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Disorders
Diagnostic
Complementary
100
Thin inner layer under the meninges
What is Pia Mater
100
sensation, sensitivity, feeling
What is esthesi/o
100
protrusion of the meninges and the spinal cord ( through a neural arch defect in the vertebral column)
What is meningonmyelocele
100
process of recording the electrical activity of the brain
What is electroencephalography
100
fainting or sudden lose of consciousness cause by the lack of blood supply to the cerebrum
What is syncope
200
Group of nerve cell bodies located outside the CNS
What is Ganglion
200
gray matter
What is poli/o
200
inflammation of the nerve root, meninges, and the spinal cord.
What is rhizomeningomyelitis
200
process of recording (scan) the spinal cord ( after an injection of a contrast agent into the subarachnoid space by lumbar puncture. Size, shape, and position of the spinal cord and nerve roots are demonstrated)
What is CT myelography
200
the inability to use speech that is distinct and connected because of loss of muscle control after damage to the peripheral or central nervous system
What is dysarthria
300
tough outer layer of the meninges
What is dura mater
300
speech
What is phas/o
300
inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve roots
What is encephalomyeloradiculitis
300
nuclear medicine procedure combing CT and radioactive chemicals producing sectional images of the brain to examine blood flow and metabolic activity.
What is Positron emission tomography (PET) scan of the brain
300
conveying away from the center
What is efferent
400
Clear, colorless fluid contained in the ventricles that flows through the subarchnoid space around the brain and spinal cord
What is midbrain cerebrospinal fluid
400
mind
What is ment/o , psych/o
400
tumor composed of the developing glial tissue ( the most malignant and most common primary tumor of the brain)
What is glioblastoma
400
group of diagnostic tests that measure changes and responses in brain waves elicited by visual, auditory, or somatosensory stimuli. Visual evoked response (VER) is a response to visual stimuli. Auditory evoked response (AER) is a response to auditory stimuli.
What is Evoked Potential Studies (EP studies)
400
lack of muscle coordination
What is ataxia
500
specialized cells that support and nourish nervous tissue
What is glia
500
nerve root( proximal end of a peripheral nerve, closer to the spinal cord)
What is radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
500
disease of nerve and joints
What is neuroarthropathy
500
computerized radiographic process producing a series of sectional images( slices) of brain tissue. Useful in diagnosing brain tumors.
What is Computed tomography (CT) of the brain
500
sudden, abnormal surge of electrical activity in the brain, resulting in involuntary body movements or behaviors
What is seizure