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Vocabulary
Unit 43: Nervous System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aphasia | No speech or difficulty with speech. |
| Dysphasia | Difficulty with speech. |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident = stroke = brain attack; caused by a blood cot or bleeding in the brain; causes permanent damage. |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack; temporary interruption of blood flow to the brain; symptoms are temporary. |
| Thrombus | Blood clot that sits still, not moving. |
| Embolus | Blood clot that is moving. |
| Convulsion | Seizure. |
| Plegia | Paralysis. |
| Hemiplegia | Paralysis on one half or side of the body (caused by a stroke or injury to the spinal cord). |
| Paraplegia | Paralysis from the waist down (usually caused by trauma or damage to the spinal cord). |
| Quadriplegia | Paralysis of all four extremities (from the neck down). |
| Petit mal seizure | small seizure (stare off into space for 20-30 seconds or 1-2 minutes). |
| Grand mal seizure | Loss of consciousness, involuntary jerking movements, and incontinence of urine (call 911, stay with the person, protect their head, move furniture away, and do not put anything in their mouth). |
| Status epilepticus | Person has one seizure after another for 20 minutes - 1 hour or even longer (this is a life threatening situation; call 911). |
| Vertigo | Dizziness. |
| Akinesia | No movement or slowness of the movement. |
| Dyskinesia | Difficulty with movement. |
| Tremors | Shaking or trembling of the extremities (usually the hands). |
| Emotional lability | Quickly changing emotions (e.g.: one minute laughing and the next minute crying). |
| Concussion | Bruise or injury to the brain caused by trauma (brain is thrown to one side and hits against the inside of the skull causing the injury to the brain tissue). |
| LOC | Level of consciousness (how alert and awake you are). |
| Lethargic | Sleepy, slow to respond. |
| A&O x3 | Alert and oriented x3 (to person, place, and time). |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury (trauma or injury that causes permanent damage to the brain). |
| Electrocencephalogram | EEG, measures the electrical activity of the brain. |
| Cataract | Clouding over of the lens of the eye (treatable with surgery). |
| Diplopia | Double vision. |
| Presbyopia | Near sightedness. |
| Presbycusis | Hard of hearing. |
| Tinnitus | Ringing in the ear or ears. |
| Alzheimer's disease | The number one cause of dementia. |
| Dementia | Set of signs and symptoms that indicate a problem with cognition (your ability to think). |
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