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Chapter 10 Chabner
abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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AD | Alzheimer disease |
AFP | alpha-fetoprotein |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
AVM | arteriovenous malformation |
BBB | blood brain barrier |
CNS | central nervous system |
CT | computed tomography |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
EEG | electroencephalogram |
GABA | gamma-aminobutyric acid (neurotransmitter) |
ICP | intracranial pressure; normal pressure is 5 to 15 mmHG |
LP | lumbar puncture |
MAC | monitored anesthetic care |
MG | myasthenia gravis |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
1/2 P | hemiparesis |
PCA | patient-controlled anesthesia |
PNS | peripheral nervous system |
PET | positron emission tomography |
Sz | seizure |
TBI | traumatic brain injury |
TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
TLE | temporal lobe epilepsy |
tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |