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mening/i or mening/o
membrane
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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narc/o
numbness, sleep, stupor
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neuroglia
nerve cells and their supporting tissue
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acetylcholine (ACh)
plays an important role in the transmission of nerve impulses
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akathisia
inability to remain still
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akinesia
- a- is lack of
- -kinesia is motion or movement
loss of or lack of voluntary motion
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ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Lou Gehrig's disease
- muscular weakness, atrophy
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analgesia
a condition in which there is a lack of sensation of pain
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anencephaly
a condition in whick there is a lack of development ofthe brain
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anesthesia
loss or lack of feeling
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aphagia
lack or loss of ability to swallow
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aphasia
lack or loss of the ability to speak
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apraxia
loss or lack of ability to use or know what common objects are
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asthenia
loss or lack of strength
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astrocytoma
a star shaped tumor in the brain
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ataxia
lack of coordination
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bradykinesia
abnormal slow motion
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cephalalgia
head pain, headache
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cerebellar
pertaining to the cerebellum
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Frontal Lobe (major motor area, personality, speech)
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Cerebrum (control memory, emotions, voluntary movements)
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Temporal Lobe (hearing, smell, language input)
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Parietal Lobe (language, temperature, pressure, touch, muscle control.)
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Occipital Lobe (vision processor)
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Cerebellum (coordination, voluntary and involuntary movement, adjust muscles to maintain posture)
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CB cerebral palsy
a disorder causing motor dysfunction
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cerebrospinal
pertaining to the cerebrum and the spinal cord
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chorea
abnormal involuntary movement disorder
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coma
unconscious state in which the patient cannot be aroused
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concussion (brain)
- mild head injury (MHI)
- mild tramatic head injury (MTHI)
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craniectomy
surgical excision of a portion of the skull
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craniotomy
surgical incision into the skull
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deep brain stimulation (DBS)
surgically implants a device that delivers an electric stimulation in the brain to help control some symptoms like with Parkinson's Disease
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diskectomy
sugical excision (removal) of an intervertebral disk
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dysphasia
impaired speech
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electroencephalograph
medical instrument used to record the electical activity of the brain
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electromyography
the process of recording the contractions of a skeletal muscle as a result of electrical treatment
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encephalitis
inflamation of the brain
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endorphins
a chemical produced in the brain that act as natural analgesics
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epilepsy
- epi- means upon
- -lepsy means seizure
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ganglionectomy
- ganglion means knot
- ectomy means surgical excision (removal)
- surgical removal of a nerve mass outside the brain and spinal cord
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glioma
glue-tumor
a tumor made of neuroglial tissue
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Guillain-Barre' syndrome
condition where myelin are destroyed resulting in sudden muscle weakness
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hemiparesis
weakness on 1/2 of the body caused by a brain or nerve disease
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hemiplegia
paralysis on 1/2 of the body
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HDS herniated disk syndrome
the gelatinous part inside of a disk is forced into a weak area of the disk
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hydrocephalus
a condition in which there is an increased amount of fluid in the brain
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hyperesthesia
excessive feeling, touch, sound, like pain
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hyperkinesis
excessive motion
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intracranial
pertaining to within the skull
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laminectomy
surgical excision (removal) vertebral posterior arch
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meningioma
- tumor of the meninges
- The meninges is the system of membranes that envelope the central nervous system.
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meninges
The meninges is the system of membranes that envelope the central nervous system.
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3 layers of meninges are
meninges consist of three layers: the 1 dura mater, the 2 arachnoid mater, and the 3 pia mater.
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meningitis
inflamation of the meninges of the spinal cord or brain
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meningocele
hernia of the meninges
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meningomyelocele
- mening means membrane
- myelo means spinal cord
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hernia in the spinal cord
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microcephalus
pertaining to a small head, abnormally small head
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myelitis
inflamation of the spinal cord
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myelography
X-ray that records the spinal cord after an injection of radioactive medium
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