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Akinesia
(lack of; motion/movement) Loss or lack of the power of
voluntary motion
TERM 2
Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
DEFINITION 2
- Sever form of senile dementia; perhaps due to some defect
in the neurotransmitter system. Cortical destruction causes
variable degrees of memory loss, confusion, and other
cognitive defects.
TERM 3
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(ALS)
DEFINITION 3
(Lack of; muscle; nourishment; pertaining to) (side;
pertaining to) (hardening; condition)
TERM 4
Anencephaly
DEFINITION 4
(lack of; brain; condition)
TERM 5
Anesthesiologist
DEFINITION 5
(lack of; feeling; study of; one who specializes)
Aphasia
(lack of; to speak/speech)
TERM 7
Apraxia
DEFINITION 7
(lack of; action)
TERM 8
Ataxia
DEFINITION 8
(lack of; order/coordination)
TERM 9
Bradykinesia
DEFINITION 9
(slow; motion/movement)
TERM 10
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
DEFINITION 10
- Disorder of movement and posture secondary to lesions or
anomalies of the brain, arising in the early stages of its
developement.
Dyslexia
(difficult; diction/word/phrase)
TERM 17
Encephalitis
DEFINITION 17
(brain; inflammation)
TERM 18
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
DEFINITION 18
- Condition in which the myelin sheaths covering the
peripheral nerves are destroyed, resulting in decreased
nerve impulses, loss of reflex response, and sudden muscle
weakness.
TERM 19
Hemiparesis
DEFINITION 19
(half; weakness)
TERM 20
Hemiplegia
DEFINITION 20
(half; stroke/paralysis)
Hydrocephalus
(Water; head; pertaining to)
TERM 22
Intracranial
DEFINITION 22
(within; skull; pertaining to)
TERM 23
Laminectomy
DEFINITION 23
(thin plate; surgical excision)
TERM 24
Meningioma
DEFINITION 24
(membrane/meninges; tumor)
TERM 25
Meningitis
DEFINITION 25
(membrane/meninges; inflammation)
Neuroblastoma
(nerve; germ cell; tumor)
TERM 32
Neuroglia
DEFINITION 32
(nerve; glue)
TERM 33
Neurologist
DEFINITION 33
(nerve; study of; one who specializes)
TERM 34
Neuroma
DEFINITION 34
(nerve; tumor)
TERM 35
Oligodendroglioma
DEFINITION 35
(little; tree; glue; tumor)
Pallidotomy
(globus pallidus; incision)
TERM 37
Paraplegia
DEFINITION 37
(beside; stroke/paralysis)
TERM 38
Paresthesia
DEFINITION 38
(beside; feeling)
TERM 39
Parkinson's Disease
DEFINITION 39
- Chronic disease of the nervous system characterized by a
loss of equilibrium and by salivation, frustration, nausea,
dryness of the mouth and muscle tumors.
TERM 40
Poliomyelitis
DEFINITION 40
(gray; spinal cord; inflammation)
Analgesics
- Inhibit ascending pain pathways in the CNS. They increase
pain threshold and alter pain perception.
TERM 47
Analgesics-Antipyretics
DEFINITION 47
- Act to relieve pain (analgesic effect) and reduce fever
(antipyretic effect).
TERM 48
Sedatives and Hypnotics
DEFINITION 48
- Depress the CNS by interfering with the transmission of
nerve impulses.
TERM 49
Antiparkinsonism Drugs
DEFINITION 49
- Used for pallative relief from such major symptoms as
bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and disorder of equilibrium
and posture.
TERM 50
Anticonvulsants
DEFINITION 50
- Inhibit the spread of seizure activity in the motor cortex.
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
- Increase the brain's levels of acetylcholine, which helps to
restore communication between brain cells. Improve global
functioning in some patients with Alzheimer's disease.
TERM 52
Anesthetics
DEFINITION 52
- Interfere with the conduction of nerve impulses and are
used to produce loss of sensation, muscle relaxation, and or
complete loss of consciousness.
TERM 53
Cerebral Angiography
DEFINITION 53
- Process of making an x-ray record of the cerebral arterial
system. A radiopaque substance is injected into an artery of
the arm or neck, and x-ray films of the head are taken to
visualize cerebral aneurysms, tumors, or ruptured blood
vessels.
TERM 54
Computed Tomography
DEFINITION 54
- Diagnostic procedure used to study the structure of the
brain.
TERM 55
Lumbar Puncture
DEFINITION 55
- Insertion of a needle into the lumbar subarachnoid space for
removal of spinal fluid.
CT
- Computerized Tomography
TERM 62
CVA
DEFINITION 62
- Cerebrovascular Accident
TERM 63
HNP
DEFINITION 63
- Herniated Nucleus Pulposes
TERM 64
ICP
DEFINITION 64
- Intracranial Pressure
TERM 65
LP
DEFINITION 65
- Lumbar Puncture
MS
- Multiple Sclerosis
TERM 67
REM
DEFINITION 67
- Rapid Eye Movement
TERM 68
TENS
DEFINITION 68
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
TERM 69
TIA
DEFINITION 69
- Transient Ischemic Attack
