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Nervous system
Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
ADHD | attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder(book)/attention-deficit hyperactivity (Tabers) |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
ANS | autonomic nervous system |
ASAP | As soon as possible. |
BEAM | brain electrical activity mapping |
C1 | first cervical vertebra |
CNS | central nervous system |
CP | cerebral palsy |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CTA | computed tomography angiogram |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
EEG | electroencephalography |
EMG | electromyography |
ICP | intracranial pressure |
L3 | third lumbar vertebra |
LOC | loss of consciousness |
LP | lumbar puncture |
MEG | magnetoencephalography |
MRA | magnetic resonance angiogram (graphy) |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
MS | multiple sclerosis |
MSI | magnetic source imaging |
NCV | nerve conduction velocity |
OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
PET | positron emission tomography |
PNS | peripheral nervous system/parasympathetic nervous system |
SNS | somatic nervous system/sympathetic nervous system |
SRS | stereotactic radiosurgery |
STAT | immediately |
T12 | twelfth thoracic vertebra |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
US | ultrasound |