Abbreviations
CNS
Division of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous System (CNS)
loss of memory
Amnesia
Insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space between the third and fourth or fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae to withdraw fluid for a diagnosis
Lumbar Puncture
A medical specialist who treats nervous system disorders
Neurologist
PNS
Delicate weblike layer of the meninges; middle layer
Arachnoid mater
loss of speech
aphasia
Incision into a lobe
Lobotomy
crani/o
Cranium
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
"mini stroke"
The fluid in and around the brain and spinal cord
Encephalitis
Surgery to repair a nerve
Neuroplasty
-phobia
Fear
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Three-layer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
meninges
Excessive CSF in the brain
Hydrocephalus
Excision of part of the skull
Craniectomy
The two divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic and Para-sympathetic Nervous System
EEG
Electroencephalography
Cavities within the brain
Ventricles
Collection of blood trapped in the space beneath the dura mater, between the dura and arachnoid layers of the meninges
Subdural Hematoma
A controlled convulsion is produced by passing an electric current through the brain
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
4 brain lobes are:
Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, and Occipital