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