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Stroke Loss of brain function caused by blood loss
Epilepsy A disease marked by seizures
Narcolepsy A disease characterized by sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness
Demetia Loss or decline in mental function
Postictal Time AFTER a seizure
Preictal Time BEFORE a seizure
Cerebral Angiography Procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain
Hemorrhagic Stroke A stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel
Ischemic Stroke A stroke where blood loss is caused by a blockage
Cerebral Embolism Blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object
Cerebral Thrombosis Blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a clot
PNS Peripheral Nervous System
LP Lumbar Puncture
PET Scan Positron Emmission Tomography
TIA Transient Ischemic Attack
ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
EEG Electroencephalography
LOC Level of Consciousness
neur/o Nerves
crani/o Head, Skull
hypn/o, somn/o Sleep
-mania Excessive Desire
cerebr/o Brain
esthesi/o Sensation, Feeling
-paresis Slight or partial paralysis
myel/o Spinal cord; Bone marrow
encephal/o Brain
-plegia Paralysis
mening/o Membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord (Meninges)
Echoencephalography A procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves
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