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MED104 Ch5.2
Vocabulary (Nervous)
Term | Definition |
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Delirium | brief loss of mental function |
Syncope | sleepwalking |
EEG | Electroencephalography - used to examine electrical activity of the brain |
Lumbar Puncture (LP) | collecting spinal fluid by inserting needle into lumbar region (spinal tap) |
MRA | Magnetic Resonance Angiography - examine blood vessels |
Transcranial Doppler Sonography | imaging technique that uses soundwaves sent through the skull |
Tonic-Clonic Seizure | seizure that switch between tightening and muscle spasm |
CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident - accident involving the blood vessels of the brain |
Stroke | loss of brain function caused by interruption of blood supply to the brain |
TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack - ministroke (goes away within 24hrs) |
Embolus | foreign object |
Psychosis | mind condition |
Neurosis | nerve condition |
Schizophrenia | mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations and disordered speech |
narcolepsy | sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness |
dysphoria | negative emotional state |
ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gerig's disease) - degenerative disease of the CNS causing loss of muscle control |
Bullimia | overeating then purging |
Anorexia | refusing to eat or restricting diet |
Autism | difficulties in social interactions/comms and repetitive/restrictive patterns of behavior/interest |
LOC | level of conciousness |
ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
Neuroglycopenia | deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity |
Nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye movements |
Prosopagnosia | inability to recognize faces |