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Nervous System

  1. ADAD
    Alzheimer disease
  2. ADHD
    attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
  3. ALS
    amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; also called Lou Gehrig disease
  4. ANS
    autonomic nervous system
  5. BEAM
    brain electrical activity mapping
  6. CNS
    central nervous system
  7. CP
    cerebral palsy
  8. CSF
    cerebrospinal fluid
  9. CT
    computed tomography
  10. CVA
    cerebrovascular accident
  11. EEG
    ectroencephalography
  12. EMG
    electromyography
  13. ICP
    intracranial pressure
  14. LOC
    loss of consciousness
  15. LP
    lumbar puncture
  16. MRA
    magnetic resonance angiogram; magnetic resonance angiography
  17. MRI
    magnetic resonance imaging
  18. MS
    musculoskeletal; multiple sclerosis; mental status; mitral stenosis
  19. NCV
    nerve conduction velocity
  20. PET
    positron emission tomography
  21. PNS
    peripheral nervous system
  22. SNS
    sympathetic nervous system; somatic nervous system
  23. TIA
    transient ischemic attack
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Nervous System
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Abbreviations of the Nervous System
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