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If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Term: aphasiaDefinition: to speak
Term: Definition: a headache, or pain to the head
Term: dysphasiaDefinition: speaking Term: hyperesthesiaDefinition: increased sensitivity to stimulation, such as touch or Term: neuralgiaDefinition: pain in Term: Definition: a condition of body fatigue often associated with depression
Term: paresthesiaDefinition: sensation of numbness and tingling without an objective cause Term: Alzheimer's Definition: deterioration of brain function characterized by confusion, short-term memory loss and restlessness; AD Term: amyotrophic lateral Definition: progressive loss of muscle cause by of nervous tissue on the lateral columns of the spinal cord; also known as Lou Gehrig's disease; abbreviated ALS Term: cerebellitisDefinition: inflammation of the Term: aneurysmDefinition: a type of cerebral vascular disease where a blood vessel that supplies the brain dilated due to a weakening of its wall Term: cerebral Definition: a type of cerebral vascular characterized by hardening of the arteries that supply the brain Term: atherosclerosis Definition: a type of cerebral vascular disease where a buildup of fatty plaque on the inside wall of a vessel that supplies the brain results in blood flow Term: cerebral Definition: presence of an embolism (floating blood clot) in a blood vessel that the brain Term: cerebral Definition: a disorder that affects muscle tone, movement and motor skills; usually caused by brain damage that occurs before or during a child's or during the first few years of the child life; abbreviated CP Term: cerebral Definition: (lodged blood clot) within blood vessels that supply the brain Term: accidentDefinition: AKA; Stroke
disruption of the blood supply to the brain resulting in functional losses or death abbreviated Term: diseaseDefinition: disorder from a change within one or more blood vessels that supply the brain Term: comaDefinition: AKA; deep sleep
describes several levels of decreased Term: concussionDefinition: injury to the brain caused by violent movement of the head; includes symptoms of vertigo and loss of Term: dementiaDefinition: decline or impairment of function that is characterized by memory loss disorientation and confusion; literally means "not in the mind" Term: duritisDefinition: inflammation of the dura Term: Definition: inflammation of the , usually cause by bacterial or viral infection Term: Definition: softening of tissue,usually caused by deficient blood flow Term: Definition: a brain disorder by recurrent seizures Term: Definition: inflammation of a Term: Definition: a tumor of neuroglial Term: Definition: PARTIAL paralysis on one side of the Term: Definition: paralysis on one side of the Term: hydrocephalusDefinition: increased volume of CSF in the brain ventricles of a child before the cranial sutures have been , causing enlargement of the cranium Term: Definition: benign of the meninges, Term: Definition: inflammation of the meninges, usually caused by bacterial or viral Term: Definition: protrusion of the meninges through an opening caused by a in the skull or spinal column Term: Definition: protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord the spinal column Term: Definition: partial paralysis of one Term: monoplegiaDefinition: paralysis of one Term: sclerosisDefinition: the deterioration of the myelin sheath withing the brain,exhibited by of localized functional losses
abbreviated MS Term: myelitisDefinition: inflammation of the cord
Term: Definition: a sleep disorder by sudden uncontrollable acts of sleep Term: neuritisDefinition: of a nerve Term: Definition: a disease of the nervous system that results in pain one or more joints Term: Definition: any tumor that originates from tissue Term: Definition: an disorder that involves a counterproductive way of dealing with stress Term: palsyDefinition: paralysis of areas Term: Definition: paralysis from the down Term: Parkinson's Definition: chronic degenerative disease of the brain characterized by hand , rigidity,expressionless face and shuffling gait
abbreviated PD Term: poliomyelitisDefinition: inflammation of gray of the spinal cord caused by one of several polioviruses that often leads to paralysis;
also called polio Term: Definition: of many nerves at one time Term: Definition: any affecting the mind Term: Definition: mental disorder characterized by a gross distortion of emotions and incapacity to recognize reality, relate to others, and cope with demands of daily life Term: Definition: pertaining to both the mind and Term: quadriplegiaDefinition: paralysis of all four known as tetraplegia Term: radiculitisDefinition: inflammation of the nerve roots Term: radiculopathyDefinition: a of spinal nerve roots Term: Definition: inflammation of the nerve Term: Definition: sudden uncontrolled electrical activity in the resulting in convulsions Term: Definition: viral infection of the nerves that erupts as painful skin blisters along nerve tracts Term: Definition: usually caused by a sudden loss of blood flow to the brain Term: transient ischemic Definition: brief episode of loss of blood flow to the that results in a temporary neurologic impairment and often precedes a CVA Term: Definition: an agent that pain Term: anesthesiaDefinition: a process of that results in a absence of felling or sensation Term: angiography Definition: x-ray photograph of the blood vessels in the brain following injection of medium Term: tomographyDefinition: also called CT scan or CAT scan
this Term: craniectomyDefinition: surgical excision of part of the to approach the brain Term: Definition: incision into the skull to the brain Term: Definition: use of ultrasonography or ultrasound to record brain structures
abbreviated Term: electroencephalographyDefinition: a procedure that the electrical impulses of the brain
abbreviated EEG Term: ganglionectomyDefinition: surgical excision of a Term: lumbar Definition: aspiration of CSF from the space in the lumbar region of the spinal cord
abbreviated LP Term: magnetic resonance Definition: use of magnets and computer to identify structural details of soft tissues
abbreviated MRI Term: myelogramDefinition: x-ray of the spinal cord following injection of a contrast dye Term: neurectomyDefinition: surgical excision of a Term: Definition: the study of nervous Term: neurolysisDefinition: separating a nerve by adhesions Term: neuroplastyDefinition: surgical repair of a Term: Definition: suturing of a Term: neurotomyDefinition: into a nerve Term: emission tomographyDefinition: brain scan tht provides a map of metabolic within the brain that can be correlated to brain activity
abbreviated PET scan Term: psychiatryDefinition: branch of medicine that addresses mental, emotional and disorders Term: Definition: study of behavior Term: Definition: incision into a nerve Term: testingDefinition: diagnostic tests performed to the body's response to various stimuli |
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