Vocabulary (Nervous)
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| Delirium | brief loss of mental function
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| Syncope | sleepwalking
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| EEG | Electroencephalography - used to examine electrical activity of the brain
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| Lumbar Puncture (LP) | collecting spinal fluid by inserting needle into lumbar region (spinal tap)
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| MRA | Magnetic Resonance Angiography - examine blood vessels
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| Transcranial Doppler Sonography | imaging technique that uses soundwaves sent through the skull
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| Tonic-Clonic Seizure | seizure that switch between tightening and muscle spasm
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| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident - accident involving the blood vessels of the brain
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| Stroke | loss of brain function caused by interruption of blood supply to the brain
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| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack - ministroke (goes away within 24hrs)
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| Embolus | foreign object
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| Psychosis | mind condition
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| Neurosis | nerve condition
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| Schizophrenia | mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations and disordered speech
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| narcolepsy | sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness
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| dysphoria | negative emotional state
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| ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gerig's disease) - degenerative disease of the CNS causing loss of muscle control
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| Bullimia | overeating then purging
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| Anorexia | refusing to eat or restricting diet
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| Autism | difficulties in social interactions/comms and repetitive/restrictive patterns of behavior/interest
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| LOC | level of conciousness
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| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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| Neuroglycopenia | deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity
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| Nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye movements
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| Prosopagnosia | inability to recognize faces
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