Pathology
Inflammation of a nerve
What is neuritis?
The second largest part of the brain
What is the cerebellum?
What is trigeminal neuralgia?
Gamma knife surgery is an example of this type of procedure
What is stereotactic radiosurgery?
Means violent shaking of the brain
What is a concussion?
Inflammation of the brain
encephalitis
A neuron that carries messages towards the brain
What is an afferent neuron?
A general term for several categories of sleep disorders
What is parasomnia?
A procedure in which part of the brain is surgically removed
What is a lobectomy?
Inflammation of the root of a spinal nerve
What is radiculitis?
inflammation of the meninges
What is meningitis?
The middle layer of the meninges
What is the arachnoid membane?
A temporary interruption in the blood supply to the brain
What is a transient ischemic attack or mini-stroke?
A procedure that is a surgical dissection of a nerve
What is a neurotomy?
Excessive accumulation of CSF in the ventricles of the brain
What is hydrocephalus?
a brief loss of consciousness also called fainting
What is syncope?
The protective covering on some nerves
What is a myelin sheath?
A type of coma in which the patient exhibits alternating sleep/wake cycles
What is a persistent vegetative state?
A procedure that uses electric current in the brain to deliberate trigger a seizure
What is ECT?
Regional anesthesia produced by injecting medication into the epidural space
What is epidural anesthesia?
Temporary paralysis of the 7th cranial nerve
What is Bell's palsy
The space between two neurons
What is a synapse?
One of the causes of hemorrhagic strokes, it is an abnormal connection between the arteries and the veins in the brain.
What is an arteriovenous malformation?
Also known as a rhizotomy, it is a procedure to relieve nerve pain by burning part of the nerve
What is radiofrequency ablation?
The process of recording electrical activity of the brain through electrodes attached to the scalp
What is an electroencephalography or EEG?