Chapter 15

cerebellum

cerebrum, brain

hard, dura mater

brain

ganglion

glia, gluey susbtance

meninges

spinal cord

nerve

nerve root (proximal end of peripheral nerve)

sensation, sensitivity, feeling

mind

one, single

speech

gray matter

four

specialist, physician

treatment, specialty

seizure, attack

slight, paralysis

early senility or dementia, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings

Lour Gehrig disease, cuased by hardening of nerve tisue on lateral columns of spinal cord

paralysis of muscles on one side of the face

aneurysm in the cerebrum

embolism lodges in cerebral artery, causes sudden blockage of blood supply to brian tissue

aneurysm in teh cerebrum

caused by brain defect of lesion present at birth or shortly thereafter

cognitive impairment, loss of intellectual brain function with difficulty performing complex tasks

general term given togroup of neurologic disorders

increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid in ventricles of brain

a cause of hemorrhagic stroke, bleeding into the brain from a ruptured blood vessel within the brain

degenerative disease, characterized by sclerotic patches along brain and spinal cord

chronic, degenerative disease of CNS, resting tremors of hands and feet

iinflammation of sciatic nerve, pain from thigh through leg to foot and toes

viral disease, affects peripheral nerves

caused by interruption of blood supply to a region of the brain

bleeding baused by ruptured blood vessel just outside the brain

called 'mini stroke' sudden, deficient supply of blood to brain

nuclear medicine, uses radioative substance, produces ectional images of brain

uses no radiation produces sectional images using a strong magnetic field

nuclear medicine, produces sectional images, examines blood flow and metabolic activity

group of diagnostic tests, measure changes nad responses in brain waves through visual, auditory or somatosensory stimuli

insert needle into suarachnoid space between thrid and fourth lumbar vetebrae

coneying toward a center

lack of muscle coordination

pertains to mental processes, comprehension, judgment, memory, reason

state of profound unconsciousness

injury to brain cuased by minor or major head trauma, vertigo, headache, possible loss of consciousness

awake, alert, aware of surroundings

sudden, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles, may be present during a seizure

state of mental confusion as to, time, place, identity

inability to use speech that is distint and connected, loss of muscle control after damage to PNS or CNA

conveying away from the center

manner or style of walking

unable to express one's thoughts or ideas in an orderly intelligible manner

paralysis from teh waist down, caused by damage to the lower level of the spinal cord

sudden surge of abnormal electrical activity in the train, results in involuntary body movements or behaviors

tube implanted in teh body to redirect the flow of a fluid

fainting or sudden loss of consciosness

state of being unaware of surroundings, incapable of responding to stimuli

eating disorder, disturbed perception of body image

emotional disorder, bought about by anticipation of unreal or imagined danger

disorder of learning and behavioral problems

mental disorder with onset during infancy or childhood

major psychological disorder

eating disorder, characterized by uncontrolled binge eating followed by purging

also called clinical depression, mood disturbance

disorder characterized by intrusive, unwanted thoughts

sudden onset of acute anxiety

marked, persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable

compulsive eating of nonnutritive substances, often a results of an iron deficiency

any one of a large group of psychotic disorders

disorders characterized by physical symptoms for which no know physical cause exists

Alzheimer disease

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

central nervous system

cerebral palsy

cerebrospinal fluid

cerebrovascular accident

electroencephalogram

evoked potential studies

lumbar puncture

magnetic resonance imaging scan

multiple sclerosis

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Parkinson disease

positron emission tomography scan

peripheral nervous system

posttraumatic stress disoder

transient ischemic attack