Question | Answer |
cerebella | Pertaining to the cerebellum |
cerebrospinal fluid | Fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord and is located within the ventricles of the brain |
cerebral cortex | The outer region (gray matter) of the cerebrum |
subdural hematoma | Collection of blood under the dura mater (outermost layer of the meninges) |
epidural hematoma | Collection of blood above the dura mater |
encephalitis | Inflammation of the brain |
encephalopathy | Any disease of the brain |
anencephaly | Condition of no brain (congenital anomaly) |
glioblastoma | Tumor (malignant) of glial (neuroglial or supportive) cells in the brain |
leptomeningeal | Pertaining to the pia mater and arachnoid membranes of the meninges |
meningeal | Pertaining to the meninges |
meningioma | Tumor of the meninges |
myelomeningocele | Hernia of the spinal cord and meninges; associated with spine bifida |
myoneural | Pertaining to muscle and nerve |
myelogram | Record (x-ray) of the spinal cord |
poliomyelitis | Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
neuropathy | Disease of nerves |
polyneuritis | Inflammation of many (spinal) nerves, causing paralysis, pain, and wasting of muscles |
Guillain-Barré syndrome (sequela of certain viral infections with paresthesias and muscular weakness) is an example | |
cerebellopontine | Pertaining to the cerebellum and the pons |
radiculopathy | Disease of the spinal nerve roots |
radiculitis | Inflammation of nerve roots |
thalamic | Pertaining to the thalamus |
intrathecal injection | Placement of substances (medications) into the subarachnoid space |
vagal | Pertaining to the vagus (10th cranial) nerve |
analgesia | Condition of no sensation of pain (usually accompanied by sedation without loss of consciousness) |
hypalgesia | Diminished sensation to pain |
neuralgia | Nerve pain |
cephalgia | Headache (head pain) |
causalgia | Burning sensation of pain (in the skin); usually following injury to sensory fibers of a peripheral nerve |
comatose | In a state of coma (profound unconsciousness from which one cannot be roused; may be due to trauma, disease, or action of ingested toxic substance) |
anesthesia | Condition of no nervous sensation |
hyperesthesia | Excessive sensitivity to touch, pain, or other sensory stimuli |
paresthesia | An abnormal sensation such as numbness, tingling, or pricking |
bradykinesia | Slowness of movement |
hyperkinesis | Condition of excessive movement (muscular activity) |
dyskinesis | Involuntary, spasmodic movements |
akinetic | Pertaining to without movements |
epilepsy | Chronic disorder marked by attacks of brain dysfunction due to excessive firing of nervous impulses |
narcolepsy | Sudden, uncontrollable episodes of sleep (seizure of sleep) |
dyslexia | Disorder of reading, writing, or learning (despite the ability to see and recognize letters) |
hemiparesis | Slight paralysis in either the right or the left half of the body |
aphasia Condition of inability to speak | |
hemiplegia | Paralysis in half of the body |
paraplegia | Paralysis in the lower portion of the body |
quadriplegia | Paralysis of all four limbs of the body |
apraxia | Inability to carry out familiar purposeful movements (in the absence of paralysis or sensory or motor impairment) |
neurasthenia | Condition of lack of nerve strength; nervous exhaustion and weakness |
syncopal | Pertaining to syncope (fainting) |
ataxia | No muscular coordination (often caused by cerebellar dysfunction) |
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