Abbreviations: Davi-Ellen Chabner, The Language of Medicine, 8th Edition
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| AD | Alzheimer disease.
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| AFP | Alphafetoprotein
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| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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| AVM | Arteriorvenous malformation: Congenital tangle of arteries & veins (in the cerebrum).
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| CNS | Central nervous system.
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| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid.
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| CT | Computed tomography.
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| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident
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| EEG | Electroencephalography
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| GABA | Gamma-aminobutyric acid(neurotransmitter)
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| ICP | Intracranial pressure (normal is 5 to 15 mm/Hg.
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| LP | Lumbar puncture.
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| MAC | Monitored anesthesic care.
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| MG | Myasthenia gravis.
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| MRA | Magnetic resonance angiography.
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| MRI | Magnetic resonance image.
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| MS | Multiple sclerosis.
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| 1/2P | Hemiparesis.
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| PET | Positron emission tomography.
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| PSRS | Proton stereotactic radiosurgery.
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| Sz | Seizure.
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| TBI | Traumatic brain injury.
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| TENS | Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: technique using a battery-powered device to relieve acute and chronic pain.
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| TIA | Transient ischemic attack; temporary interference with the blood supply to the brain.
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| tPA | Tissue plasminogen activator; a clot-dissolving drug used as therapy for strokes.
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