More Pathologies
Hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes the cerebrum:
Huntington disease
-esthesia, -kinesia
nervous sensation, movement
x-ray imaging of the spinal canal after injection of contrast medium into the subarachnoid space
myelography
syncop/o
to cut off
ICP
intracranial pressure
Destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and its replacement by plaques of hard tissue:
multiple sclerosis
-praxia, -plegia
action, paralysis
recording of the electrical activity of the brain
electroencephalography (EEG)
tax/o
order
MAC
monitored anesthetic care
autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles:
Myasthenia Gravis
-phasia, -paresis
speech, weakness
samples of CFS are examined
cerebrospinal fluid analysis
comat/o
deep sleep (coma)
Sz
seizure
Degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia, usually occurs later in life:
Parkinson disease
-lepsy
seizure
use of a specialized instrument to locate and treat targets in the brain:
stereotactic radiosurgery
kines/o
movement
TLE
temporal lobe epilepsy
Uncontrollable involuntary movements and use of inappropriate words:
Tourette Syndrome
-sthenia
strength
radioactive glucose is injected and then detected in the brain to image the metabolic activity of cells:
positron emission tomography, (PET scan)
lex/o
word, phrase
TENS
trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation