| Question | Answer |
| _________________exposes abnormal tissue to extreme cold and freezing and destroys tissue | cryosurgery |
| What procedure is utilized to relieve intractable pain, involuntary movements or emotional disturbances | thalamotomy |
| Disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain; another name for a stroke. | cerebrovascular accident (CVA) |
| This virus is responsible for chicken pox and the shingles. | herpes zoster |
| This procedure is performed by cutting a circular opening intot he skull to reveal brain tissue and decrease intracranial pressure. | trephination |
| What is the name of mini-strokes or temporary interference with the blood supply to the brain. | transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
| What procedure is performed to relieve a peptic ulcer? | vagotomy |
| ______________is the abnormal accumulation of fluid on the brain | hydrocephalus |
| ________________is the paralysis on one side of the face likely caused by a virus | Bell's palsy |
| A______________________is the removal of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from between two lumbar vertebra for analysis | lumbar puncture (LP) |
| How many cranial nerves are there? | twelve (12) |
| When both the spinal cord and meninges protrude outside of the body it is called | myelomeningocele |
| When the meninges protrudes to the outside of the body. | meningocele |
| This brain disorder is characterized by gradual and progressive mental deterioration with personality changes and impairment of daily functioning | Alzheimer's disease (AD) |
| When a patient has an episode characterized by sudden loss of consciousness, falling down, and then tonic contractions followed by clonic contractions the patient is having a ____________________________ | tonic-clonic or grand mal seizure |
| ______________________consist of momentary clouding of consciousness and loss of awareness of a person's surroundings. | absence or petit mal seizure |
| This chronic disease results in the destruction of the myelin sheath on the neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). | multiple sclerosis (MS) |
| The involuntary, spasmodic, twitching movements with uncontrollable vocal sounds and in appropriate language is called _________________ | tourette syndrome |
| A _______________________is the x-ray imaging of the spinal canal after the injection of contrast medium into the subarachnoid space | myelogram or myelography |
| A ____________________ is performed by utilizing sound waves to detect blood flow in the carotid and intracranial arteries. | doppler/ultrasound studies |
| Recording of the electrical activity of the brain. | electroencephalography (EEG) |
| Temporary brain dysfunction (brief loss of consciousness) after injury, usually clearing within 24 hours. | cerebral concussion |
| Brusing of brain tissue as a result of direct trauma to the head; neurologic deficits persist longer than 24 hours. | cerebral contusion |
| Hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movements and mental deterioration. | Huntington disease |
| Brain disease and demential occurring with AIDS. | HIV encephalopathy |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gli/o | glial cells |
| lept/o | thin, slender |
| mening/o, meningi/o | membranes, meninges |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| pont/o | pons |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath (refers to the meninges) |
| vag/o | vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve) |
| alges/o, -algesia | excess sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| caus/o | burning |
| comat/o | deep sleep (coma) |
| esthesi/o, -esthesia | feeling, nervous sensation |
| kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| lex/o | word, phrase |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body) |
| -praxia | action |
| -sthenia | strength |
| syncop/o | to cut off, cut short |
| tax/o | order, coordination |
| AVM | arteriovenous malformation |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| Sz | seizure |
| TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
