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CHNP 2010 CH.4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -mania | condition of abnormal impulse toward |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| gyri | convulsions (mounds) of the cerebral hemispheres |
| sulci | shallow groves that separate gyri |
| Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) | nerves that branch from the central nervous system including nerves of the brain (cranial nerves) and spinal cord (spinal nerves) |
| Central Nervous System (CNS) | brain and spinal cord |
| sympathetic nervous system | division of the autonomic nervous system that is concerned primarily with preparing the body in stressful or emergency situations |
| parasympathetic nervous system | division of the autonomic nervous system that is most active in ordinary conditions; it counterbalances the effects of the sympathetic system by restoring the body to a restful state after a stressful experience |
| hypochondriasis | a preoccupation with thoughts of disease and concern that one is suffering from a serious condition that persists despite medical reassurance to the contrary |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| SAD | seasonal affective disorder |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| Aphasia | impairment because of localized brain injury that affects the understanding, retrieving, and formulating of meaningful and sequential elements of language, as demonstrated by inability to use or comprehend words |
| dysphasia | impairment of speech production and inability to arrange words in an understandable way. |
| Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) | a neurologic scale used to assess level of consciousness. |
| neuralgia | pain along the course of a nerve |
| spastic paralysis | stiff and awkward muscle control cause by a central nervous system disorder |
| hemiparesis | partial paralysis of the right or left half of the body |
| sciatica | pain that follows the pathway of the sciatic nerve, caused by compression or trauma of the nerve or its roots |
| hyperesthesia | increased sensitivity to stimulation such as tough or pain |
| paresthesia | abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling without objective cause |
| astereognosis | nability to judge the form of an object by touch (e.g., a coin from a key) |
| atopognosis | inability to locate a sensation properly, such as inability to locate a point touched on the body |
| transient ischemic attack (TIA) | brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain, usually caused by a partial occlusion that results in temporary neurologic deficit (impairment); often precedes a CVA |
| narcolepsy | sleep disorder characterized by sudden, uncontrollable need to sleep, attacks of paralysis (cataplexy), and dreams intruding while awake (hypnagogic hallucinations) |
| anencephaly | defect in closure of the cephalic portion of the neural tube that results in incomplete development of the brain and bones of the skull; the most drastic neural tube defect usually results in stillbirth |
| poliomyelitis | inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus, often resulting in spinal and muscle deformity and paralysis (polio = gray) |
| polioneuritis | inflammation involving two or more nerves, often caused by a nutritional deficiency, such as lack of thiamine |
| sleep apnea | periods of breathing cessation (10 seconds or more) that occur during sleep, often causing snoring |
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