Word Building
Vocabulary
Pathology
Diagnostic Procedures
Pharmacology
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Inflamation of the cerebellum
What is CEREBELLITIS? cerebell/o = cerebellum -itis = inflamation
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These have a variety of causes, such as epilepsy, fever, and toxic conditions. Severe involuntary muscle contractions and relaxations.
What is CONVULSION
100
Usually in the artery, a localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel; the result of a congenital defect or weakness in the wall of the vessel. A ruptured aneurysm is a common cause of a hemorrahagic cerebrovascular accident.
What is Cerebral Aneurysm
100
A relfex test develpoed by a French neurologist to determine lesions and abnormalities in the nervous system.
What is the Babinski Reflex.
100
drug that produces a loss of sensation or a loss of consciousness.
What is anesthetic
200
Inflamation of many nerves
What is POLYNEURITIS? poly- = many neur/o = nerves -itis = inflamation
200
During this, Patients have little awareness of their condition. Also found in disorders such as Alzheimers. It is progressive impairment of intellectual function that interferes with performing activities of daily living.
What is DEMENTIA
200
Some symptoms of this last longer than 24 hours and include unconsciousness. It is a bruising of the brain from a flow or impact.
What is Cerebral Contusion
200
test that measures how fast an impulse travels along a nerve. Can pinpoint an area of nerve damage.
What is nerve conduction velocity
200
drug that promotes sleep
What is hypnotic
300
suture of nerves
What is NEURORRHAPHY? neur/o = nerves -rrhaphy = suture
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Localized seizure often affecting one limb.
What is FOCAL SEIZURE
300
mass of blood in the space outside of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord.
What is Epidural hematoma
300
recording of the ultrasonic echoes of the brain and is useful in determining abnormal patterns of shifting in the brain.
What is echoencephalography?
300
this drug is also called OPIATES. It is used to treat severe pain and has the potential to become a habit if taken for a prolonged time.
What is narcotic analgesic
400
nerve root disease
What is RADICULOPATHY? radicul/o = nerve root -pathy = disease
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Temporary or permanent loss of function or voluntary movement.
What is PALSY
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This may result in a meningocele or a myelomeningocele. It is a congenital defect in the walls of the spinal canal in which the laminae of the vertebra do not meet or close.
What is spina bifida
400
This is used in sleep studies to determine if there is a normal pattern of activitiy during sleep. It is a recording of the electrical activitiy of the brain by placing electrodes at various positions on the scalp.
What is electroencephalography
400
a substance that prevents the uncontrolled neuron activity associated with seizures by reducing the excitability of neurons.
What is anticonvulsant
500
excessive sensations
What is HYPERESTHESIA? hyper- = excessive -esthesia = sensations
500
The lower portion of the body and legs both suffer from paralysis.
What is PARAPLEGIA
500
Extreme weakness and numbness due to loss of myelin insulation from nerves. It is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system.
What is multiple sclerosis.
500
This measurement can be taken of oxygen and glucose uptake, cerebral blood flow, and blood volume. The amount of glucose the brain uses indicates how metabolically active the tissue is. It is the use of positive radionuclides to reconstruct brain sections.
What is Positron emission tomography
500
Medications that replace dopamine that is lacking or increasing the strength of the dopamine that is present in Parkinson's disease.
What is dopaminergic drugs.
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