Chapter 10 AP3 Quiz Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
absence seizure | mionor form of seizure consisting of momentary clouding of consiousnes and loss of awareness of surroundings |
aneurysm | enlarged, weakened area in an arterial wall, which may rupture, leading to hemorrage and CVA. |
astrocytoma | malignant tumor of astrocytes |
blast | immature cells |
dementia | mental decline and deterioration |
demyelination | destruction of myelin on axons of nerves |
dopamine | CNS neurotransmitter, deficient in pt with parkinson's disease |
embolus | a mass(clot) of material travels through the bloodstream and suddenly blocks a vessel |
gait | manner of walking |
herpes zoster | herpes virus that causes shingles |
ictal event | pretaining to a sudden, acute onset, as the convulsions of an epliepic seizure |
occlusion | blockage |
palliative | relieving symptoms but not curring |
thymectomy | removal of the thymus gland |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
tic | involuntary movement of a small group of muscles |
tonic-clonic seizure | major(grand mal) convulsive seizure marked by sudden loss of consiousness, stiffening of muscles and twitching and jerking movement |
AD | alzheimer's disease |
ALS | amhotrophic lateral sclerosisLou Gehrig 's disease |
CNS | central nervous system |
CT | cerebrovascular accident |
GABA | gamma-aminobutyric acid |
LP | lumbar puncture |
MG | myasthenia gravis |
AFP | alpha-fetoprotein |
AVM | arteriovenous malformation |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
ICP | intracranial pressure |
MAC | monitored anesthetic care |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
MG | myasthenia gravis |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
MS | multiple scerosis |
1/2P | hemiparesis |
PET | positron emission tomography |
TBI | traumatic brain injury |
TENS | transutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
Sz | seizure |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
tPA | tissue plasminogen activator clot-dissovling drug |
EEG | electoencephalography |
PSRS | proton stereotactic radiosurgery |
aura | peculiar sensation experienced by some persons with epilepsy before onset of seizure |
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