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Encephal/o
Inside the Head (Brain)
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Mening/o
Membrandes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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Dys-
Difficult, painful, abnormal
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Hernia, abnormal protrision of structure out of normal anatomical postion
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Disease, abnormality
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Development, formation, growth
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Encephalitis
Inflammation of the Brain
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Anencephalic
Born w/out a brain
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Meningitis
Inflammation of the membranes
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Myelogram
X-ray of the spinal cord
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Dyslexia
Difficulty reading
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Meningomyelocele
Protrusion of membranes and spinal cord
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Encephalopathy
Disease of the Brain
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Neuropathy
Disease of the nerves
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Hyperplasia
Over development
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Hemiplegia
Paralysis of one side of the body
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Quadriplegia
Paralysis of all four limbs
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AMS
Altered mental status
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CNS
Central Nervous System
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CSF
Cerebral Spinal Fluid
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CVA
Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
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EEG
Electroencephalography - Electrical activity of the brain
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ICH
Intercranial Hemorage
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MRI
Magnetic resounance instrument
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TIA
Transient Ischemia Attack
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LOC
Level of Consciousness or Loss of Consciousness
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ICP
Intracranial pressure
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Multiple Sclerosis
MS - Degeneration of Myelin Sheath
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Cerebrovascualr accident
Stroke
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Transient Ischmic Attack (TIA)
Not enough blood (O2) in the brain
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Neurologist
Physician specializing in diseases of the brain
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Lumbar puncture (LP)
Sample cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) surrounding brain or spinal cord.
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Brain Scan
Radioactivlly image possible tumors in the brain
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Electroencephalography (EEG)
Image Brain electrical activity
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Computed Tomography (CT)
Specialized X-ray machine.
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