Nervous System Abbreviations
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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AD | RIGHT EAR
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ADHD | ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
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ALS | AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (aka Lou Gehrig disease)
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ANS | AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
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BEAM | brain electrical activity mapping
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C1, C2, C3 etc. | first cervical vertebra, and so on
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CNS | central nervous system
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CP | cerebral palsy
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CSF | cerebrospinal fluid
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CT | computed tomography
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CVA | cerebrovascular accident
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EEG | electroencephalography
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EMG | electromyography
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ICP | intracranial pressure
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LOC | loss of consciousness
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LP | lumbar puncture
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MRA | magnetic resonance angiogram (or angiography)
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MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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MS | multiple sclerosis; mental status
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NCV | nerve conduction velocity
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PET | positron emission tomography
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PNS | peripheral nervous system
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SNS | somatic (or sympathetic) nervous system
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TIA | transient ischemic attack
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ASAP | as soon as possible
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AVMs | arteriovenous malformations
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HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus
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MEG | magnetoencephalography
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STAT | immediately
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OCD | obsessive-compulsive disorder
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