Nervous system Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
concussion	Brain injury due to trauma.
coma	Abnormally deep sleep with little or no response to stimuli.
brain contusion	Bruising of the surface of the brain without penetration.
closed head trauma	brain hit skull and rebound to other side of skull
shaken baby syndrome	closed head trauma in young children creating potentially fatal damage
subdural hematoma	tumor like collection of blood caused by trauma
spina bifida	Congenital defect with deformity of the spinal column.
meningocele	In spina bifida cystica, protrusion of the spinal meninges above the surface of the skin
meningomyelocele	In spina bifida cystica, protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord above the surface of the skin.
Tay-sachs disease	Hereditary disease that causes deterioration in the central nervous system and, eventually, death
hydrocephalus	Overproduction of fluid in the brain.
dementia	Deterioration in mental capacity, usually in the elderly.
Alzheimer disease	A type of degenerative brain disease causing thought disorders, gradual loss of muscle control, and eventually, death.
amnesia	Loss of memory
Apraxia	Inability to properly use familiar objects.
agnosia	Inability to receive and understand outside stimuli.
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lou Gehrig's disease	Degenerative disease of the motor neurons leading to loss of muscular control and death.

Huntington chorea	Hereditary disorder with uncontrollable, jerking movements.
multiple sclerosis (MS)	Degenerative disease with loss of myelin, resulting in muscle weakness, extreme fatigue, and some paralysis.
demyelination	Destruction of myelin sheath, particularly in multiple sclerosis.
gait	Manner of walking.
paresthesia	Abnormal sensation, such as tingling.
myasthenia gravis	Disease involving overproduction of antibodies that block certain neurotransmitters; causes muscle weakness.
Parkinson's disease	Degeneration of nerves in the brain caused by lack of sufficient dopamine.
dopamine	Substance in the brain or manufactured substance that helps relieve symptoms of Parkinson disease.
palsy	Partial or complete paralysis.
cerebral palsy	Congenital disease caused by damage to the cerebrum during gestation or birth and resulting in lack of motor coordination.
Bell's palsy	Paralysis of one side of the face; usually temporary.
ataxia	Condition with uncoordinated voluntary muscular movement, usually resulting from disorders of the cerebellum or spinal cord.
epilepsy	Chronic recurrent seizure activity.
aura	Group of symptoms that precede a seizure.
absence seizures, petit mal seizures	Mild epileptic seizure consisting of brief disorientation with the environment.
shingles	Viral disease affecting peripheral nerves and caused by herpes zoster.
tonic-clonic seizures, grand mal seizures	Severe epileptic seizure accompanied by convulsions, twitching, and loss of consciousness.
meningitis	Inflammation of the meninges.
Tourette syndrome	Neurological disorder that causes uncontrollable speech sounds and tics.
tics	Twitching movements that accompany some neurological disorders.
pyrogenic meningitis	Meningitis caused by bacteria; can be fatal; bacterial meningitis.
bacterial meningitis	Meningitis caused by bacteria; pyrogenic meningitis.
viral meningitis	Meningitis caused by a virus and not as severe as pyrogenic meningitis.
neuritis	Inflammation of the nerves
myelitis	Inflammation of the spinal cord
encephalitis	Inflammation of the brain
cerebellitis	Inflammation of the cerebellum
gangliitis	Inflammation of the ganglion
radiculitis	Inflammation of the spinal nerve root
sciatica	1. Pain in the lower back, usually radiating down the leg, from a herniated disk or other injury or condition. 2. Inflammation of the sciatic nerve.
glioma	Tumor that arises from neuroglia.
meningioma	Tumor that arises from the meninges.
astrocytoma	Type of glioma formed from astrocytes.
oligodengroglioma	Type of glioma formed from oligodendroglia.
glioblastoma multiforme	Most malignant form of glioma.
ganglion	Any group of nerve cell bodies forming a mass or a cyst in the peripheral nervous system; usually forms in the wrist.
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)	Neurological incident caused by disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain; stroke.
stroke	Neurological incident caused by disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain.
cerebral infusion	Neurological incident caused by disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain; stroke.
thrombus	Blood clot; stationary blood clot in the cardiovascular system, usually formed from matter found in the blood.
occlusion	Blocking of a blood vessel; the closing of a blood vessel.
thrombotic stroke	Stroke caused by a thrombus.
transient ischemic attack	Short neurological incident usually not resulting in permanent injury, but usually signaling that a larger stroke may occur.
embolic stroke	Sudden stroke caused by an embolus.
embolus	Mass of foreign material blocking a vessel; clot from somewhere in the body that blocks a small blood vessel in the brain.
hemorrhagic stroke	Stroke caused by blood escaping from a damaged cerebral artery.
aneurysm	Abnormal widening of an artery wall that bursts and releases blood; ballooning of the artery wall caused by weakness in the wall.
dsyphasia	Speech difficulty.
aphasia	Loss of speech.
fainting, syncope	Loss of consciousness due to a sudden lack of oxygen in the brain.

somnolence	Extreme sleepiness caused by a neurological disorder.
narcolepsy	Nervous system disorder that causes uncontrollable, sudden lapses into deep sleep.

Created by: SViner

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