Type of glial (neuroglial) cell that transports water and salts from capillaries.
LP
lumbar puncture
plexus (plexuses - plural)
Large, interlacing network of nerves. Examples are lumbosacral, cervical, and brachial plexuses.
spina bifida cystica with meningocele
Meninges protrudes to outside of body.
dopamine
CNS neurotransmitter, deficient in patient with Parkinson disease.
cerebral angiography
X-ray imaging of the arterial blood vessel in the brain after injection of contrast material. Used to diagnose vascular disease (aneurysm, occlusion, hemorrhage) in the brain.
ictal event
Pertaining to a sudden, acute onset, as with the convulsions of a epileptic seizure.
