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Medial and diagnostic procedures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| electroencephalography (electricity/brain/process of recording) | recording of electrical activity of the brain |
| electromyography (EMG) (electricity/muscle/ process of recording) | recording of electrical signals that occur in a muscle when it is at rest and during contraction |
| lumbar puncture (LP) | needle puncture of spinal cavity to extract spinal fluid for diagnosis or to introduce anesthetic agents. Also know as spinal tape or spinal puncture |
| nerve conduction velocity (NCV) | test that measures the speed at which impulse travel through a nerve |
| cryosurgery | technique that exposes abnormal tissue to extreme cold to destroy it |
| stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) | precisely focused radiation beam used to treat tumors and other abnormal growths |
| thalamotomy -(thalamus/incision) | partial destruction of thalamus to treat, Parkinson's disease, or retractable pain and emotional disturbances |
| tractotomy | transection of a nerve tract in the brain stem or spinal cord |
| trephination | technique that cuts a circular opening into the skull to reveal brain tissue and decrease intracranial pressure |
| ventriculoperitoneal shunting | relieves intercranial pressure due to hydrocephalus by diverting(shunting) excess cerebrospinal fluid from ventricles into peritoneal or thoracic cavity. |
| analegesics | pain relief |
| hypnotics | depress CNC functions and induce sleep |
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