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Lesson 4 Neurology
Chapter 14 Nervous System
Term | Definition |
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cerebello | cerebellum (brain) |
cerebro | cerebrum (brain) |
encephalo | brain |
myelo | spinal cord |
neuro | nerve |
cephalo | head |
sclero | hardening |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - disease with muscle weakness and atrophy - Lou Gehrig disease |
anticonvulsant | medication to reduce seizures |
brain tumor | intracranial mass, benign or malignant |
cerebral contusion | bruising of brain from impact |
CP | cerebral palsy - brain damage resulting from defect in fetal development, trauma, or oxygen deprivation at time of birth |
cerebrospinal fluid analysis | lab exam of fluid within brain |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident - brain infarct |
coma | profound unconsciousness |
concussion | injury to brain |
dementia | progressive impairment of intellectual function |
epilepsy | recurrent disorder of brain - seizures |
hydrocephalus | buildup of cerebrospinal fluid within brain |
LP | lumbar puncture - puncture to vertebral area to withdraw fluid for exam or for injection of medication - spinal tap |
migraine | specific type of headache |
MS | multiple sclerosis - inflammatory autoimmune disease of central nervous system |
myasthenia gravis | autoimmune disease with severe muscular weakness and fatigue |
paralysis | loss of muscle function and movement |
Parkinson disease | chronic disorder of nervous system with fine tremors, muscular weakness, shuffling gait |
PET | positron emission tomography - test for brain activity |
seizure | sudden uncontrollable onset of symptoms - convulsions or loss of awareness, etc |
shingles | painful blisters along nerve path - zoster virus - infection of nerve root |
spina bifida | congenital defect in walls of spinal canal where 2 sides of vertebra do not meet or close |
subdural hematoma | mass of blood forming underneath dura matter |
syncope | fainting |
TIA | transient ischemic attack - mini stroke |