Neurology Med Terms
This means failure or irregularity of muscle actions and coordination
ataxia
The procedure electroencephalogram is used to diagnose
Sz Seizure
A point on a neuron where stimuli are passed to the adjacent neuron is called
Axon
What part of the nervous system keeps the body in homeostasis?
Autonomic Nervous System
For which of the neurologic disorders should patients with high blood pressure and an elevated cholesterol level be monitored?
CVA Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
Which pair of diseases can cause dyskinesia?
CVA and Parkinson's Disease
If a physician suspects that an infection or inflammation of the CNS is present, what type of test will be ordered?
LP Lumbar Puncture
This structure protects the axon of the neuron
myelin sheath
31 pairs of the spinal nerves are part of what nervous system
peripheral
This autoimmune neurological disorder is characterized by the myelin sheath deteriorating, leading to a slow or blocked message to the brain
MS Multiple Sclerosis
A patient who reports an abnormal feeling sensation of pins and needles in the legs is diagnosed with
paresthesia
this procedure is done to see if a blood clot is present in the artery leading to the brain
cerebral angiography
Space that contains the cerebral spinal fluid is called
subarachnoid space
The Vagus (the 10th Cranial Nerve) is most important as it controls _______.
An illness which causes seizures and can be present in all ages; described as disturbed nerve cell activity in the brain.
Epilepsy
A patient with quadriplegia suffers from a spinal cord severed at what location?
cervical
An MRI of the brain is done to diagnose this disorder that has short and long term memory loss, disorientation, hallucinations, and paranoia
Alzheimer's Disease
Largest part of the brain responsible for memory, thought, personality and speech
Cerebrum
12 pairs of cranial nerves which arise from the brain and control motor and sensory functions are considered part of the _____.
peripheral nervous system
A condition of the brain in which bacteria enters the protective layer surrounding the brain is called
Meningitis
paralysis of half
hemiparesis
Person fell and hit their head and is taking blood thinners. The ER doctor will most likely order this test to check for a subdural hematoma
CT of the brain
What connects the brain to the peripheral nerves?
spinal cord
Nerve impulse travel :
starts when the dendrite receives the impulse and travels down the axon to the terminal end fiber
Classic symptoms of __________ include weakness of muscles of swallowing, drooling and unintentional anorexia.
ALS Lou Gehrig's Disease