Brain Injuries
LOC
Medical Terms
Diagnostic Procedures
Mental Health
100
A memory disturbance characterized by a total or partial inability to recall past experiences
What is AMNESIA?
100
A type of coma in which the patient exhibits alternating sleep and wake cycles; however the person is unconscious even when appearing to be awake
What is a persistent vegetative state?
100
a headache
What is cephalalgia?
100
Also known as a spinal tap
What is lumbar puncture?
100
characterized by the intentional creation of false or grossly exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms
What is malingering?
200
The results of a child being violently shaken by someone
What is Shaken baby syndrome?
200
A state of being unaware and unable to respond to any stimuli
What is Unconscious?
200
A tumor of the spinal cord
What is myelosis?
200
A radiographic study of the spinal cord after the injection of a contrast medium through a lumbar puncture
What is myelography?
200
A psychotic disorder usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations
What is schizophrenia?
300
A collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain
What is a cranial hematoma?
300
A lowered level of consciousness marked by listlessness, drowsiness, and apathy
What is lethargy?
300
a persistent, severe burning pain that usually follows an injury to a sensory nerve?
What is causalgia?
300
an ultrasound study of the carotid artery
What is carotid ultrasonography?
300
An excessive fear of being in high places
What is acrophobia?
400
A blow to the head or a penetrating head injury that damages the brain
What is a traumatic brain injury?
400
Also known as fainting
What is syncope?
400
A surgical incision into the thalamus
What is a thalamotomy?
400
neuroimaging tools used to exam soft tissue structures of the brain and spinal cord
What is magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography?
400
A condition in which an individual acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not really sick
What is factitious disorder?
500
A violent shaking up or jarring of the brain
What is a concussion?
500
An unresponsive state from which a person can be aroused only briefly and with vigorous, repeated attempts
What is stupor?
500
Refers to a burning or pricking sensation that is usually felt in the hands, arms, legs, or feet, but can also occur in other parts of the body
What is paresthesia?
500
The use of ultrasound imaging to diagnose a shift in the midline structures of the brain
What is echoencephalography?
500
A disorder characterized by the repeated pulling out of one's own hair
What is trichotillomania?
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