3540 week 2 Abbrevitions and definitions
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| ECOA | Equal Credit Opportunity Act
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| FCRA | Fair Credit Reporting Act
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| FN | Final Notice
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| CNS | Central Nervous System
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| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System
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| LOC | Leval of Consciousness
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| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack
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| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident
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| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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| CT | Computed Tomography
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| PTSD | Posttraumatic Stress disorder
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| SAD | Seasonal Affective disorder
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| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder
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| ADHD | Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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| MS | Multiple Sclerosis
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| OCD | Obsessive compulsive disorder
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| ICP | Intercranial Pressure
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| AD | Alzheimer's Disease
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| Dura Mater | The thick, tough outermost membrane of the meninges
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| Meninges | the system of membranes that enclsoe the brain and spinal card of the central nervous system
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| Cephalalgia | Pain in the head, or headache
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| Hydrocephalus | condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the ventricles of the brain
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| Cranial Hematoma | A collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain
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| Syncope | The brief loss of consciousness caused by the decreased flow of blood to the brain (aka fainting)
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| Intracranial | The amount of pressure in inside the skull.
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| Poliomyelitis | A Highly contagious viral disease that attacks the spinal cord
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| Polyneuritis | Inflammation affecting many nerves
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| Radiculopathy | Disease of the nerve root
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| Somnambulism | The condidtion of walking or performing some other activity w/o awakening.
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| Narcolepsy | A sleep disorder consisting of sudden and uncontrollable brief episodes of falling asleep during the day
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| Myelitis | Inflammation of the spinal cord
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| Myelography | a radiographic study the the spinal cord
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| Echoencephalography | the use of ultrasound imaging to diagnose a shift in the midline structures of the brain
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| Kleptomania | A disorder characterized by repeatedly stealing objects neither for personal use or for monetary value.
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| Claustrophobia | An abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces.
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| Neurorrhaphy | Surgically suturing together the ends of severed nerves.
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| Anesthesiologist | A physician who specializes in administering anesthetic agents before and during surgery
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| Antidepressant | A medication to prevent or relieve depression
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