION |
BRADYKINESIA | SLOW MOVEMENT |
CEREBELLITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE CEREBELLUM |
DYSKINESIA | IMPAIRED MOVEMENT |
DEMYELINATION | LACK OF MYELIN SHEATH |
DIPLEGIA | PARALYSIS (LOSS OR IMPAIRMENT OF MOTOR FUNCTION) |
DYSESTHESIA | IRRITATING SENSATION IN RESPONSE TO NORMAL STIMULI |
DYSPHASIA | DIFFICULT SPEECH |
ENCEPHALITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN |
ENCEPHALOMALACIA | SOFTENING OF THE BRAIN |
ENCEPHALOPATHY | ANY DISEASE OF THE BRAIN |
GLIOMA | TUMOR OF NEUROGLIAL CELLS |
HEMATOMA | ACCUMULATION OF BLOOD IN A SPACE, ORGAN, OR TISSUE DUE TO A BREAK IN A BLOOD VESSEL |
hemiplegia | paralysis of either the right or the left half of the body |
hydrocephalus | accumulation of fuild in the brain |
hyperesthesia | increased sensation |
hyperkinesia | excessive motion;hyperactivity |
hypoesthesia | decreased sensation |
meningioma | benign tumor of meninges |
meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
meningocele | hernia of the meninges; displacement of the meninges from it's normal position |
meningoencephalitis | iflammation of the meninges and brain |
monoplegia | paralysis of one extermity |
myelomeningocele | hernia of the spinal cord and meninges;displacement of the spinal cord and meninges from their normal position |
myeloradiculitis (my-eh-loh-rah-DICK-you-lye-tis) | inflammation of the spinal cord AND NERVE ROOTS. |
MYELOSCHISIS (my-eh-LOS-kih sis)SPLITTING OF THE SPINAL CORD | SPLITTING OF THE SPINAL CORD |
NEURALGIA | NERVE PAIN |
PACHYMENINGITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE PACHYMENINGES. |
PACHYMENINGES IS ANOTHER NAME FOR | DURA MATER |
DEMYELINATION (dee-my-eh-lih-NAY-shun) OCCURS IN A CONDITION CALLED | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
DEMYELINATION OCCURS IN A CONDITION CALLED MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | IN WHICH LOSS OF THE MYELIN SHEATH RESULTS IN A VARIETY OF DISORDERS SUCH AS MUSCLE WEAKNESS,PARALYSIS,VISUAL DISTURBANCES, AND URINARY DYSFUNCTION. |
PARAPLEGIA | PARALYSIS OF THE LOWER PART OF THE BODY AND LEGS |
PARESTHESIA | ABNORMAL SENSATION SUCH AS NUMBNESS AND TINGLING |
POLIOMYELITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE GRAY MATTER OF THE SPINAL CORD. |
POLYNEURITIS | INFLAMMATION OF MANY NERVES |
QUADRIPLEGIA | PARALYSIS OF ALL FOUR LIMBS. |
CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY | THE CEREBRAL ARTERIES ARE VISUALIZED AFTER INJECTION OF A CONTRAST MEDIUM. |
CONTRAST MEDIUM | A DYE USED TO HIGHLIGHT STRUCTURES BEING STUDIED. |
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY -(CT SCAN) | X-RAY BEAM ROTATES AROUND THE PATIENT, DETAILING THE STRUCTURE AT VARIOUS DEPTHS. THE INFORMATION IS COMPUTER ANALYZED AND CONVERTED TO A PICTURE OF THE BODY PART. |
COMMON PARTS STUDIED BY CT SCANS ARE | ABDOMEN;KIDNEYS;BRAIN;AND CHEST. |
ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY | PROCESS OF PRODUCING AN IMAGE OF THE BRAIN USING ULTRASOUND. |
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) | PROCESS OF RECORDING THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES OF THE BRAIN |
MYELOGRAPHY | IMAGE OF THE SPINAL CORD IS PRODUCED USING X-RAY AFTER INJECTION OF A CONTRAST MEDIUM. |
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM | RECORD OF THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE BRAIN |
ALPHA WAVES | BRAIN WAVES -TYPICAL OF AWAKE PERSON AT REST |
BETA WAVES | BRAIN WAVES - TYPICAL OF INCREASED ACTIVITY |
DELTA WAVES | BRAIN WAVES - TYPICAL OF DEEP SLEEP |
SEIZURE DISORDERS | EPILEPSY |
IN EPILEPSY CONDITIONS THE BRAIN WAVES ARE ABNORMAL IN THAT THEY ARE | UNCOORDINATED AND UNORGANIZED. |
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH | INSTRUMENT USED TO RECORD THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE BRAIN. |
MYELOGRAM | RECORD OF THE SPINAL CORD. |
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) | A PICTURE OF THE BRAIN PRODUCED BY USING MAGNETIC WAVES. |
RADIATION IS NOT USED TO PRODUCE | AN IMAGE |
ANESTHESIA | LOSS OF SENSATION |
NEUROLYSIS | NERVE DESTRUCTION |
SPINAL TAP; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; | INSERTION OF A NEEDLE INTO THE SUBARACHNOID SPACE BELOW THE THIRD LUMBAR VERTEBRA TO WITHDRAW CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES. |
VENTRICULOSTOMY | NEW OPENING IN THE VENTRICLES. |
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