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NEROLOGICAL SYSTEM
Diagnostic/treatment procedutes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| record the minute electrical impulses of the brain | Electroencephalogram |
| record of minute electrical potentials(waves)that are extracted from ongoing EEG activity to diagnose auditory, visual, sensory pathway disorders | Envoked Potentials |
| record of various aspects of sleep (eye & muscle movement, respiration & EEG patterns) | Polysomnography |
| introduction of a needle into the spine to diagnostic or therapeutic purposes | Lumbar puncture |
| x-ray of blood vessels in the brain after intracarotid injection of contrast medium | Cerebral angiogram |
| x-ray of spinal cord obrained after intraspinal injection of contrast medium | Myelogram |
| involuntary muscle contraction after percussion at a tendon | Deep tendon reflexes |
| pathologic response to stimulation of the plantar surface of the foot | Babinski sign |
| image made with ultrasound beams through the skull to asses the blood flow in intracaranial vessels | Transcranial Doppler sonogram |
| technique combining nucular medicine & computed tomography to produce images of brain anatomy and corresponding physiology | Positron-emission tomography (PET) |
| Incision and coring of the caroitid artery to clear a blockaage | Carotid endarterectomy |
| excision of part of the skull to approach the brain | Craniectomy |
| incision into the skull to approach the brain | Craniotomy |
| removal of a herniated disk | diskectomy ( discectomy) |
| excision of one or more laminae of the vertebrae to approach the spinal cord | Laminectomy |
| surgical repair of a nerve | Neuroplasty |
| spinal fusion | spondylosyndesis |
| electrical shock applied to the brain to induce convulsions to treat patients with severe depression | Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) |
| use of specialized illuminating light boxes and visors to treat seasonal affectaive disorders | Light therapy |
| treatment of psychiatric disorders using verbal and nonverbal communication | psychotherapy |
| treatment to decrease or stop unwanted behavior | Behavioral therapy |
| treatment to change unwanted patterns of thinking | Cognitaive therapy |
| an agent that relieves pain | analgesic |
| an agent that prevent or lessens convulsion | anticonvulsant |
| an agent that induces sleep | Hypnotic |
| drugs used to reduce anxiety | anxiolytic agents |
| agents that has a calming effects | Sedative |
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